surveillance_spending

A DISCOVERY INDEX of surveillance and police-technology dollar figures found in local government meeting records across 130+ named vendors — NOT a table of confirmed spending, and NOT safe to SUM. An audit on 2026-07-29 found aggregate views were adding amounts that must not be added: the same procurement recurs at committee, council, approval, amendment and renewal stages; "not to exceed" figures are authorization ceilings, not payments. Use the canned query "the CONSERVATIVE total" for any number you intend to publish, and "data-quality report" to see what is flagged. Columns added for this: `amount_type` (stated / ceiling / proposed / recommended / estimated), `dup_rank` (>1 = redundant copy), `geo_suspect` (city disagrees with the source link), `anomaly` (implausible figure), `state_norm` (normalized state). Vendors covered include ALPR (Flock, Vigilant, Genetec), body cameras/tasers (Axon, WatchGuard, Utility, Getac), gunshot detection (ShotSpotter/SoundThinking), face recognition (Clearview AI, DataWorks Plus), fingerprint biometrics (Idemia AFIS/Livescan, filed separately under `sv:biometrics`), data fusion and OSINT (Fusus, Peregrine, LexisNexis Accurint, Thomson Reuters CLEAR), phone forensics (Cellebrite, GrayKey, Magnet), drones (Skydio, BRINC, DJI), cameras/VMS (Verkada, Avigilon), cell-site simulators, CAD/RMS records systems, photo enforcement, jail-call and student monitoring. Every row carries a VERBATIM quote from the minutes and a link to the source document, and a row only publishes if that quote was found character-for-character in the source text. READ THE `ledger` COLUMN: `sv:<category>:<vendor>`. `radio_infra` (two-way radios), `rms` (records/CAD software), `biometrics` (fingerprints) and `not_surveillance` are NOT surveillance sensors — exclude them before quoting any surveillance figure.

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12 rows where ledger = "flock" and vendor = "FLOCK" sorted by amount descending

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Link rowid vendor city state spend_date product amount ▲ quote source_document mytown_record ledger amount_type dup_rank geo_suspect anomaly state_norm
1752 1752 FLOCK McDonough GA 2023-06-20 approve the proposal to purchase 363000.0 Councilmember Reeves motioned to approve the proposal from FLOCK to purchase a total of 28 cameras, at a total cost of $363,000, to be paid over a five -year period, to be funded with ARPA Funds; https://mcdonoughga.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=1795,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/mcdonoughga/2023/#m530925 flock proposed 1 0 0 GA
1603 1603 FLOCK Carrollton TX 2024-08-20 Consider A Resolution Authorizing 268300.0 Consider A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Professional Services Agreement With FLOCK For A One -Year Lease Of 57 IP Cameras In An Amount Not To Exceed $268,300. https://legistar.granicus.com/Carrolltontx/meetings/2024/8/1844_A_City_Council_24-08-20_REGULAR_WORKSESSION___MEETING.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/carrolltontx/2024/#m238514 flock ceiling 1 0 0 TX
2360 2360 FLOCK Fort Pierce FL 2026-03-16 approve contract 238400.0 Approval of New Services Agreement between FLOCK and the City of Fort Pierce (funded by FPRA for the Purchase of Flock Safety Equipment not to exceed $238,400) https://public.destinyhosted.com/agenda_publish.cfm?id=36787&mt=ALL&get_month=3&get_year=2026&dsp=min&seq=4538 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/aq-36787/#m6755220 flock ceiling 1 1 0 FL
1605 1605 FLOCK Carrollton TX 2025-08-05 consider authorizing a resolution to enter into an agreement 221000.0 Consider A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into An Agreement With FLOCK For A One -Year Lease Of 57 IP Cameras In An Amount Not To Exceed $221,000. https://legistar.granicus.com/Carrolltontx/meetings/2025/8/1886_A_City_Council_25-08-05_REGULAR_WORKSESSION___MEETING.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/carrolltontx/#m238538 flock ceiling 1 0 0 TX
1804 1804 FLOCK Genesee County MI 2026-02-04 approval of a purchase order to renew services 60000.0 Approval of a purchase order to FLOCK, in an amount not to exceed $60,000.00, to renew the services for hardware and software products for twenty (20) FLOCK Safety Falcon Cameras; the term of this coverage is from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026; the cost of this purchase is partially grant-funded and will be paid from account 2856-310.00-801.000 https://geneseecountymi.legistar1.com/geneseecountymi/meetings/2026/2/3330_M_Board_of_County_Commissioners_26-02-04_Meeting_Minutes.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/geneseecountymi/#m587426 flock ceiling 1 0 0 MI
1805 1805 FLOCK Genesee County MI 2026-03-18 approve purchase order 60000.0 Approval of a purchase order to FLOCK, in an amount not to exceed $ 60,000.00, to renew the services for hardware and software products for twenty ( 20) FLOCK Safety Falcon Cameras; the term of this coverage is from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026; the cost of this purchase is partially grant-funded and will be paid from account 2856-310.00-801.000 https://geneseecountymi.legistar1.com/geneseecountymi/meetings/2026/3/3268_M_Board_of_County_Commissioners_26-03-18_Meeting_Minutes.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/geneseecountymi/#m587463 flock ceiling 1 0 0 MI
1806 1806 FLOCK Genesee County MI 2026-03-11 approve purchase order to renew services 60000.0 Approval of a purchase order to FLOCK, in an amount not to exceed $60,000.00, to renew the services for hardware and software products for twenty (20) FLOCK Safety Falcon Cameras; the term of this coverage is from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026; the cost of this purchase is partially grant-funded and will be paid from account 2856-310.00-801.000 https://geneseecountymi.legistar1.com/geneseecountymi/meetings/2026/3/3265_M_Governmental_Operations_Committee_26-03-11_Meeting_Minutes.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/geneseecountymi/#m587466 flock ceiling 2 0 0 MI
1807 1807 FLOCK Genesee County MI 2026-01-28 approve purchase order 60000.0 Approval of a purchase order to FLOCK, in an amount not to exceed $ 60,000.00, to renew the services for hardware and software products for twenty ( 20) FLOCK Safety Falcon Cameras; the term of this coverage is from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026; the cost of this purchase is fully grant-funded and will be paid from account 2856-310.00-801.000 https://geneseecountymi.legistar1.com/geneseecountymi/meetings/2026/1/3256_M_Board_of_County_Commissioners_26-01-28_Meeting_Minutes.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/geneseecountymi/#m587475 flock ceiling 1 0 0 MI
1808 1808 FLOCK Genesee County MI 2026-01-21 approve purchase order 60000.0 Approval of a purchase order to FLOCK, in an amount not to exceed $60,000.00, to renew the services for hardware and software products for twenty (20) FLOCK Safety Falcon Cameras; the term of this coverage is from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026; the cost of this purchase is fully grant-funded and will be paid from account 2856-310.00-801.000 https://geneseecountymi.legistar1.com/geneseecountymi/meetings/2026/1/3253_M_Governmental_Operations_Committee_26-01-21_Meeting_Minutes.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/geneseecountymi/#m587478 flock ceiling 1 0 0 MI
1755 1755 FLOCK McDonough GA 2024-05-20 approve contract 40650.0 Chief Noble brought forth the request for the approval of a 24-month contract for an additional 11 FLOCK cameras, including a one-time implementation fee of $7,150.00 ($650.00 per camera). He also requested authorization to pay the balance for the subsequent year at cost of $33,500.00, for a total cost of 40,650.00. https://mcdonoughga.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=1931,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/mcdonoughga/2024/#m530953 flock stated 1 0 0 GA
2120 2120 FLOCK Twinsburg OH 2025-07-08 budget amendment 6000.0 an increase of $6,000 to the FLOCK camera annual services https://www.mytwinsburg.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_07082025-1425 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/mytwinsburg.com/2025/#m1307072 flock stated 1 0 0 OH
1978 1978 FLOCK Altavista VA 2026-01-29 consider installing 3500.0 APD Chief, Tommy Merricks, presented Town Council with an item for consideration : installing a (FLOCK) solar powered security camera at Dalton ’s Landing ; noting, if approved, the APD Seizure Fund could be utilized to cover the installation cost , approximately $900; and the annual operati ng cost of $3,500 would be included in the upcoming Fiscal Year 2027 Budget . https://altavistava.gov/Altavista%20Town%20Council%20WS%20Minutes%2029JAN26.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/rz-altavistava.gov/#m840646 flock estimated 1 0 0 VA

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CREATE TABLE surveillance_spending (
  vendor TEXT, city TEXT, state TEXT, spend_date TEXT, product TEXT,
  amount REAL, quote TEXT, source_document TEXT, mytown_record TEXT, ledger TEXT, amount_type TEXT, dup_rank INTEGER, geo_suspect INTEGER, anomaly INTEGER, state_norm TEXT);
CREATE INDEX ix_surv_vendor ON surveillance_spending(vendor);
CREATE INDEX ix_surv_state ON surveillance_spending(state);
CREATE INDEX ix_surv_amount ON surveillance_spending(amount);
CREATE INDEX ix_surv_ledger ON surveillance_spending(ledger);