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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19 rows where state = "GA" and vendor = "Flock Safety" 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
1776 1776 Flock Safety Glynn County GA 2024-09-19 approve entering into an agreement 830153.0 Approve entering into an agreement with Flock Safety for the Public Safety Camera System Network Project (RFP24-036) in an amount of $830,153.36 with funding to be provided by the Public Safety and Community Violence Reduction Grant. https://glynncounty.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=1&clip_id=166 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/gr-glynncounty/2024/#m557191 flock stated 1 0 0 GA
1965 1965 Flock Safety Henry County GA 2023-06-06 approve contract 765000.0 Resolution approving a three -year contract with an automatic two -year renewal between Flock Safety and Henry County Police Department for the lease of 100 Flock Falcon Cameras (License Plate Readers). The cost of the contract is $250,000 per year for a total amount of $765,000 over three years. https://henrycoga.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=1526,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/henrycoga/2023/#m828270 flock stated 1 0 0 GA
2196 2196 Flock Safety Franklin County GA 2025-12-18 approved budget amendment 311282.0 - Reclassification ($311,282.00): Flock cameras/enterprise. https://www.franklincountyga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_12182025-214 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/franklincountyga.gov/2025/#m1418007 flock stated 1 0 0 GA
2347 2347 Flock Safety Valdosta GA 2026-04-08 approve purchase 113750.0 We are asking to move forward with purchasing 15 stationary and two (2) mobile License Plate Readers from Flock Safety for a total amount of $113,750.00. https://valdostacity.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?view_id=1&clip_id=409 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/gr-valdostacity/#m6352876 flock stated 2 0 0 GA
1705 1705 Flock Safety Forest Park GA 2024-01-02 approval to purchase 72250.0 Council Discussion and Approval to purchase fifteen (15) Flock Cameras for the Police Department in the amount of $72,250.00-Police Department https://forestparkga.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=612,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/forestparkga/2024/#m437884 flock stated 1 0 0 GA
1706 1706 Flock Safety Forest Park GA 2024-01-02 approve purchasing 72250.0 It was moved to approve purchasing fifteen (15) Flock Cameras for the Police Department in the amount of $72,250.00. https://forestparkga.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=164,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/forestparkga/2024/#m437885 flock stated 2 0 0 GA
2134 2134 Flock Safety College Park GA 2026-02-02 approve 72000.0 Consideration of and action on a request to approve the annual past due invoice for Flock Safety in the amount of $72,000.00. https://www.collegeparkga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_02022026-423 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/collegeparkga.gov/#m1347442 flock stated 1 0 0 GA
2135 2135 Flock Safety College Park GA 2026-02-02 approve annual past due invoice 72000.0 Consideration of and action on a request to approve the annual past due invoice for Flock Safety in the amount of $72,000.00. https://www.collegeparkga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_02022026-424 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/collegeparkga.gov/#m1347443 flock stated 2 0 0 GA
2138 2138 Flock Safety College Park GA 2023-10-02 approve contract 72000.0 Motion to approve the annual contract with Flock Safety in the amount of $72,000 https://www.collegeparkga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_10022023-368 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/collegeparkga.gov/2023/#m1347562 flock stated 1 0 0 GA
2139 2139 Flock Safety College Park GA 2023-10-02 approve contract 72000.0 Motion to approve the annual contract with Flock Safety in the amount of $72,000 https://www.collegeparkga.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_10022023-42 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/collegeparkga.gov/2023/#m1347563 flock stated 2 0 0 GA
1580 1580 Flock Safety Loganville GA 2025-10-09 approve purchase via consent agenda 66500.0 Flock Safety Camera Systems - Additional Cameras - $66,500.00 (210-3200-523901) https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/loganvllga-pubu/MEET-Minutes-f6f1a884fa5a494a9825e4fbb6ecf1bc.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/mc-loganville-ga/2025/#m203346 flock stated 1 0 0 GA
1581 1581 Flock Safety Loganville GA 2025-10-06 consider for consent agenda 66500.0 Flock Safety Camera Systems - Additional Cameras - $66,500.00 (210-3200-523901) https://mccmeetings.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/loganvllga-pubu/MEET-Minutes-e80286393f774182bccd3b20d6d9614c.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/mc-loganville-ga/2025/#m203347 flock stated 2 0 0 GA
1707 1707 Flock Safety Forest Park GA 2025-04-21 approve renewal 62500.0 The Forest Park Police Department is seeking to continue services with Flock Safety for another year at the annual cost of $62,500 funded by Red Speed, the automation School Zone cameras. https://forestparkga.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=488,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/forestparkga/2025/#m438057 flock stated 1 0 0 GA
1754 1754 Flock Safety McDonough GA 2024-05-02 approve purchase 33500.0 Councilmember Stewart made a motion to approve the purchase of 11 FLOCK cameras, at a cost of $33,500.00, to be funded through ARPA https://mcdonoughga.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=1924,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/mcdonoughga/2024/#m530951 flock stated 1 0 0 GA
1758 1758 Flock Safety McDonough GA 2025-09-15 approved consent agenda including payment of Flock Safety LPR invoice 33500.0 Request for approval to pay the Flock Safety LPR (f/k/a Falcon) invoice in the amount of $33,500.00. https://mcdonoughga.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=2141,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/mcdonoughga/2025/#m531018 flock stated 1 0 0 GA
1953 1953 Flock Safety Charlton County GA 2025-08-21 authorize agreement 15000.0 MOTION TO AUTHORIZE SHERIFF PHILLIPS TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH FLOCK SAFETY FOR ALPR CAMERAS IN THE AMOUNT OF $15,000.00 ANNUALLY https://charltoncoga.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=6828,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/charltoncoga/2025/#m807212 flock stated 1 0 0 GA
1751 1751 Flock Safety McDonough GA 2022-12-12 approve payment 10000.0 Request approval to pay the invoice for Flock Safety cameras (4), at a contracted amount of $2,500.00 each, in the total amount of $10,000.00 – Funding Source: General Fund 100.5.1535.52.1301 https://mcdonoughga.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=1735,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/mcdonoughga/2022/#m530911 flock stated 1 0 0 GA
1753 1753 Flock Safety McDonough GA 2024-02-19 approval to pay 10000.0 Request for approval to pay the annual Flock Safety invoice for Police Department cameras in the amount of $10,000.00. https://mcdonoughga.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=1895,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/mcdonoughga/2024/#m530945 flock stated 1 0 0 GA
1775 1775 Flock Safety Floyd County GA 2023-11-28 consider request to increase grant to cover purchase 3500.0 Consider request from Finance to increase the 2021 HIDTA grant # G21GA0011A by $3,500 to cover a purchase made in August 2023 for the Flock License Plate Reader. https://floydcountyga.granicus.com/AgendaViewer.php?view_id=1&clip_id=61 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/gr-floydcountyga/2023/#m557047 flock stated 1 0 0 GA

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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);