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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14 rows where state = "WI" 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
1991 1991 Flock Safety Mequon WI 2023-11-14 approve contract 101300.0 RESOLUTION 4092 A Resolution Approving an Agreement for the Deployment of Eight (8) Automated License Plate Reader Cameras with Flock Safety of Atlanta, Georgia in the Amount of $101,300, for the Period January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2028 https://mequonwi.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=1529,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/mequonwi/#m851579 flock stated 1 0 0 WI
1992 1992 Flock Safety Mequon WI 2023-11-14 approve contract 101300.0 A Resolution Approving an Agreement for the Deployment of Eight (8) Automated License Plate Reader Cameras with Flock Safety of Atlanta, Georgia in the Amount of $101,300, for the Period January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2028 https://mequonwi.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=1574,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/mequonwi/2023/#m851580 flock stated 2 0 0 WI
1993 1993 Flock Safety Mequon WI 2023-11-14 approve contract 101300.0 RESOLUTION 4092 - A Resolution Approving an Agreement for the Deployment of Eight (8) Automated License Plate Reader Cameras with Flock Safety of Atlanta, Georgia in the Amount of $101,300, for the Period January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2028. https://mequonwi.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=573,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/mequonwi/2023/#m851585 flock stated 2 0 0 WI
1994 1994 Flock Safety Mequon WI 2024-01-09 approved agreement for deployment 101300.0 RESOLUTION 4092 A Resolution Approving an Agreement for the Deployment of Eight (8) Automated License Plate Reader Cameras with Flock Safety of Atlanta, Georgia in the Amount of $101,300, for the Period January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2028 https://mequonwi.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=1530,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/mequonwi/2024/#m851605 flock stated 2 0 0 WI
2092 2092 Flock Safety Menomonie WI 2024-02-19 approve purchase 57900.0 MOTION made by Burstad, seconded by Solberg, and carried on roll call vote to approve the Police Department purchase of the Flock Camera System as presented with ARPA funds in the amount of $57,900. https://www.menomonie-wi.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_02192024-230 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/menomonie-wi.gov/#m1274110 flock stated 1 0 0 WI
1685 1685 Flock Safety West Allis WI 2022-03-01 authorizing the single source purchase 32750.0 Resolution relative to authorizing the single source purchase of Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) Camera services for a sum of $32,750.00 (year 1) and $27,500 (subsequent years) from Flock Safety. https://westalliswi.legistar1.com/westalliswi/meetings/2022/3/7929_M_Common_Council_22-03-01_Meeting_Minutes_(short).pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/westalliswi/2022/#m364197 flock stated 1 0 0 WI
2101 2101 Flock Safety Weston WI 2025-07-24 approve contract 18000.0 Motioned by Zeyghami/Jablonski to Approve the Flock Camera Contract for a 5-Year Contract in the Amount of $18,000.00. https://www.westonwi.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_07242025-1801 https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/westonwi.gov/2025/#m1286972 flock stated 1 0 0 WI
1925 1925 Flock Safety Antigo WI 2023-02-15 approve purchase 17100.0 The cost of the Flock Safety license plate reading cameras is as follows: First year (2023): $2,500.00 each camera plus a $350.00 per camera installation fee for a total of $17,100.00. https://antigowi.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=733,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/antigowi/2023/#m780886 flock stated 1 0 0 WI
1926 1926 Flock Safety Antigo WI 2023-03-08 purchase 17100.0 Purchase Six Flock Safety License Plate Reading Cameras for two year pilot program for a cost of $17,100 (2023) and $15,000 (2024) https://antigowi.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=370,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/antigowi/2023/#m780893 flock stated 1 0 0 WI
1608 1608 Flock Safety Appleton WI 2023-11-08 proposed budget amendment to add funds for Flock Safety Cameras 8000.0 23-1362 Add $8,000 to Police Other Contracts/Obligations for Flock Safety Cameras https://legistar1.granicus.com/cityofappleton/meetings/2023/11/5395_M_Common_Council_23-11-08_Meeting_Minutes.pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/cityofappleton/2023/#m243335 flock stated 1 0 0 WI
1721 1721 Flock Safety Glendale WI 2025-04-14 approve contract 4250.0 Review and Possible Action: Approval - Flock Safety Camera Subscription for Good Hope Road, not to Exceed $4,250 https://glendalewi.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=38,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/glendalewi/2025/#m469970 flock ceiling 1 0 0 WI
1686 1686 Flock Safety West Allis WI 2023-06-15 Request Approval to allocate 2500.0 Request Approval: Allocate $2500 to the WA Business Improvement District for Flock Safety Camera https://westalliswi.legistar1.com/westalliswi/meetings/2023/6/8355_M_Police_and_Fire_Commission_23-06-15_Meeting_Minutes_(short).pdf https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/westalliswi/2023/#m364426 flock stated 1 0 0 WI
1927 1927 Flock Safety Antigo WI 2023-12-20 request to enter into five-year contract 2500.0 Request to enter into five-year contract with Flock Safety for six license plate reading cameras to maintain a price of $2500 per camera over the life of the contract. https://antigowi.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=949,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/antigowi/2023/#m780985 flock stated 1 0 0 WI
1928 1928 Flock Safety Antigo WI 2024-01-10 enter into a five-year contract 2500.0 Flock Safety has now offered a five-year contract for current customers to lock in the current price of $2,500 per camera for the next five years with Flock Safety indicating pricing is increasing to $3,000 if the five-year contract is not signed; https://antigowi.api.civicclerk.com/v1/Meetings/GetMeetingFileStream(fileId=339,plainText=false) https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/antigowi/2024/#m780991 flock stated 1 0 0 WI

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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);