https://getsafeandsound.com/blog/flock-safety-pricing/

Seems to me like its VERY expensive to employ and then these companies sell your data via subscription to the Law Enforcement. Total racket. . .

There is more to this, but what ?

Key Takeaways

Flock Safety Falcon LPR cameras run roughly $2,500–$3,000 per camera per year, plus a $250–$350 installation fee. A 2024 price increase added about $500/camera/year for new contracts.

You don’t own the equipment. Flock operates on a lease model. Cancel the contract, and the cameras come down.

Real contracts run $75K–$225K for 30–37 cameras at city scale, once poles, electrical work, and permits are added.

Public sector buyers should price through OMNIA Partners, TIPS, BuyBoard, or Sourcewell for a 4–5% discount and pre-negotiated terms.

Flock is a closed system. It doesn’t integrate with access control, intercoms, or visitor management — a major factor for commercial and SLED buyers.

Whew, Thats Just some of the data in here aside from the pricing which is totally suspect . . .

Flock’s biggest selling point for HOAs and businesses is the connection to local law enforcement. The Flock Safety system can be configured to share footage and license plate data with local police, who use it to investigate a suspect vehicle, locate a stolen vehicle, or follow up on potentially dangerous vehicles flagged by NCIC hot lists.

For agencies, FlockOS sends real-time alerts when a flagged plate passes a camera and lets officers search by plate, vehicle make, color, or partial plate. Used correctly, this helps law enforcement solve crimes faster and reduce crime in the deployment area.

A 2021 IPVM study of the Flock Falcon camera found a 10% error rate in its output, including misclassifications of vehicle states, types, and makes. Flock subsequently stopped selling cameras to IPVM for testing. For agencies relying on real-time alerts, this means human verification before action is a necessary policy step, not optional.

Two important deployment points buyers often miss:

Default sharing settings have caused major problems. Several California cities — including Mountain View, Santa Cruz, and San Francisco — discovered that their data was accessible to federal agencies, apparently in violation of California Senate Bill 34 (the ALPR Privacy Act). Always review sharing settings carefully before going live. 30+ municipalities have canceled or paused Flock contracts since early 2025, according to NPR, including Austin, Eugene, Santa Cruz, Evanston, and Lynnwood. Most cancellations stem from data sharing concerns rather than performance issues.