LAPD Flock Safety ALPR Contract Expiration (2026)
Los Angeles, CA · LAPD Flock Safety contract expiration, July 11, 2026 (138 cameras; largest US department to end a Flock contract)
The Los Angeles Police Department let its contract with Flock Safety expire on July 11, 2026, shutting down its network of 138 Flock license plate reader cameras. Chief information officer Gialamas cited civil-liberties concerns and worries about immigration authorities' access to Flock data. LAPD is the largest US police department to break with Flock. The move caps a national trend: 82 Flock contracts were terminated nationwide between August 2021 and May 2026, 39 of them in the first five months of 2026 alone.
Technical detail
LAPD Flock Safety ALPR contract expiration by choice, July 11, 2026; 138 cameras. Stated grounds (CIO Gialamas, per The Record): civil-liberties concerns and immigration-data access risk. Largest US department to end a Flock relationship. National context per The Record: 82 Flock contract terminations Aug. 2021–May 2026; 39 in Jan–May 2026. Protective decision (expiration by choice) — status 'effective' per dataset convention. Note: distinct from the LAPD facial-recognition policy entry (lapd-facial-recognition-policy).
Who is protected: Los Angeles residents and drivers — no longer subject to LAPD's 138-camera Flock ALPR network or its data-sharing exposure (including immigration-enforcement access concerns)
Who must comply: Los Angeles Police Department; City of Los Angeles (no renewal of Flock services)
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Los Angeles, CA |
|---|---|
| Level | City / local |
| Status | In effect |
| Protection strength | Moderate protection |
| Effective date | 2026-07-11 |
| Enacted | 2026-07-11 |
| Citation | LAPD Flock Safety contract expiration, July 11, 2026 (138 cameras; largest US department to end a Flock contract) |
| Enforced by | Los Angeles Police Department; LA Board of Police Commissioners (oversight) |
| Topics | consumer data privacy · police and surveillance AI |
| Last verified | 2026-07-19 |
| Official source | LAPD halts Flock Safety ALPR contract — The Record (Recorded Future News) ↗ |
More AI rules in Los Angeles, CA
- LAPD Facial Recognition Policy · In effect
- LAUSD BUL-151113.0 · In effect
Related consumer data privacy rules elsewhere
- TAKE IT DOWN Act · In effect
- FCRA (AI in credit & background checks) · In effect
- COPPA + 2025 Rule (childrens data) · In effect
- TCPA (AI voice calls) · In effect
- DEFIANCE Act (deepfake-porn civil suits) · Proposed / pending
- CCPA/CPRA + ADMT Regulations · In effect
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