Lexington's council approved a Flock Safety pilot resolution in December 2021. Read the resolution.

Our Take

Credit to Flock Clocker for doing the unglamorous work of pulling actual council resolutions instead of relying on press releases. Lexington's 2021 pilot is a textbook example of how these programs get their start: a short resolution, minimal public debate, and a vendor promising it's just a 'trial run' to see if the cameras help solve crimes.

The trouble is that pilots have a way of quietly becoming permanent infrastructure. Once a department gets used to querying a network of plate readers, there's rarely a hard sunset date or a real vote to shut it down — the cameras just stay up, the data keeps flowing to whoever Flock shares it with, and residents find out years later how extensive the coverage actually is. Reading the founding document matters precisely because it's usually the only moment elected officials go on record about scope, oversight, and cost before the system becomes a fixture.

If you're in Lexington or anywhere else wondering what's already watching your commute, check our map for known camera locations, and if your city council is weighing a 'pilot' of its own, our take-action page has tools to push for real public hearings and sunset clauses before the rubber-stamping starts.