Flock Vandalism On The Rise, Flock Denies

Our Take

Alchemy.Gaming is tracking something we've noticed too: a steady drip of reports about Flock Safety cameras getting cut down, spray-painted, or otherwise disabled, even as Flock downplays how often it's happening. When a company that profits from blanket surveillance is also the one deciding what counts as a 'real' incident, skepticism is warranted. Communities deserve an honest accounting, not corporate damage control.

We don't endorse vandalism, but we understand the frustration driving it. These cameras were installed in thousands of towns with little public debate, often marketed to city councils as a quiet crime-fighting tool rather than the always-on vehicle tracking network it actually is. When people feel like the normal channels for consent and oversight were skipped entirely, some will take matters into their own hands. That's a predictable outcome of deploying mass surveillance without buy-in, not a mystery Flock should be 'denying.'

If you want to know whether there's a Flock camera reading your plates right now, check our map, and if you'd rather fight this through your city council instead of a pair of bolt cutters, our take-action page has the tools to push back the legal way.