Flock Safety: Is It Really That Bad?

Our Take

Credit to deepidv for doing the unglamorous work of tallying up Flock Safety's losses: 80-plus communities walking away from contracts since 2021, with dozens more bailing in just the first months of 2026. That's not noise, that's a pattern. When city councils and police departments start quietly ending multi-year surveillance deals, it usually means the promised crime-fighting magic never showed up, or the public backlash got too loud to ignore.

We've said it before: Flock's pitch depends on nobody looking too closely at the actual hit rate, the data-sharing fine print, or where those cameras end up pointed. Once local reporters or skeptical council members start asking questions, the math stops working in Flock's favor. A growing cancellation list is the clearest signal yet that "it's just for finding stolen cars" doesn't survive contact with scrutiny.

If your town has a Flock system, or is about to get one, don't wait for a viral video to find out. Check our map to see what's already been installed near you, and head to take action for tools to push your local government toward transparency or an outright exit.