Flock Cameras Face Election Scrutiny Amid High Misread Rate in Police Audit

The use of Flock license plate-reading cameras is a major issue in Florence city elections, where most candidates favor reviewing or ending the city’s use of the technology. Separately, an internal police audit in Roseville, California, found that 71 percent of 1,427 Flock alerts involving stolen vehicles or felonies contained a misread license plate. Flock Safety stated that the deployment was not representative of its overall system performance.

The controversy surrounding the accuracy of Flock Safety’s cameras could significantly influence the outcome of the Florence city election. The high rate of misread plates in the audit raises questions about the reliability of the surveillance technology, which is a core component of the company's operations.