Des Moines WA PD

Transparency Portal

Last Updated: Wed Dec 03 2025
Overview
Des Moines WA PD uses Flock Safety technology to capture objective evidence without compromising on individual privacy. Des Moines WA PD utilizes retroactive search to solve crimes after they've occurred. Additionally, Des Moines WA PD utilizes real time alerting of hotlist vehicles to capture wanted criminals. In an effort to ensure proper usage and guardrails are in place, they have made the below policies and usage statistics available to the public.
Policies
What's Detected
License Plates, Vehicles
What's Not Detected
Facial recognition, People, Gender, Race
Acceptable Use Policy
Data is used for law enforcement purposes only. Data is owned by Des Moines WA PD and is never sold to 3rd parties.
Prohibited Uses
Immigration enforcement, traffic enforcement, harassment or intimidation, usage based solely on a protected class (i.e. race, sex, religion), Personal use.
Access Policy
All system access requires a valid reason and is stored indefinitely.
Hotlist Policy
Hotlist hits are required to be human verified prior to action.
Usage
Data retention (in days)
30 days
Number of LPR and other cameras
15
Organizations granted access to Des Moines WA PD data
Aberdeen WA PD, Adams County WA SO, Airway Heights WA PD, Arlington PD (WA), Auburn WA PD, Bellingham WA PD, Benton County WA SO, Bonney Lake WA PD, Brewster WA PD, Centralia PD (WA), Chehalis WA PD, Cheney WA PD, Cle Elum WA PD, Clyde Hill WA PD, College Place WA PD, Columbia County WA SO, Columbia River Drug Task Force WA, Coulee Dam PD, Covington WA PD, Douglas County WA SO, East Wenatchee WA PD, Eatonville WA PD, Edmonds WA PD, Ellensburg WA PD, Elma WA PD, Enumclaw WA PD , Everett (WA) Police Department, Federal Way WA PD, Goldendale WA PD, Grandview WA PD, Granger WA PD, Granite Falls WA PD, Grant County WA SO, Grays Harbor County SO (WA), Issaquah WA PD, Kennewick WA PD, Kent WA PD, Kittitas County WA SO, Kittitas WA PD, Lake Forest Park WA PD, Lake Stevens WA PD, Lakewood WA PD, Liberty Lake WA PD, Lincoln County WA SO , Mabton WA PD, Maple Valley WA PD, Marysville WA PD, Mill Creek WA PD, Monroe WA PD, Montesano WA PD, Moses Lake WA PD, Mount Vernon WA PD, Mountlake Terrace WA PD, Moxee WA PD, Mukilteo WA PD, Newcastle WA PD, Normandy Park WA PD, Olympia WA PD , Omak WA PD, Orting WA PD, Othello WA PD, Pasco PD - WA, Port of Seattle WA PD, Puyallup WA PD, Reardan WA PD, Renton WA PD, Richland PD WA, SeaTac WA PD, Sedro-Woolley WA PD, Selah WA PD, Shelton PD (WA), Skamania CO WA SO, Snohomish County WA 911, Snohomish County WA SO , Snohomish WA PD , Spokane County WA SO, Spokane Tribal PD WA, Spokane WA PD , Stanwood WA PD, Sumner WA PD, Sunnyside WA PD, Tukwila WA PD, Tulalip Tribal Police Dept. (WA), Union Gap WA PD, WA - Chelan County SO, Walla Walla WA PD, Wapato WA PD, Warden WA PD, Wenatchee WA PD, West Richland WA PD, Westport WA PD , Yakima County WA SO, Yakima WA PD, Yelm WA PD, Zillah WA PD
Hotlists Alerted On
NCIC, NCMEC Amber Alert
Vehicles detected in the last 30 days
244,472
Hotlist hits in the last 30 days
918
Additional Info
Des Moines LPR Policy: Purpose and Scope
Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology, also known as License Plate Recognition, provides automated detection of license plates. ALPR is used by the Des Moines Police Department to convert data associated with vehicle license plates for official law enforcement purposes, including identifying stolen or wanted vehicles, stolen license plates and missing persons.