Flagstaff AZ PD

Transparency Portal

Last Updated: Thu Dec 04 2025
Overview
Flagstaff AZ PD uses Flock Safety technology to capture objective evidence without compromising on individual privacy. Flagstaff AZ PD utilizes retroactive search to solve crimes after they've occurred. Additionally, Flagstaff AZ 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
Full ALPR Policy
Flagstaff PD's full ALPR policy can be found at the following link: https://www.flagstaff.az.gov/DocumentCenter/View/92398/Flagstaff_Automatic_License_Plate__Readers
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 Flagstaff AZ 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 these reasons are stored indefinitely in an audit log.
Hotlist Policy
Hotlist hits are required to be human verified prior to action. Per FPD policy, officers must receive supervisor approval for hotlist entries.
Usage
Data retention (in days)
14 days
Number of LPR and other cameras
36
Organizations granted access to Flagstaff AZ PD data
Coconino AZ SO, Northern Arizona University Campus AZ PD
Hotlists Alerted On
NCIC, NCMEC Amber Alert
Unique vehicles detected in the last 30 days
258,931
Hotlist hits in the last 30 days
1,893
Searches in the last 30 days
483