Renton WA PD

Transparency Portal

Last Updated: Tue Dec 09 2025
Overview
Renton WA PD uses Flock Safety technology to capture objective evidence without compromising on individual privacy. Renton WA PD utilizes retroactive search to solve crimes after they've occurred. Additionally, Renton 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 Renton 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
24
Organizations granted access to Renton WA PD data
Auburn WA PD, Black Diamond WA PD, Clyde Hill WA PD, Des Moines WA PD, Edmonds WA PD, Enumclaw WA PD , Federal Way WA PD, Issaquah WA PD, Kent WA PD, King County International Airport (WA), Lake Stevens WA PD, Lynnwood WA PD, Marysville WA PD, Mill Creek WA PD, Newcastle WA PD, Olympia WA PD , Puyallup WA PD, Snohomish County WA SO , Suquamish WA PD , Tukwila WA PD
Hotlists Alerted On
NCIC, NCMEC Amber Alert
Unique vehicles detected in the last 30 days
615,384
Hotlist hits in the last 30 days
918
Searches in the last 30 days
448
Public Search Audit