Reports
Explore audit reports that surface patterns in license plate surveillance data. Each report highlights a specific type of activity that may warrant public attention or policy review.
Protected Activity Reports
Reports tracking searches related to constitutionally protected activities
First Amendment Report
What it measures
Searches with keywords related to First Amendment activities
Why it matters
First Amendment activities—protests, religious gatherings, and political organizing—are constitutionally protected. Tracking searches related to these activities helps identify potential surveillance of lawful civic engagement.
Profiling Report
What it measures
Records related to profiling
Why it matters
Profiling is largely legal, but can indicate an inappropriate or undesirable redirection of police resources
Low-Level Offenses Report
What it measures
Searches for minor infractions and civil violations
Why it matters
Using nationwide surveillance technology for minor infractions like parking violations or expired tags raises proportionality concerns.
Non-Criminal Report
What it measures
Searches related to non-criminal activities such as testing, training, civil matters, code enforcement, and traffic planning
Why it matters
ALPR systems are often justified as crime-fighting tools, yet many searches involve non-criminal activities like system testing, civil code enforcement, traffic studies, and administrative tasks. This report quantifies non-law-enforcement use of surveillance infrastructure.
Develop PC Report
What it measures
Records related to probable cause development
Why it matters
Instructions to 'develop probable cause' to stop a vehicle and identify the driver can lead to pretextual stops. They may also lead to unconstitutional searches of vehicle occupants.
Immigration Report
What it measures
Records related to immigration enforcement and border patrol activities
Why it matters
Immigration enforcement using mass surveillance affects communities, may conflict with local sanctuary policies, and does nothing to stop crime. This report tracks searches related to immigration enforcement activities.
California Out-of-State Queries
What it measures
Searches by non-California agencies in California agency audit files
Why it matters
When out-of-state agencies query California ALPR databases, it may bypass California's stricter privacy laws. This report identifies cross-state surveillance activity in California law enforcement files.
Operational Reports
Reports on search operations and system activity
ICE 287(g) Agencies
What it measures
Law enforcement agencies participating in ICE's 287(g) immigration enforcement program
Why it matters
The 287(g) program allows local law enforcement to perform federal immigration enforcement functions. This report shows which agencies in our database participate in this federal program.
Other Searches
What it measures
Image searches including mobile app and alert-based queries
Why it matters
This report captures searches from mobile apps, automated alerts, and other sources
FreeForm Report
What it measures
FreeForm and AI moderation decisions on searches
Why it matters
FreeForm searches for vehicles and people where AI flags searches that it thinks could be problematic.
Scanner Map
What it measures
Map of known Flock surveillance cameras by county, with per-capita and density views
Why it matters
Automated License Plate Readers are deployed across the country with little public notice. This interactive choropleth map shows reported scanner density by county—sourced from deflock.org—so you can see which communities are most heavily surveilled.
Cost Estimates
What it measures
Estimated costs of Flock Safety camera deployments based on transparency portal data
Why it matters
Understanding the financial scale of automated surveillance helps communities evaluate whether these expenditures align with public safety priorities and budgets.
Analytics Reports
Data visualizations and statistical analysis
Reason Cloud
What it measures
Word cloud visualization of search reasons
Why it matters
Operators provide reasons for their searches. This visualization reveals the most common justifications given.
Dropdown Reasons
What it measures
Usage patterns for Flock's dropdown reason options
Why it matters
Flock provides agencies with dropdown options for search reasons. This report shows how frequently each option is used across different agencies.
Statistics Overview
What it measures
Aggregate statistics on search volume, reasons, and data quality metrics
Why it matters
The big-picture view of surveillance activity—total searches, search types, reason quality, and overall system usage patterns.
Daily Search Trends
What it measures
Day-by-day search volume trends.
Why it matters
Daily search volumes shows data coverage (and gaps) in haveibeenflocked.com's database.
Surveillance Tracking
What it measures
License plates searched repeatedly over extended time periods
Why it matters
Repeated searches of the same plate over days or weeks can indicate targeted surveillance of specific individuals—a practice that raises serious civil liberties concerns.
Account Sharing Candidates
What it measures
Operators with activity patterns suggesting account sharing
Why it matters
Account sharing masks individual accountability and may indicate policy violations. This report identifies operators active 16+ hours/day with unusually uniform activity distribution.
Data Quality Reports
Reports on data integrity and anomalies
Other
Interactive visualizations of surveillance data.
Footage Sharing Map
What it shows
Interactive map showing which agencies share surveillance footage and camera networks with each other.
Why it matters
Footage sharing extends surveillance reach beyond local jurisdictions, often without residents' knowledge. This map reveals the scope of these sharing networks.
Project WOODPECKER
What it shows
An AI-driven technical analysis of Flock's public-facing applications.
Why it matters
Understanding the technical architecture of the commercial surveillance ecosystem helps researchers, journalists, and policymakers evaluate surveillance capabilities and limitations.