Urbana Police Division - Flock Safety

The Urbana Police Division is using the latest technology to detect and deter criminal activity. Flock Safety Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPR) have been installed in strategic locations around the City of Urbana to capture vehicle and license plate evidence. Flock cameras provide around the clock coverage to help improve the safety and security of our community. Alerts are received for cars in connection with crimes, stolen vehicles, wanted persons, and missing persons. 
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Overview
Urbana Police Division uses Flock Safety technology to capture objective evidence without compromising on individual privacy. Urbana Police Division utilizes retroactive search to solve crimes after they've occurred. Additionally, Urbana Police Division 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.
 
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.
Prohibited Uses
Immigration 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.
Data Retention
30 days
Hotlists Alerted On
National and statewide hotlist sources.
NCIC, NCMEC Amber Alert