Automated Mass Surveillance Across Northwest Arkansas.
Flock Safety's automated license plate recognition (ALPR) cameras silently photograph and log every vehicle crossing through Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers, Bentonville, and surrounding municipalities — capturing your license plate, vehicle make, model, color, and identifying features on every trip. No public referendum was held. No individualized warrants are required. Washington County's Quorum Court voted to bar county funds from ALPR systems, but municipal deployments continue to expand unchecked across both counties.
Data compiled from community field observations, Benton County Sheriff's Office public records disclosures, Rogers PD procurement filings, Fayetteville public meeting minutes, and statewide FOIA responses. Camera counts are estimated and updated as new data becomes available. Contribute verified locations at deflock.org.
Known ALPR Camera Locations
Markers represent approximate locations based on community data collection and public records. Click a marker for camera details. Red dots = confirmed active units.
What Gets Logged Every Time You Drive Past
Each Flock Safety Falcon camera captures and transmits the following data to cloud storage accessible by subscribing law enforcement agencies — with no warrant, probable cause, or judicial oversight required for queries.
Vehicle Capture Data Points
Optical character recognition extracts plate number, state of issuance, and plate type classification.
Make, model, generation, body type, and color — matched against a vehicle fingerprint database.
Bumper stickers, roof racks, trailer hitches, dents, aftermarket modifications — logged as "Vehicle Fingerprint" attributes for re-identification even without a readable plate.
GPS-synced timestamp, travel direction (N/S/E/W), and lane position for movement pattern analysis.
Full-frame photograph of the vehicle, occupant silhouettes, and surrounding traffic — retained alongside metadata.
Some Flock units detect Bluetooth and WiFi probe requests from in-vehicle and passenger devices, creating an additional device-level tracking vector.
Constitutional & Oversight Concerns
Fourth Amendment Search Protections
The Supreme Court ruled in Carpenter v. United States (2018) that prolonged tracking of an individual's movements constitutes a Fourth Amendment search. ALPR networks that aggregate location data over time may meet this threshold — yet no Arkansas municipality has enacted warrant requirements for ALPR queries. Officers query plates without individualized suspicion on a routine basis.
Cross-Jurisdiction & Out-of-State Access
Flock Safety's platform enables nationwide agency-to-agency data sharing. A plate scanned in Rogers, Arkansas can be queried by a department in Virginia, Texas, or California. There is no statutory framework in Arkansas governing which out-of-state agencies can access NWA plate data or for what investigative purpose.
Absence of Municipal Oversight
No NWA municipality has established a civilian oversight board, mandatory audit schedule, or public reporting requirement for ALPR deployments. Procurement decisions are typically made by police departments through operational budgets, bypassing city council approval and public comment entirely.
Data Retention Without Consent
The standard Flock Safety data retention window is 30 days, but agencies can negotiate longer retention periods. During this window, the complete travel history of every vehicle that passes a camera is searchable — regardless of whether the vehicle or its owner is under investigation.
Arkansas Public Records Request Template
Under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act (A.C.A. § 25-19-101 et seq.), every citizen has the right to inspect and copy public records. Select a target agency below, review the pre-filled request, and copy it to your clipboard.
Contact Your Representatives
Attend public meetings. Submit public comments. Demand transparency and civilian oversight before ALPR networks are expanded further.
Fayetteville City Council
Meets 1st & 3rd Tuesday of each month at 5:30 PM
113 W Mountain St, Fayetteville, AR 72701
Public comment: Sign up at the meeting or submit written comments to the City Clerk's office prior to the session.
Rogers City Council
Meets 2nd & 4th Tuesday of each month at 6:30 PM
301 W Chestnut St, Rogers, AR 72756
Public comment period available at the beginning of each regular meeting.
Bentonville City Council
Meets 2nd & 4th Tuesday of each month at 6:00 PM
117 W Central Ave, Bentonville, AR 72712
Public comment: Citizens may address the council during the designated comment period.
Springdale City Council
Meets 2nd & 4th Tuesday of each month at 6:00 PM
201 Spring St, Springdale, AR 72764
Public comment period at the beginning of regular sessions.
Benton County Quorum Court
Meets 1st Thursday of each month
215 E Central Ave, Suite 217, Bentonville, AR 72712
Contact the County Judge's office to be placed on the agenda.
Washington County Quorum Court
Meets 3rd Thursday of each month at 6:00 PM
280 N College Ave, Suite 300, Fayetteville, AR 72701
Voted to bar county funds from ALPR purchases. Attend to support enforcement.
Surveillance Alerts
Get notified when new cameras are discovered, FOIA responses are published, or council votes are scheduled.