"In San Diego police’s February 2026 Annual Surveillance Report, the department discloses that officers conducted more than 244,000 searches of the Flock automated license plate reader technology in 2025. Those searches played a part in “advancing 361 cases.”
That is an outrageous 99.852% rate of ineffective searches.
The police also disclose that the cost of the system will be over $2 million this year — $2,012,500.
A 99.852% ineffective rate means city leaders will spend $2,009,521.50 on license plate reader technology that does not help any case."
That is an outrageous 99.852% rate of ineffective searches.
The police also disclose that the cost of the system will be over $2 million this year — $2,012,500.
A 99.852% ineffective rate means city leaders will spend $2,009,521.50 on license plate reader technology that does not help any case."