Flock Cancellations, Votes & Lawsuits
2026-08-21 · canceled · Grafton, Massachusetts
WCVB reported that Grafton Police Chief Neil A. Minardi said the department began deactivating all Flock devices amid privacy concerns and after vandalism and theft of devices.
2026-08-21 · canceled · East Bridgewater, Massachusetts
WCVB reported that East Bridgewater police said they were discontinuing Flock amid concerns about data practices and security and concerns raised by residents. The article said the town had one Flock camera installed and would not add more.
WCVB · 1 cameras as stated by the source
2026-08-20 · canceled · Hopkinton, Massachusetts
The Hopkinton Independent, citing a town release, reported that Hopkinton terminated its Flock contract after a legal review found the agreement unlawful under Massachusetts procurement law. The town asked Flock to turn cameras off immediately and remove them by September 30. The paper said two cameras had been installed.
Hopkinton Independent · 2 cameras as stated by the source
2026-08-14 · other · Multiple U.S. states
Stateline reported that Flock tightened safeguards amid scrutiny, and that DeFlock listed more than 50 agencies or communities that canceled, suspended, or rejected a Flock contract or deactivated cameras in 2026. Alto has not independently counted those 50.
2026-07-26 · canceled · Salem, Massachusetts
Boston.com reported that Salem would not renew its Flock contract and would remove installed ALPRs. Mayor Dominick Pangallo and Police Chief Lucas Miller said there were insufficient protections for the ALPR data.
2026-06-26 · canceled · Framingham, Massachusetts
Framingham Police Chief Lester Baker stated on the city’s website that the Flock contract would not be renewed. The statement said the system would be shut off June 30, 2026, cameras decommissioned, and Flock scheduled to remove them.
2025-12-01 · canceled · Cambridge, Massachusetts
Boston.com, in a July 26, 2026 report, said the Cambridge City Council voted in October 2025 to pause Flock cameras and that the city ended the contract the following month after Flock installed two more cameras in late November without the city’s awareness. The day of month is not given; this row uses the first of December.
A dated list of public actions Alto can attribute to a named source. Press tallies (for example “more than 50” in 2026) are cited as that outlet’s count, not Alto’s, until this table independently lists them.
Anonymous tips and unsourced social posts are not added.
What gets a row
A cancel, suspend, reject, approve, lawsuit, or statute — with a URL. If the source does not name the city, we do not invent the city.
Corrections
Wrong dates or misread votes are fixed on the row and noted through Alto’s corrections process. We do not silently rewrite a tracker item.
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Flock Camera Tracker — Frequently Asked Questions
- How many cities have banned Flock cameras?
- Alto does not publish a single invented total. The tracker lists sourced events. When a newsroom publishes its own tally, that figure appears as theirs, with a link.
- Is Flock banned nationwide?
- No. Coverage in 2026 describes local cancellations, suspensions, and state-level fights — not a national ban.
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