Alpharetta Police's Flock Data Network Expands to Thousands of Agencies

Alpharetta, Georgia, police share license plate data from Flock cameras with more than 2,000 organizations, including federal agencies and a fish and wildlife commission, according to public records. The city also receives data from over 1,300 entities. Since June 2025, the number of receiving organizations grew by 42% and sending entities by 125%, highlighting the rapid expansion of Flock's surveillance network.

The network's growth has been dramatic—receiving organizations jumped 42% since June 2025, while sending entities surged 125%. Alpharetta's data-sharing partners include unexpected bodies like Florida's Fish and Wildlife Commission and Medicare fraud investigators in Illinois, alongside traditional law enforcement.

Flock operates as a private company rather than a public program like federally funded HIDTA task forces. Because data-sharing rules vary widely between jurisdictions, departments that fail to carefully manage their Flock settings can inadvertently participate in surveillance networks far larger than intended. Alpharetta has also exchanged data with agencies recently rocked by officer misuse incidents, including Bibb County, Savannah, and Dallas.