{
  "title": "Camera counts the records state",
  "updated": "2026-10-04",
  "note": "Each row is a camera count, or a dated change in the count, that one document states outright. The documents count different things (cameras in a pilot, units installed, units working, cameras a vendor portal reports), so the rows are not one series and are never charted as one. A year with no row is a gap in what the records say, not a count of zero. Order forms and invoices count cameras bought or billed, not cameras installed or working. These are not community-mapped figures.",
  "vendor_reading_feed": "/alpr/vendor-history-archived.json",
  "statements": [
    {
      "id": "flock-quote-2021-10",
      "period": "2021-10-15",
      "period_label": "October 15, 2021 quote",
      "vendor": "Flock",
      "figures": [
        {
          "value": 10,
          "label": "Falcon cameras quoted"
        }
      ],
      "quote": "Flock Safety Quote (10 Falcon ALPR cameras)",
      "quote_kind": "exact",
      "record": "Flock quote attached to a vendor email to the Police Department (records request)",
      "record_type": "vendor_contract",
      "source_url": "/records-requests/files/flock-proposal-and-agreement-2021-2022.pdf",
      "locator": "page 20",
      "timeline_role": "quote"
    },
    {
      "id": "apd-annual-report-2025-pilot",
      "period": "2022",
      "period_label": "2022 pilot",
      "vendor": "ALPR (vendor not named)",
      "figures": [
        {
          "value": 18,
          "label": "ALPR units in the pilot"
        }
      ],
      "quote": "Beginning In 2022, Altoona launched a pilot project installing eighteen ALPR units around the city, positioned strategically along major roadways where vehicles enter and leave Altoona.",
      "quote_kind": "exact",
      "record": "Altoona Police Department 2025 annual report",
      "record_type": "department_report",
      "source_url": "https://canva.link/nkgg4z0rxtdva2x",
      "locator": "\"The breakthrough: Automated license plate readers (ALPR)\" feature"
    },
    {
      "id": "flock-order-2022-pilot",
      "period": "2022",
      "period_label": "2022 pilot order",
      "vendor": "Flock",
      "figures": [
        {
          "value": 18,
          "label": "Falcon cameras ordered, annual term"
        }
      ],
      "quote": "Flock Falcon Camera (Annual Term) $2,500.00 18.00 $45,000.00",
      "quote_kind": "exact",
      "record": "Flock services agreement order form (records request)",
      "record_type": "vendor_contract",
      "source_url": "/records-requests/files/flock-proposal-and-agreement-2021-2022.pdf",
      "locator": "page 21, order table",
      "timeline_role": "order"
    },
    {
      "id": "white-paper-2022-12-pilot",
      "period": "2022",
      "period_label": "2022 pilot plan",
      "vendor": "Flock",
      "figures": [
        {
          "value": 9,
          "label": "locations"
        },
        {
          "value": 18,
          "label": "ALPRs"
        }
      ],
      "quote": "There were 9 locations, (18 ALPRs total) submitted for the pilot 45-day pilot project that is estimated to start in early to mid-January, 2022.",
      "quote_kind": "exact",
      "record": "Police Department ALPR white paper, December 2022 (records request)",
      "record_type": "department_report",
      "source_url": "/records-requests/files/apd-alpr-white-paper-2022-12.pdf",
      "locator": "page 4, \"Proof of Concept\"",
      "timeline_role": "marker"
    },
    {
      "id": "white-paper-2022-12-scale-down",
      "period": "2022",
      "period_label": "2022 pilot plan, after the 45 days",
      "vendor": "Flock",
      "figures": [
        {
          "value": 10,
          "label": "cameras planned after the free pilot"
        }
      ],
      "quote": "After a free 45-day pilot, the plan was to scale down to approximately 10 cameras, paid for out of the department's asset forfeiture account through July 2023.",
      "quote_kind": "summary",
      "record": "Police Department ALPR white paper, December 2022 (records request)",
      "record_type": "department_report",
      "source_url": "/records-requests/files/apd-alpr-white-paper-2022-12.pdf",
      "locator": "page 4, \"Proof of Concept\"",
      "timeline_role": "marker"
    },
    {
      "id": "city-faq-2022-pilot",
      "period": "2022",
      "period_label": "2022 pilot",
      "vendor": "Flock",
      "figures": [
        {
          "value": 10,
          "label": "Flock cameras in the pilot"
        }
      ],
      "quote": "The Police Department began a pilot project with 10 Flock cameras, funded through asset forfeiture funds.",
      "quote_kind": "exact",
      "record": "City of Altoona ALPR program page (FAQ)",
      "record_type": "city_page",
      "source_url": "https://www.altoona-iowa.com/departments/public_safety/police/technology_in_altoona__public_safety,_privacy___accountability.php#alpr-faq",
      "locator": "FAQ \"When did City Council approve Altoona's ALPR cameras?\", 2022 — Initial pilot",
      "timeline_role": "marker"
    },
    {
      "id": "memo-2022-06-03",
      "period": "2022-06-03",
      "period_label": "June 3, 2022",
      "vendor": "Flock",
      "figures": [
        {
          "value": 18,
          "label": "Flock cameras, not all functional"
        },
        {
          "value": 12,
          "label": "installed"
        },
        {
          "value": 10,
          "label": "functional"
        }
      ],
      "quote": "We have not started our 45-day trial period yet, and are not being charged for their services because all 18 cameras are not functional. Currently 12 cameras are installed and 10 are functional.",
      "quote_kind": "exact",
      "record": "Police Department Flock ALPR update memo to the Mayor and Council (records request)",
      "record_type": "city_memo",
      "source_url": "/records-requests/files/apd-memo-2022-06-03.pdf",
      "locator": "Memo Flock and Gun Evidence (June 3, 2022, p. 1)"
    },
    {
      "id": "memo-2022-07-25",
      "period": "2022-07-25",
      "period_label": "July 25, 2022",
      "vendor": "Flock",
      "figures": [
        {
          "value": 18,
          "label": "Flock cameras, not all functional"
        },
        {
          "value": 12,
          "label": "installed"
        },
        {
          "value": 12,
          "label": "functional"
        }
      ],
      "quote": "We have not started our 45-day trial period yet, and are not being charged for their services because all 18 cameras are not functional. Currently 12 cameras are installed and 12 are functional.",
      "quote_kind": "exact",
      "record": "Police Department Flock ALPR update memo to the Mayor and Council (records request)",
      "record_type": "city_memo",
      "source_url": "/records-requests/files/apd-memo-2022-07-25.pdf",
      "locator": "Memo Flock (July 25, 2022, p. 2)"
    },
    {
      "id": "memo-2022-09-26",
      "period": "2022-09-26",
      "period_label": "September 26, 2022",
      "vendor": "Flock",
      "figures": [
        {
          "value": 14,
          "label": "installed and functional"
        }
      ],
      "quote": "Currently 14 cameras are installed and 14 are functional.",
      "quote_kind": "exact",
      "record": "Police Department Flock ALPR update memo to the Mayor and Council (records request)",
      "record_type": "city_memo",
      "source_url": "/records-requests/files/apd-memo-2022-09-26.pdf",
      "locator": "Memo Flock (September 26, 2022, p. 1)",
      "timeline_role": "marker"
    },
    {
      "id": "flock-invoice-inv-8315",
      "period": "2023-01-19",
      "period_label": "January 19, 2023 invoice",
      "vendor": "Flock",
      "figures": [
        {
          "value": 18,
          "label": "Falcon cameras billed"
        }
      ],
      "quote": "INV-8315 bills Falcon at a quantity of 18 for $22,500.00.",
      "quote_kind": "summary",
      "record": "Flock invoice INV-8315 (records request)",
      "record_type": "vendor_invoice",
      "source_url": "/records-requests/files/flock-invoice-inv-8315.pdf",
      "locator": "page 1, items table"
    },
    {
      "id": "flock-order-2023-03-31-highway",
      "period": "2023-03-31",
      "period_label": "March 31, 2023 order",
      "vendor": "Flock",
      "figures": [
        {
          "value": 2,
          "label": "Falcon Highway cameras ordered"
        }
      ],
      "quote": "Falcon Highway $5,000.00 2.00 $10,000.00",
      "quote_kind": "exact",
      "record": "Flock additional services order form (records request)",
      "record_type": "vendor_contract",
      "source_url": "/records-requests/files/flock-order-2023-03-31-falcon-highway.pdf",
      "locator": "page 2, \"Hardware and Software Products\"",
      "timeline_role": "order"
    },
    {
      "id": "flock-invoice-inv-21773",
      "period": "2023-09-07",
      "period_label": "September 7, 2023 invoice",
      "vendor": "Flock",
      "figures": [
        {
          "value": 18,
          "label": "Falcon cameras billed"
        }
      ],
      "quote": "INV-21773 bills Flock Safety Falcon at a quantity of 18 for $45,000.00.",
      "quote_kind": "summary",
      "record": "Flock invoice INV-21773 (records request)",
      "record_type": "vendor_invoice",
      "source_url": "/records-requests/files/flock-invoice-inv-21773.pdf",
      "locator": "page 1, items table"
    },
    {
      "id": "city-faq-2024-expansion",
      "period": "2024",
      "period_label": "2024 expansion",
      "vendor": "Flock",
      "figures": [],
      "quote": "The Flock deployment expanded to its current number of cameras.",
      "quote_kind": "exact",
      "record": "City of Altoona ALPR program page (FAQ)",
      "record_type": "city_page",
      "source_url": "https://www.altoona-iowa.com/departments/public_safety/police/technology_in_altoona__public_safety,_privacy___accountability.php#alpr-faq",
      "locator": "FAQ \"When did City Council approve Altoona's ALPR cameras?\", 2024 — Flock expansion"
    },
    {
      "id": "white-paper-2024-02-devices",
      "period": "2024-02-12",
      "period_label": "February 12, 2024",
      "vendor": "ALPR (vendor not named)",
      "figures": [
        {
          "value": 18,
          "label": "devices"
        },
        {
          "value": 34,
          "label": "more expected"
        },
        {
          "value": 52,
          "label": "expected total"
        }
      ],
      "quote": "Currently there are 18 devices in the City of Altoona with an expected addition of approximately 34 devices for a total of 52 ALPRs.",
      "quote_kind": "exact",
      "record": "Police Department ALPR white paper, February 12, 2024 (records request)",
      "record_type": "department_report",
      "source_url": "/records-requests/files/apd-alpr-white-paper-2024-02.pdf",
      "locator": "page 6",
      "timeline_role": "marker"
    },
    {
      "id": "flock-order-2024-05-08",
      "period": "2024-05-08",
      "period_label": "May 8, 2024 order",
      "vendor": "Flock",
      "figures": [
        {
          "value": 29,
          "label": "Falcon cameras ordered"
        }
      ],
      "quote": "Flock Safety Falcon ® Included 29 Included",
      "quote_kind": "exact",
      "record": "Flock order form (records request)",
      "record_type": "vendor_contract",
      "source_url": "/records-requests/files/flock-order-2024-05-08-29-cameras.pdf",
      "locator": "page 2, \"Flock Safety LPR Products\"",
      "timeline_role": "order"
    },
    {
      "id": "flock-invoice-inv-30043",
      "period": "2024-06-03",
      "period_label": "June 3, 2024 invoice",
      "vendor": "Flock",
      "figures": [
        {
          "value": 2,
          "label": "Falcon cameras billed"
        }
      ],
      "quote": "INV-30043 bills Flock Safety Falcon at a quantity of 2 for $6,000.00; its page 2 prints an invoice date of January 10, 2024.",
      "quote_kind": "summary",
      "record": "Flock invoice INV-30043 (records request)",
      "record_type": "vendor_invoice",
      "source_url": "/records-requests/files/flock-invoice-inv-30043.pdf",
      "locator": "page 1, items table",
      "timeline_role": "order"
    },
    {
      "id": "flock-invoice-inv-43324",
      "period": "2024-07-05",
      "period_label": "July 5, 2024 invoice",
      "vendor": "Flock",
      "figures": [
        {
          "value": 29,
          "label": "Falcon cameras billed"
        }
      ],
      "quote": "INV-43324 bills Flock Safety Falcon at a quantity of 29 for $87,000.00, noted as the initial year of a 24-month term.",
      "quote_kind": "summary",
      "record": "Flock invoice INV-43324 (records request)",
      "record_type": "vendor_invoice",
      "source_url": "/records-requests/files/flock-invoice-inv-43324.pdf",
      "locator": "page 1, items table"
    }
  ]
}