How much do Flock cameras cost?

Two public records show why the scope matters

Centerville, Ohio's camera FAQ describes a five-year agreement approved in 2024 covering 13 Falcon readers: $32,500 annually and $162,500 over the term. Dividing the annual figure by 13 gives $2,500 per reader per year for that stated agreement. This is our arithmetic, not a current nationwide quote.

Savannah's December 11, 2025 agenda item sought a one-year, $193,500 maximum for subscriptions, maintenance and an expansion combining 40 plate readers with 10 pan-tilt-zoom cameras. An agenda recommendation is not proof of an executed agreement or a paid invoice. Its mixed equipment also makes a simple per-reader comparison misleading.

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Centerville: agreement and costs · Savannah: December 2025 agenda item

Compare subscriptions with the same equipment and services

Flock's pricing page says quotes vary with sensors, software and coverage. It describes annual subscriptions bundling hardware, installation, support and connectivity. Treat that as the vendor's offer description; the signed order and attachments establish a specific customer's obligations.

List each device type separately. A quote for a plate-reader network should not be compared with a package containing video, audio or other products as if every unit were interchangeable. Ask which software features and integrations are included, and whether the quoted amount covers every proposed installation.

Separate the recurring subscription from your own budget for staff review, records handling and site work. Do not assume those activities are free because the vendor calls its subscription all-inclusive. Identify any local cost as an estimate or documented expense rather than adding an invented national allowance.

Flock: current pricing and subscription description · Separate plate, video and audio equipment

Annual price and total commitment answer different questions

Read the initial term, payment schedule, renewal language and notice deadline together. Record whether a quoted amount is a yearly fee, a first-year promotion, a spending ceiling or a total over several years. An approval amount does not by itself identify how much has been invoiced or paid.

For a flat annual fee, multiplication can illustrate the initial-term amount. If fees change by year, calculate from the schedule instead. Label your calculation and its assumptions. Do not treat a possible renewal, optional expansion or unspent contingency as an expense already incurred.

Ask what happens when the service ends: hardware collection, account access, retained evidence and any data transition. These are practical exit questions, not terms that can be inferred from the purchase price. Check the operative agreement before stating a notice requirement or cancellation charge.

What to verify when a city cancels Flock

Get the agreement, amendments and spending records

Start with the relevant meeting packet, then seek the executed order, service agreement, attachments and later amendments. Match the dates and parties so an old proposal is not mistaken for the current arrangement. Use invoices or expenditure records when the question is actual spending.

FlockDetour is an independent camera-location resource. We do not sell Flock Safety hardware or quote its service. Use our map and agency directory to identify a research lead, then establish the price through the operator's documents. A map count is not a count of billable subscriptions.

Please provide the executed Flock agreement, order forms, amendments, fee schedules and renewal or nonrenewal notices for [agency/period]. Please also provide existing invoices and payment records, identifying device types and quantities separately from software and installation costs.

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