Press Kit

Everything a reporter needs to cover Flock ALPR surveillance in Apex, NC. All documents below were obtained through public records requests and are freely available for citation.

Key facts

7
Flock ALPR cameras deployed in Apex (plus 2 moveable units not in use)
994
Law enforcement agencies with sharing access to Apex Flock data
2
Federal agencies in the sharing network (Chief said "hard stop, no federal")
133
Documented access requests from agencies across 36 states
95,504
Cameras reachable per Apex PD search across the Flock network
26%
Searches with no documented reason (the most common single justification)
0
Public votes held before deploying Flock in Apex
$35K
Annual cost to Apex taxpayers for the Flock contract

Timeline

Source documents

All documents obtained via public records requests to the Town of Apex or sourced from public Council materials.

Pending share request records (16 batches) and additional contracts are available on the main site under the Network tab, or upon request.

Audit charts

High-resolution charts from the Flock usage audit (January through May 2026). Right-click to save.

Network reach: 10 cameras, 95,504 reachable
Network reach per search
Networks per search distribution
Networks per search distribution
26% of searches with no reason
Search justification breakdown
Monthly search volume
Monthly search volume

Media contact

For press inquiries, source document requests, or interviews:
contact@deflockapex.org

DeFlock Apex is an independent, resident-led project. We are not affiliated with any political party, organization, or vendor.