Buffalo County: Privacy Policy

Flock Safety System

Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPR) have long helped law enforcement in solving crimes. ALPRs capture computer-readable images of license plates, allowing law enforcement agencies to compare plate numbers against those of stolen cars or cars driven by people suspected of being involved in criminal activities.

The information by ALPR cameras can help determine whether a vehicle was at the scene of a crime and to discover vehicles that may be associated with each other. Law enforcement agencies can choose to share their information with other agencies. The cameras can also integrate information from national or state crime databases to provide real-time alerts when a vehicle associated with a known suspect or a stolen vehicle passes the camera.

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, when employed ethically and objectively, ALPRs are an effective force-multiplying tool for law enforcement. A 2011 study by the Police Executive Research Forum concluded that ALPRs used by Mesa, Ariz., Police resulted in “nearly 3 times as many ‘hits’ for stolen vehicles, and twice as many vehicle recoveries.”

Flock Safety communities have reported overall crime reductions of over 70 percent after a period of time utilizing the ALPR system. In some areas, that included an over 60 percent reduction in non-residential burglaries, 80 percent reduction in residential burglary, and an over 40 percent reduction in robberies.

What is Flock Safety?
Flock Safety is a public safety operating system that helps communities and law enforcement work together to eliminate crime, protect privacy, and mitigate bias. We build devices that capture objective evidence and use machine learning to detect and deliver unbiased investigative leads to law enforcement. Flock Safety communities have reported crime reductions of up to 70 percent.

Today, there are over 1,500 Flock Safety communities; we partner with 1200+ law enforcement agencies. The Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office has partnered with the Kearney Police Department under their MOU with the FLOCK Safety System.

Kearney Police Department Flock Transparency Portal

Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR #1346)

Nebraska Revised Statutes – Automatic License Plate Reader Privacy Act 60-3201 to 60-3209

Flock ALPR Data Year End Report

Vigilant Mobile ALPR Year End Report

Disclaimer Statement

NOTICE
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PRIVACY POLICY
The protection of individual privacy is a concern to Buffalo County. Buffalo County has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate its firm commitment to privacy. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for this site.

Information You Provide to Us:
Buffalo County does not keep any personal information about you or your visit to our Internet site unless you have specifically supplied it to us. If you may have supplied us with information as part of a request for information or to e-file an appeal of your Board of Property Assessment decision. This also applies to any feedback or on-line survey information you may have sent us through our website. In cases where you have supplied us with information, including financial data, we will treat such information in accordance with the requirements of the law. This means that it will be treated in the same way as written forms of communication, and in many instances it will be considered public information available to the public upon request. To the extent allowed by law, Buffalo County will make reasonable attempts to protect personal financial information from disclosure.

Public Disclosure:
As a general rule, Buffalo County does not disclose any personally identifiable information collected online except where you have given us permission or where the information is public information under the Nebraska Public Records Act et seq., or other applicable laws. Visitors should be aware that information collected by the County on its websites may be subject to examination and inspection if such information is a public record and not otherwise protected from disclosure.

Other Information about Your Visit to Our Site:
Our web site does not automatically collect any information from your computer during your visit. Certain pages, however, may tally total number of visitors.

This privacy policy does not apply to web sites operated by third parties that you may access through a link from our web site.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
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COPYRIGHT STATUS
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DISCLAIMER OF ENDORSEMENT
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