City of Parkville Statement on Flock Camera Program
September 11, 2026
We appreciate the residents who participated in our recent public meetings and shared their questions and concerns about the City’s use of Flock cameras. The primary concern raised was not with the Parkville Police Department, but with how data generated by Parkville’s cameras may be accessed or shared outside our community.
Those concerns deserve clear and complete answers. As a result, we are turning off the cameras – effective immediately – and suspending our Flock Safety system. We believe temporarily deactivating the cameras while we gather additional information is the appropriate step.
This is not a determination that Parkville’s system has been misused; it is an opportunity to ensure the safeguards, accountability and oversight associated with the technology are addressed.
Alexa Barton, City Administrator