Benicia City
Council Meeting
5/18/2021
Benicia PD Benicia, California
Our Department
● 32 sworn officers (20 assigned to patrol)
3-4 patrol officers/shift
● 10 dispatchers
● 51 total employees
Benicia:
15 square miles
Population: 28,000
Benicia PD Benicia, California
CRIME STATS
95%
of crime reported in Benicia is Property Crime
What is Property Crime?
● Burglary ● Mail/package
● Theft theft
● Arson ● Vandalism
● And more…
Source: FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting
2016-2020
● Homicide – 0
● Rape – 5
5-Year ● Robbery – 12
●
Average of ●
Aggravated Assault - 9
Burglary – 105
Benicia Crime ● Larceny – 280
Data ●
●
Stolen Vehicle – 74
Arson – 3 (20 in 2020)
2020 Police Calls for Service – 17,127
(1,136 from 911 Calls)
Challenges of investigating crime
• Lack of evidence (DNA, fingerprints, videos, etc.)
• Time consuming
• Limited staff
Strategies to reduce crime
• Crime analysis
• Resource deployment
• Community engagement – crime prevention, neighborhood
watch groups
• Leveraging technology
What is Flock?
What is this What ISN’Tthis
tech? tech?
● License plate recognition ● No facial recognition
● Captures vehicle details ● Not used for traffic or
● Adheres to CA SB34 immigration enforcement
● Alerts police of wanted vehicles ● Data automatically deletes
● Used to solve crime every 30 days
What we see
Unsolved Fatal hit and run
• Jan 5, 2019 71-year-old woman fatal hit and run
Benicia Police Department Policy
• Law enforcement purpose only
• Individual login and password
• All users receive training and must acknowledge policy
• All searches are tracked and recorded
• Quarterly administrative audits
Prohibited Uses
• Immigration enforcement
• Traffic enforcement
• Harassment or intimidation
• Usage solely based on a protected class i.e. race, sex, religion, etc.
• Personal use
Protecting Privacy
Secure AWS Gov’t Cloud Server storage
Footage 100% owned by Benicia Police
○ Deleted after 30 days
○ Never sold
Cameras detect unbiased, objective data
Search reason field required for audit trail
NOT facial recognition software
NOT used for immigration enforcement
NOT used for traffic enforcement
NO live video
● Flock’s Technology
Why are we ● Flock’s regional netw ork of law
enforcement agency clients
choosing
Flock?
● All inclusive subscription model
● Successful results from other
Bay Area cities
Flock Clients in
Solano County
● Leverage a larger network of
Solano Cty SO cameras throughout the region
Vallejo PD
● Collaboration w ith other agencies
Vacaville PD
Fairfield PD
Rio Vista PD
Purple : Entry/Exit Points
Black : Major Intersections
Outreach Effort
Subscription: $2,500
per camera, per year*
Annual Subscription Includes
CAMERA HARDWARE HOSTING & ANALYTICS
✓ Automatic License Plate Reader ✓ Cloud Hosting & LTE Connectivity
✓ Solar or DC Power ✓ Unlimited User Licenses
✓ Mounting Equipment ✓ Hotlist Integration & Alerts
✓ Maintenance Warranty ✓ Ongoing Software Enhancements
*five (5) camera minimum | one time implementation fee per camera =$250
Year 1 Total: $123,750.00/year (inc. installation)
Recurring Total: $112,500/year
Includes Maintenance
Pending City Council approval
Questions?