Flock Program has come to Quincy.
No, it’s nothing to do with birds but cameras high up over the city and watching all our roadways coming in and out of Quincy. This is the latest tool for our Quincy Police Department to help them keep our crime rate low.
Last year, Quincy purchased six new Flock cameras at a cost of $2,500 per year each plus a $15,000 yearly cost for monitoring these cameras. These cameras scan and record every vehicle license plate that enters the city. If they spot a car reported from an amber alert for an abducted child, a silver alert with a lost elderly person, a criminal with a warrant out for arrest, or even someone with an expired tag, it will alert the Quincy Police Department of the problem and where they can locate the car. 

Quincy joins about 3,500 other communities across the country that are using this Flock program for crime prevention and enforcement. Some of these communities are reporting up to a 70% reduction in crime rates due to this program. These cameras will actually give visual proof and recordings which will make arrests and prosecution easier for police. As an added benefit, these cameras will report any incident of gunshots and provide their location. This program will effectively give our Police Department extra “eyes” watching over the city so they have extra time to do other jobs to protect our citizens. Interim Police Chief Hill reports that several stolen cars have already been confiscated, a couple of drivers with warrants out for their arrests, and of course, several people with suspended licenses have been reported by the Flock Safety cameras.

According to City Manager, Rob Nixon, “The City of Quincy is committed to utilizing the best police officers and technology to keep our communities safe. The expansion of the Flock camera system across Quincy will greatly enhance QPD’s ability to deter crime, surveil areas prone to criminal activities, and provide a means for us to deploy public safety resources quickly.”

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