Flock Safety opened voluntary buyouts to ~1,500 employees as 214 communities dropped its cameras, 90 in August alone.

Applications opened Friday September 18 with an October 2 deadline, and people familiar expect a significant share to take it. At least 214 communities have dropped Flock ALPRs since 2021, with about three localities per day cancelling in August 2026 and roughly 23 city councils voting to cancel, not renew, reject or deactivate this year. Wired The cleanest vertical-SaaS churn case of the week, and the cause isn't an AI competitor. It's political risk on the data itself, after residents in Flagstaff, Cambridge, Eugene and Santa Cruz raised concerns about federal access to local camera data.