Richmond mayor says city will not renew its Flock license plate reader contract

First reported: October 11, 2026 · 11 sources

Richmond, Virginia's mayor announced that the city will not renew its contract with Flock Safety for automated license plate readers, according to WTVR. The Richmond Police Department had been using the camera network under the existing agreement. The available report does not detail the reasoning behind the decision, the contract's expiration date, or what will happen to data already collected.

Why this matters

Richmond is a state capital and one of Virginia's largest cities, so a decision not to renew an ALPR contract is a reference point for other localities weighing whether to continue, modify, or end similar agreements.

Key facts

The mayor of Richmond, Virginia, said the city will not renew its contract with Flock Safety.
The ALPR system had been used by the Richmond Police Department.
The stated reasons, contract end date, and plans for previously collected data are not specified in the available report.

Sources

This summary was written from the published reporting below and links to it; BlockFlockNow does not reproduce article text.

Richmond will not renew Flock license plate reader contract, mayor says (WTVR.com, October 11, 2026)
Avula announces Richmond won’t renew Flock Safety contract (VPM, October 10, 2026)
Richmond to end Flock automatic license plate reader contract, Avula says (Richmond Times-Dispatch, October 10, 2026)
Richmond will not renew Flock license plate reader contract, mayor says (Wtvr Cbs 6, October 10, 2026)
Richmond to end Flock automatic license plate reader contract, Avula says (Roanoke Times, October 10, 2026)
Richmond not renewing contract with Flock, Mayor Avula says (WWBT, October 10, 2026)
Richmond to end Flock automatic license plate reader contract, Avula says (Starexponent, October 10, 2026)
After Henrico drops Flock cameras, Avula says Richmond won’t renew contract either (The Richmonder, October 10, 2026)
Richmond plans to pull the plug on Flock cameras (The Black Chronicle, October 12, 2026)
Richmond to end Flock license plate reader contract in 2027 (WTVR.com, October 12, 2026)
Richmond will not renew Flock license plate reader contract, mayor says (Yahoo, October 11, 2026)

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Updated October 14, 2026. Corrections: blockflock@bytebunny.io. See all documented incidents or search the full article archive.