Miami Police Department to install 10 license plate reading cameras

MIAMI, OK. - The Miami Police Department has announced plans for the installation of ten license plate reading (LPR) cameras to help fight crime and keep the community safe. The cameras are expected to be installed sometime this summer.

The cameras are built by Flock Safety, a public safety technology company that helps communities, schools, and law enforcement build a safer future.

According to Flock Safety, LPR cameras provide objective evidence to help solve crimes, 70% of which are committed with a vehicle involved. The cameras capture license plates and vehicle characteristics, not people or faces, and send real-time alerts to law enforcement when a vehicle associated with a wanted suspect or endangered person passes the camera.

The flock cameras will be purchased with a $32,000 grant the Miami Police Department was awarded in December of 2025 from the Oklahoma Attorney General’s Oklahoma Safe Grant program.

The Flock Safety platform integrates with national and state crime databases to identify stolen vehicles, and vehicles associated with a wanted offender or missing person. When a wanted vehicle passes a camera, a real-time alert to law enforcement is triggered. Flock Safety LPRs have helped law enforcement across the country recover thousands of stolen vehicles, make thousands of arrests, and locate hundreds of missing or endangered individuals.

The camera data is owned by the Miami Police Department and will never be sold to or shared with third parties. The license plate reading cameras will be used to maintain a safe community and are not intended for minor traffic or parking violations.

“These LPRs will act as a force multiplier,” said Miami Police Chief Stephen Sigmon. “We are constantly searching for ways to act as a more efficient and effective agency, while protecting the privacy of the citizens we serve. With smart data security and retention policies, transparency features, and strict access protocols, Flock Safety provides the balanced approach to safety and privacy that our city needs.”

Chief Sigmon said since the grant was awarded, he has been working to create specific policy and procedures for the oversight and use of the Flock cameras before the LPRs are installed.

“There’s been some misinformation and questions regarding the LPR Flock cameras, and our goal is to ensure any questions are answered and the public is aware of how the cameras are actually used before they are installed,” he said, “These cameras are not used for speed enforcement or red-light cameras, and no revenue is generated from the cameras.”

Flock Safety cameras are in use in over 6,000 communities across the country and have been credited with helping solve more than 12% of reported crime nationwide.