End the Use of ALPR Surveillance Cameras in Hopkinsville, Kentucky
The Issue
We, the undersigned, call upon the City of Hopkinsville, Hopkinsville City Council, and Hopkinsville Police Department to discontinue the use of automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras, including Flock Safety cameras, as well as, the removal of all ALPR’s, not specific to brand, to be removed from all of Christian County.
within our community.
ALPR cameras automatically capture license plates and associated vehicle information as vehicles travel through our community. We believe technology capable of collecting information about the movements of ordinary citizens deserves far greater public scrutiny, transparency, and oversight.
This petition is not anti-police or anti-public safety. We support effective law enforcement and the investigation of crime. Our concern is the creation of a surveillance system that collects information involving large numbers of people who are not suspected of committing any crime.
We are asking our local government to:
1. Discontinue the use of Flock Safety and other automated license plate reader cameras in Hopkinsville.
2. Decline to renew or expand existing ALPR contracts.
3. Publicly disclose the cost, funding, retention policies, data-sharing practices, access policies, and auditing procedures associated with the current system, to the extent permitted by law.
4. Provide residents with a meaningful opportunity for public discussion before any future deployment of similar surveillance technology.
5. If the system remains in operation while this issue is considered, establish strong safeguards governing access, searches, retention, sharing, auditing, and misuse.
Public safety matters. So do privacy, transparency, accountability, and the principle that people should be able to travel through their own community without their movements being unnecessarily recorded and stored.
The question is not whether technology can assist law enforcement. The question is how much surveillance we are willing to accept in exchange, what limits should exist, and whether the people of Hopkinsville were given a meaningful voice in that decision.
By signing this petition, we respectfully ask our elected officials to hear that voice and take action.
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The Issue
We, the undersigned, call upon the City of Hopkinsville, Hopkinsville City Council, and Hopkinsville Police Department to discontinue the use of automated license plate reader (ALPR) cameras, including Flock Safety cameras, as well as, the removal of all ALPR’s, not specific to brand, to be removed from all of Christian County.
within our community.
ALPR cameras automatically capture license plates and associated vehicle information as vehicles travel through our community. We believe technology capable of collecting information about the movements of ordinary citizens deserves far greater public scrutiny, transparency, and oversight.
This petition is not anti-police or anti-public safety. We support effective law enforcement and the investigation of crime. Our concern is the creation of a surveillance system that collects information involving large numbers of people who are not suspected of committing any crime.
We are asking our local government to:
1. Discontinue the use of Flock Safety and other automated license plate reader cameras in Hopkinsville.
2. Decline to renew or expand existing ALPR contracts.
3. Publicly disclose the cost, funding, retention policies, data-sharing practices, access policies, and auditing procedures associated with the current system, to the extent permitted by law.
4. Provide residents with a meaningful opportunity for public discussion before any future deployment of similar surveillance technology.
5. If the system remains in operation while this issue is considered, establish strong safeguards governing access, searches, retention, sharing, auditing, and misuse.
Public safety matters. So do privacy, transparency, accountability, and the principle that people should be able to travel through their own community without their movements being unnecessarily recorded and stored.
The question is not whether technology can assist law enforcement. The question is how much surveillance we are willing to accept in exchange, what limits should exist, and whether the people of Hopkinsville were given a meaningful voice in that decision.
By signing this petition, we respectfully ask our elected officials to hear that voice and take action.
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Petition created on August 22, 2026