Who runs gunshot detection in San Benito County?
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- Agency
- Hollister Police Department
- Vendor
- Flock Safety
- Devices
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| System | Agency | Vendor | Status | Devices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunshot detection and plate readers | Hollister Police Department | Flock Safety | Active | — |
What we do not know
Hollister Police
- How long the recordings are kept. Neither the audio from the gunshot sensors nor the plate data has a retention period in any document we read.
- Whether the department has published a plate reader policy. State law requires operators of plate readers to publish one. We could not find one on the city website in August 2026, which is not the same as finding that none exists.
- Whether the annual evaluation the staff report promised was ever written or presented.
- What happened when the two-year term ended. The agreement ran to 2025 and could be terminated, extended, or expanded.
- How many cameras were installed, and where. The agreement authorised up to fifteen.
- How many privately bought Flock cameras the department can now search, and on what terms.
- Who else can see the data. No document we read names another agency, in either direction.
What gunshot detection is
Networked microphones placed around a neighbourhood that listen for gunfire and report a location to police. The microphones are always on.
How they work, why agencies buy them, and every county we have documented →
What you can do
Civic action
Show up
This technology is bought and renewed by boards, councils and committees that meet in public. We have not yet confirmed where each of them meets in San Benito County.
Go to the San Benito County hub →Personal protection
Protect yourself
Practical steps to shrink your personal data trail. Our guides publish at launch; until then, EFF's Surveillance Self-Defense is the best starting point.
Surveillance Self-Defense ↗