Did Flock cameras collapse the crime rate? There are now about 120,000 Flock cameras across the US. In the last few years, we have reached record low violent crime rates, and automobile theft is down 50%. This probably isn't a coincidence. Surveys of police departments indicate that Flock is helping to solve hundreds of thousands of crimes a year. Some crimes, like automobile theft and kidnapping, should get to approximately zero if Flock cameras and other kinds of crime-fighting technology continue to proliferate. But every type of crime will get harder to pull off. Think about how much more difficult murder becomes without being able to use a getaway vehicle. The abuses that have been found are regrettable but rare. We're talking dozens of cases. Even if it's a large underestimate, there is no reason to suspect that safeguards against abuse aren't working extremely well. The public safety benefits of Flock are massive, and the costs are manageable. This is one of the easiest public policy questions you're going to find.