Wilmington is under warrantless AI surveillance — your every drive is being recorded. It’s time to act.
The one-page fact sheet
Flock cameras in New Hanover County: the facts
Everything a neighbor needs in one page — sourced, and to the point. Print it, share the link, or hand it out.
The facts
What’s happening here
- 1The Sheriff’s Office runs a network of Flock AI license-plate cameras that photograph every passing car and log its plate, location, time, make, model, and color.
- 2It’s collected on everyone — whether or not you’re suspected of anything. No warrant, and no way to opt out.
- 3Cost: about $219,000 a year (Contract #25-0364). No public vote — the Sheriff signed it; the Commissioners fund it.
- 4The county’s network was searched nearly 3 million times in about 16 months — and the name of every searching agency and officer was redacted.
- 5Agencies far outside North Carolina — Houston, Dallas, Memphis and more — have run tens of thousands of searches on NC Flock data. (the records)
- 6The good news: the county can cancel the contract at any time, without cause. (how this ends)
No warrant
Your movement history can be pulled without a judge’s review.
No accountability
The county holds the records but won’t say who has searched your data.
Real harm
Camera misreads have led to wrongful arrests of North Carolina residents.
What you can do — today
Three steps, one minute
1
Sign the petition
Join the 1,684 neighbors already on the record.
2
Email your commissioners
One click loads a ready-to-edit message.
3
Show up: Aug 17
Mon, Aug 17, 4:00 PM — Historic Courthouse, 24 N. Third St., Room 301.
You’re not alone
1,684
verified neighbors have signed
67% to the 2,500 goalas of July 2, 2026
The count keeps climbing — from about 1,200 in the spring to 1,684 today. Every name is one more New Hanover resident on the record.
Your move
You’re not a suspect. So stop being tracked like one.
It takes one minute. Add your name, then tell your county commissioners to cancel the Flock contract.