Flock's CEO claims its tech "solved" 1 million crimes last year. The company's own methodology undercuts that claim

Key Points:

• Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley claims the company's technology helped solve over one million crimes in the U.S. in 2025, but CBS News found no concrete evidence supporting this figure, with the company clarifying it includes investigative leads and other forms of assistance, not just case clearances.
• Flock's 2025 Impact Census, based on data from about 700 law enforcement agencies, estimated that Flock technology assisted in 20% of cleared cases in participating jurisdictions, but experts criticize the methodology as unreliable and lacking empirical rigor.
• Past claims by Flock, such as helping solve 10% of U.S. reported crimes in 2024, have been disputed by criminologists and even consultants involved in the company's white paper, who expressed reservations about the study's conclusions and methods.
• Inconsistent and sometimes contradictory crime-solving statistics have appeared on Flock's website and promotional materials, leading to removals and revisions after media inquiries, raising questions about the accuracy and transparency of the company's public data.
• Despite privacy concerns and questions about data validity, Flock has experienced rapid growth and investment, with CEO Langley framing the privacy trade-offs as acceptable given the purported public safety benefits, though detailed support for these claims remains limited.