The mayor of Tempe said the city moved to cancel its Flock camera contract because the potential for misuse was too great.

Tempe Mayor Corey Woods publicly defended the city’s decision to disable its Flock Safety automated license-plate-reader network and pursue termination of the contract. Reports published between Aug. 26 and Aug. 28, 2026, consistently attribute the decision to privacy concerns and Woods’ assessment that the potential risk of misuse was too great.thehill.comthehill.comTempe mayor on move to cancel Flock cameras: ‘Potential for misuse was too...fox10phoenix.comfox10phoenix.com'The risk of misuse is too great': Tempe turns off Flock system+2 more

The wording of the claim is supported, but the timing requires a qualification. Tempe had turned off the cameras, while the available reports generally said the city planned to terminate its contract and that Flock would remove the equipment. Those reports do not establish that the contract cancellation had already been finalized by Aug. 28.25newsnow.com25newsnow.com‘We needed to get rid of these’: City turns off Flock cameras, cites misuse...azfamily.comazfamily.comTempe turns off Flock cameras, ends contract with company+1 more

The cited misuse concerns arose amid reports of alleged improper use of Flock systems in other Arizona cities and elsewhere. That context explains the mayor’s stated rationale, but the sources do not establish that Tempe’s own system had been misused. The evidence therefore supports the claim about what Woods said and why the city began ending the arrangement, with the final contractual step still described as pending in the available reporting.fox10phoenix.comfox10phoenix.com'The risk of misuse is too great': Tempe turns off Flock systembusinessinsider.combusinessinsider.comTempe turns off its Flock license plate reader system, citing privacy concerns...+1 more