Data update: Springfield MA PD (June 2026)

Records from the Springfield MA PD were added. Springfield is the largest city in western Massachusetts and the third-largest in the state, with roughly 155,000 residents. It sits at the junction of I-90 and I-91, near the borders of Connecticut and New York.

#Organization audit

• Type: Organization audit
• Timespan: May 1 – June 24, 2026
• Records: 5,845
• Flock users: 20+
• May: 3,369 · June (through Jun 24): 2,476

#Search types

#Reasons

Reasons use Flock’s structured taxonomy. Top categories:

Every record includes a reason. Every record also includes a case number (100%).

#License plates

4,292 of 5,845 records (73.4%) include a license plate.

#Network audit

• Type: Network audit
• Timespan: May 1 – June 24, 2026
• Records: 172,581
• Organizations: 205
• May: 100,298 · June (through Jun 24): 72,283

#Search types

lookup types combined account for 87.3% of all searches.

#Top searchers

Springfield MA PD itself appears at position 5 with 5,795 searches. The top searcher, Winthrop MA PD, is a small coastal town near Boston roughly 90 miles from Springfield. The [Federal] US Postal Inspection Service ranks 4th with 6,129 searches.

#Case numbers

56,871 of 172,581 records (33.0%) include a case number.

#Freeform searches

32 records used Flock’s freeform (natural language) search type. Contributing agencies:

• Braintree MA PD — “blue toyota rav4 spare tire,” “gold van,” “red van,” “red minivan,” “red chevy astro,” “VEHICLE WITH PERSON IN BACKGROUND”
• Weymouth MA PD — “SMALL WHITE CONVERTIBLE SEDAN,” “White Ford Pickup with White Cap,” “White Ford Pickup and White Cap and Ladder Rack,” “Damage to drivers door and Honda and black,” “Damage to front end and Honda and black,” “SILVER SUV”
• Connecticut State Police — “A small red dump truck with a black dump bed and light-colored wood panels,” “Ford f550 with red cab and black dumpbody,” “Dump truck with red front cab, black rear with wood panels,” “Moped”
• Providence RI PD — “Blue moped”
• Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office NY — “yellow dodge ram,” “yellow dodge ram with black hood,” “black mercedes benz gle with green letter E on the back,” “black mercedes benz gle with letter E decal on the back”

One Braintree MA PD query used objectClass:people rather than objectClass:vehicle: “VEHICLE WITH PERSON IN BACKGROUND.”