LAPD drone use reports spur privacy concerns

LAPD drone use reports spur privacy concerns

Between June and December of 2025, the LAPD deployed drones in 480 high-risk situations out of more than 3,000 flights conducted.

LAPD Drones Challenge a 70-Year Helicopter Monopoly Above LA

The Los Angeles Police Department flew its drone-as-first-responder fleet more than 3,500 times in the program’s first year, according to a report headed to the Police Commission this week, as reported by Govtech. The fleet now plans to nearly triple, growing from 9 to 24 aircraft, with a $1.2 million Police Foundation donation funding part of the expansion. Two crashes, an active protest-surveillance controversy, and questions about whether dro…