How Flock Safety Became a $7.5B Crime-Fighting Company with Founder Garrett Langley
How Flock Safety is Shaping the Future of Safety
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BY
Alexa von Tobel
,
The Inspired Team
Founder & Managing Partner
January 14, 2026
Flock Safety founder and CEO Garrett Langley is building the technology infrastructure to eliminate crime in America. A repeat entrepreneur who previously built and sold two companies for over $200 million each, Garrett now leads a $7.5 billion company serving more than 6,000 communities, 5,000 law enforcement agencies, and 1,000 businesses while helping achieve nearly a million arrests annually. He shares his conviction that safety drives economic prosperity, the surprising fact that drones arrive on scene 94% of the time before officers, and how AI will free police officers from paperwork to focus on community relationships.
What You'll Learn:
• Why it's getting easier to commit serious crimes in America and what's driving that trend • How technology creates precision in law enforcement that's never existed before • Why drones are transforming emergency response and saving cities money • How AI will reshape policing by eliminating paperwork and doubling community presence • Why safety is the foundation for economic prosperity and job growth
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction 02:08 Why Team Is the Only Thing That Matters 04:40 Growing Up in Atlanta: Learning Sales from His Father 06:45 What Is Flock Safety and How Does It Work? 11:20 The Crime Crisis No One Talks About 14:33 Serving Neighborhoods, Businesses, and Law Enforcement 17:00 Real Cases: From U-Hauls to Black SUVs 19:55 The Future of Policing in 10 Years 23:30 Building Technology While People's Lives Are at Stake 25:38 How Drones Are Changing Emergency Response 28:09 Scaling to $300M ARR at 70% Growth 29:38 Why Safety Drives Economic Prosperity 32:30 The "Do the Work" Culture at Flock 33:48 Quickfire Round