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Marin County
Technology presence
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Tiburon Police Department
The Tiburon Police Department collected more than 6,000,000 vehicle scans in 2022 using automated license plate readers.
Sources: Tiburon Police DepartmentMuckRockCalifornia State Auditor
The Tiburon Police Department uses body-worn cameras.
Sources: Marin Independent Journal
The Tiburon Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.
Sources: Town of Tiburon
The Tiburon Police Department operates one drone, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.
Sources: Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard Collegewww.townoftiburon.org
Novato Police Department
As of April 2024, the Novato Police Department operates six Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.
Novato Police Department began using 45 body-worn cameras in 2014.
The Novato Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.
Sources: City of Novato
San Rafael Police Department
As of April 2024, the San Rafael Police Department operates 15 Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.
The San Rafael Police Department has used body-worn cameras since 2014.
Sources: San Rafael Police Facebook pageABC 7
The San Rafael Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.
Sources: San Rafael Police Department
Sausalito Police Department
The Sausalito Police Department uses Motorola Solutions (formerly Vigilant Solutions) automated license plate readers.
Sources: Sausalito Police DepartmentMuckRockCalifornia State Auditor
Sausalito Police Department Officers and Parking Enforcement/Community Service officers use body-worn cameras
Sources: Marin Independent JournalSausalito Police Department
The Sausalito Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.
Sources: City of Sausalito
Marin Community College District Police Department
The Marin Community College District Police Department uses automated license plate readers.
The Marin Community College District Police Department uses body-worn cameras.
Marin County Sheriff's Department
The Marin County Sheriff's Office signed a two-year, $198,650 contract with Flock Safety in December 2023. The agency planned to install 31 automated license plate readers in nine different locations across the county. They have also used Motorola Solutions (formerly Vigilant Solutions) ALPRs.
Sources: Pacific SunMarin County Sheriff's OfficeCalifornia State Auditor
The Marin County Sheriff's Office operated drones as of 2024.
Sources: Marin County Sheriff's OfficeMarin County Sheriff's OfficeCenter for the Study of the Drone at Bard College
Belvedere Police Department
The Belvedere Police Department collected more than 1,000,000 vehicle scans in 2022 using automated license plate readers.
Sources: Belvedere Police DepartmentCalifornia State Auditor
Central Marin Police Authority
The Central Marin Police Authority's previous stationary and mobile automated license plate readers. However, as of August 2024, the agency was switching to Flock Safety ALPR systems.
Sources: Central Marin Police AuthorityCalifornia State Auditor
Mill Valley Police Department
The Mill Valley Police Department operates automated license plate readers.
Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026