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County record · California

Marin County

20 Deployments on record
9 Agencies
4 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 9 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 2 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 5 Doorbell & camera registry · 4 Cell-site simulators · none on record Predictive policing · none on record Social-media monitoring · none on record

The record, by agency

Tiburon Police Department

Tiburon · 4 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Tiburon

ALPR Vendor: Motorola Solutions

The Tiburon Police Department collected more than 6,000,000 vehicle scans in 2022 using automated license plate readers.

Body-worn & dashcam

The Tiburon Police Department uses body-worn cameras.

Doorbell & camera registry

The Tiburon Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.

Drones / UAS

The Tiburon Police Department operates one drone, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

Novato Police Department

Novato · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Novato

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

As of April 2024, the Novato Police Department operates six Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: VIEVU

Novato Police Department began using 45 body-worn cameras in 2014.

Doorbell & camera registry

The Novato Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.

San Rafael Police Department

San Rafael · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: City of San Rafael

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

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.

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The San Rafael Police Department has used body-worn cameras since 2014.

Doorbell & camera registry

The San Rafael Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.

Sausalito Police Department

Sausalito · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Sausalito

ALPR Vendor: Motorola Solutions

The Sausalito Police Department uses Motorola Solutions (formerly Vigilant Solutions) automated license plate readers.

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

Sausalito Police Department Officers and Parking Enforcement/Community Service officers use body-worn cameras

Doorbell & camera registry

The Sausalito Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.

Marin Community College District Police Department

Kentfield · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Marin Community College District

ALPR

The Marin Community College District Police Department uses automated license plate readers.

Body-worn & dashcam

The Marin Community College District Police Department uses body-worn cameras.

Marin County Sheriff's Department

San Rafael · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Marin County

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

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.

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Marin County Sheriff's Office operated drones as of 2024.

Belvedere Police Department

Belvedere · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Belvedere

ALPR Vendor: Motorola Solutions

The Belvedere Police Department collected more than 1,000,000 vehicle scans in 2022 using automated license plate readers.

Central Marin Police Authority

Larkspur · 1 deployment

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

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.

Mill Valley Police Department

Mill Valley · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Mill Valley

ALPR

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