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Technology presence
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Huntsville Police Department
As of April 2024, the Huntsville Police Department operates two Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock SafetyThe News & ObserverThe News & Observer
The Huntsville Police Department used drones as of 2022.
The Huntsville Police Department's North Alabama Multi-Agency Crime Center uses police cameras, gunshot detection, and license plate readers, and facilitates intelligence sharing among multiple agencies.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): HuntsvilleWAFF48
The Huntsville Police Department obtained gunshot detection software in 2018.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WAAY 31
Madison County Sheriff's Office
The Madison County Sheriff's Office operates two Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
The Madison County Sheriff's Office has Axon body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WHNT News 19
Alabama A&M Department of Public Safety
The Alabama A&M Department of Public Safety received a Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera Program grant for $6,849 for 12 body-worn cameras in 2023.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Justice & Security StrategiesJustice & Security Strategies
Hunstville Police Department
The Hunstville Police Department operates a "Security Camera Share Program."
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Huntsville Police Department
Huntsville Airport Police Department
The Huntsville Airport Police Department operates two Flock Safety automated license plate readers and other cameras as of June 2025. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock Safety
University of Alabama in Huntsville Police Department
The University of Alabama in Huntsville Police Department operates one drone as of 2013, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard Collegeblog.al.com
Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026