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Montgomery County

11 Deployments on record
5 Agencies
8 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 1 Fixed cameras & RTCC · 1 Face recognition · 1 Drones / UAS · 1 Gunshot detection · 1 Body-worn & dashcam · 3 Doorbell & camera registry · 2 Cell-site simulators · 1 Predictive policing · none on record Social-media monitoring · none on record

The record, by agency

Montgomery Police Department

Montgomery · 5 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Montgomery

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Montgomery Police Department has used body-worn cameras since at least 2018 and received approval to purchase new body-worn cameras in 2023.

Cell-site simulators

The Montgomery Police Department acquired cell-site simulator technology in 2006, according data compiled by Kevin Collier for Vocativ.

Doorbell & camera registry Vendor: Fusus

Montgomery County Police Department uses the Fusus camera registry system.

Fixed cameras & RTCC

The Montgomery Police Department oeprates the River Region Strategic Technology and Resource Center, which collects data from surveillance cameras and other data sources.

Gunshot detection Vendor: ShotSpotter

The Montgomery Police Department began using ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in 2009.

Alabama Department of Corrections

Montgomery · 2 deployments

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Alabama Department of Corrections operates 36 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Body-worn & dashcam

The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $300,000 to the Alabama Department of Corrections in 2019 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program.

Montgomery County Sheriff's Office

Montgomery · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Montgomery County

Doorbell & camera registry Vendor: Axon

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office maintains a camera registry via Axon.

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

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

Alabama Motor Vehicle Division

Montgomery · 1 deployment

Face recognition

Alabama’s Motor Vehicle Division responds to face recognition requests from FBI’s FACE Services.

Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office

Montgomery · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Montgomery County

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office has been using body-worn cameras since 2015.

Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026