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San Francisco County
Technology presence
The record, by agency
San Francisco Police Department
The San Francisco Police Department began installing 400 Flock Safety automated license plate readers across 100 intersections in 2024. Previously they contracted with Neology Pips.
Sources: NBC Bay AreaCalifornia State Auditor
The San Francisco Police Department purchased Axon body-worn cameras in 2014 as part of pilot program. It formalized its BWC policy in 2016.
The San Francisco Police Department implemented a drone program in 2024.
The San Francisco Police Department began operating a real-time crime center in 2024.
The San Francisco Police Department has been using Shotspotter gunshot detection technology since 2008.
Sources: CNN
Northern California Regional Intelligence Center
The Northern California Regional Intelligence Center operates automated license plate readers and manages ALPR storage for agencies throughout the Bay Area.
Sources: Northern California Regional Intelligence CenterNorthern California Regional Intelligence Center
The Northern California Regional Intelligence Center, a fusion center, uses face recognition technology, often in support of other law enforcement entities in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Sources: San Francisco Chronicle
Presidio National Park Police
The San Francisco Recreation and Park Department's Twitter account includes a photo of SF-based Park Rangers wearing the Axon Body 2.
San Francisco County Sheriff's Department
The San Francisco Sheriff's Office uses Axon body-worn cameras in San Francisco jails.
Sources: SF Examiner
San Francisco District Attorney's Office
The San Francisco District Attorney's office maintains a camera registry.
Sources: San Francisco Government Website
San Francisco Municipal Transit Authority
The San Francisco Municipal Transit Authority acquired AISight predictive policing in 2012.
Sources: Slate
San Francisco State University Police Department
San Francisco State University Police Department uses body-worn cameras.
Sources: SFSU Police DepartmentFacebook
U.S. Customs and Border Protection - San Francisco International Airport
The San Francisco International Airport is one of 18 airports where Customs and Border Protection is using face recognition technology as of March 2019. An executive order signed by Pres. Trump in 2019 requires Customs and Border Protection to install face recognition technology at the United States' top 20 airports by 2021.
Sources: BuzzfeedTechCrunch
Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026