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Campbell Police Department
As of April 2024, the Campbell Police Department operates 22 Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.
In 2008, the Campbell Police Department purchased body-worn cameras with grant funding. The department has body-worn cameras for every officer assigned to the patrol division.
The Campbell Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras through Motorola Solutions' CityProtect platform.
Sources: CityProtect
The Campbell Police Department operates a Drone as First Responder (DFR) program.
Sources: AxonAxonCommercial UAV News
The Campbell Police Department signed a contract with the Los Gatos Police Department to use PredPol (now Geolitica) predictive policing software in 2012.
Sources: Los Gatos Police Department
San Jose Police Department
As of April 2024, the San Jose Police Department operates 241 Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 365 days.
The San Jose Police Department began using Axon body-worn cameras for all officers in 2016.
Sources: San Jose Police DepartmentAxon
The San Jose Police Department acquired cell-site simulator technology in 2013, according data compiled by Kevin Collier for Vocativ.
Sources: VocativKevin CollierABC 10
The San Jose Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.
Sources: City of San Jose
The San Jose Police Department operated 18 drones as of 2022.
Sources: San Jose Police DepartmentCenter for the Study of the Drone at Bard Collegewww.mercurynews.com
Los Altos Police Department
As of April 2024, the Los Altos Police Department operates 10 Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.
The Los Altos Police Department entered a five-year contract with Axon for body-worn Cameras in 2018.
Sources: Los Altos Town CrierLos Altos Police Department Facebook
The Los Altos Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras through Motorola Solutions' CityProtect platform.
Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department
The Town of Los Gatos entered a five-year, $377,000 contract with Axon for body-worn cameras in 2020.
Sources: Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police DepartmentLos Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department Facebook
The Los Gatos/Monte Sereno Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.
Sources: The Town of Los Gatos
The Los Gatos/Monte Sereno Police Department uses PredPol (now Geolitica) predictive policing software.
Sources: VendorThe Los Gatos/Monte Sereno Police DepartmentSan Jose Mercury News
Morgan Hill Police Department
As of April 2024, the Morgan Hill Police Department operates 49 Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.
The Morgan Hill Police Department began using body-worn cameras in 2011. The agency switched from VieVu to Axon BWCs in 2019.
Sources: Morgan Hill City CouncilMorgan Hill Police DepartmentMorgan Hill Police Department Facebook
Morgan Hill Police Department has been using PredPol (now Geolitica) since June, 2011. According to Morgan Hill's 2014-2015 budget, patrol checks based on PredPol (now Geolitica) data were conducted 3,900 times.
Sources: PredPolKSBWCity of Morgan Hill
Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department
As of April 2025, the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office operates 93 Flock Safety automated license plate readers and stores ALPR data for 30 days.
Sources: Flock Safety
The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office ordered 1,200 Axon body-worn Cameras in 2017.
Sources: Cision
The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.
Santa Clara Police Department
As of April 2024, the Santa Clara Police Department operates 17 Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.
The Santa Clara Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.
Sources: City of Santa Clara
Milpitas Police Department
The City of Milpitas approved the purchase of 20 automated license plate readers from Flock Safety in May 2020.
Sources: Milpitas Police DepartmentCalifornia State AuditorCity of Milpitas
The Milpitas Police Department equipped 84 officers with Axon body-worn cameras in 2017.
Sources: Mercury NewsMilpitas Police Department Policy Manual
Mountain View Police Department
The Mountain View Police Department operates automated license plate readers. The city council approved a one-year agreement with Flock Safety to install 24 automatic license plate readers in 2024.
The Mountain View Police Department purchased 66 Axon body-worn cams in 2015 for $135,000.
Sources: Mountain View VoiceNBC Bay AreaKTVU
Palo Alto Police Department
As of April 2024, the Palo Alto Police Department operates 21 Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.
Palo Alto Police department purchased 50 Vista HD body-worn cameras for $49,000 in 2018 and spent an additional $49,500 on cloud storage and accessories.
Sources: Palo Alto City CouncilPalo Alto Police DepartmentPalo Alto Police Department Instagram
Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety
The Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety began using Axon body-worn cameras in 2016.
Sources: Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety Facebook PageThe Mercury News
The Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety operated three drones as of 2023.
Sources: Sunnyvale Department of Public SafetySunnyvale Department of Public Safetysunnyvale.ca.gov
Foothill De Anza Police Department
The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $27,194 to the Foothill De Anza Police Department in 2016 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program.
Sources: U.S Department of Justicewww.mercurynews.comlavozdeanza.com
Gilroy Police Department
As of April 2024, the Gilroy Police Department operates 39 Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.
Los Gatos Police Department
The Los Gatos Police Department has 33 Flock Safety automated license plate readers and other cameras as of July 2025.
San Jose Evergreen Community College District Police Department
The San Jose Evergreen Community College District Police Department shares automated license plate data with the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center.
San Jose State University Police Department
The San Jose State University Police Department uses Axon body-worn cameras.
Sources: San Jose State UniversitySJSU PDSan Jose State Univeristy Police Department Facebook page
Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office
The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office is an operator and end-user of cellular communications interception technology.
Sources: Santa Clara County DA
Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department - Cupertino
The City of Cupertino, which is patrolled by the Santa Clara County Sheriff, is spending about $60,000 for 15 automated license plate readers.
Sources: San Jose Spotlight
Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department - Saratoga
The City of Saratoga, which is patrolled by the Santa Clara County Sheriff, has seven Flock Safety automated license plate readers.
Sources: Saratoga
Sunnyvale Police Department
The Sunnyvale Police Department has 16 Flock Safety automated license plate readers and other cameras as of July 2025.
Sources: Flock Safety
U.S. Customs and Border Protection - San Jose International Airport
The San Jose 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
West Valley-Mission Community College District Police Department
The West Valley-Mission Community College District Police Department used body-worn cameras as of 2021.
Sources: West Valley-Mission Community College District Police DepartmentWest Valley-Mission Community College District Administration
Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026