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County record · Connecticut

Greater Bridgeport County

12 Deployments on record
6 Agencies
5 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 1 Fixed cameras & RTCC · 1 Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 3 Gunshot detection · 1 Body-worn & dashcam · 6 Doorbell & camera registry · none on record Cell-site simulators · none on record Predictive policing · none on record Social-media monitoring · none on record

The record, by agency

Bridgeport Police Department

Bridgeport · 4 deployments

Body-worn & dashcam

The Bridgeport Police Department received a state body-worn camera grant of $1,150,448.95 in 2019.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and ManagementCT NBC

Drones / UAS Vendor: Flock Safety

The Bridgeport Police Department has launched a drone as first responder program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Easton CourierNews 12

Fixed cameras & RTCC

The Bridgeport Police Department uses a real-time crime center.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Darien Times

Gunshot detection Vendor: ShotSpotter

The Bridgeport Police Department began using ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in 2018.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Bridgeport Connecticut

Fairfield Police Department

Fairfield · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Town of Fairfield

Body-worn & dashcam

The Fairfield Police Department purchased 80 body-worn cameras in 2018. FPD received a state body-worn camera grant of $742,224 in 2019.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Fairfield Citizen OnlineState of Connecticut, Office of Policy and ManagementCT NBC

Drones / UAS

The Fairfield Police Department operates one drone as of 2018, 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 Collegewww.faa.gov

Monroe Police Department

Monroe · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Town of Monroe

ALPR Vendor: Vigilant Solutions

The Monroe Police Department scanned 2,328 license plates in 2019 using Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): MuckRock

Body-worn & dashcam

The Monroe Police Department received a state body-worn camera grant of $96,225 in 2018.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and ManagementCT NBC

Trumbull Police Department

Trumbull · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Town of Trumbull

Body-worn & dashcam

The Trumbull Police Department uses body-worn cameras, as required by state law, according to a 2022 report from NBC Connecticut.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CT NBCwww.datawrapper.de

Drones / UAS

The Trumbull Police Department operates one drone as of 2016, 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 Collegewww.trumbull-ct.gov

Easton Police Department

Easton · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Easton

Body-worn & dashcam

The Easton Police Department received a state body-worn camera grant of $48,955 in 2019.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and ManagementCT NBC

Stratford Police Department

Stratford · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Stratford

Body-worn & dashcam

The Stratford Police Department received a state body-worn camera grant of $66,550.00 and a 2019 grant of #20,346.88 in 2018.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): State of Connecticut, Office of Policy and ManagementCT NBC

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