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County record · Connecticut

Naugatuck Valley County

21 Deployments on record
16 Agencies
5 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 3 Fixed cameras & RTCC · 1 Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 2 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 14 Doorbell & camera registry · 1 Cell-site simulators · none on record Predictive policing · none on record Social-media monitoring · none on record

The record, by agency

Waterbury Police Department

Waterbury · 3 deployments

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Waterbury Police Department outfitted 350 of its officers with body-worn cameras in 2021.

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Waterbury Police Department operates one DJI Matrice 210 drone as of 2019, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

Fixed cameras & RTCC

The Waterbury Police Department established a real-time crime center in 2021.

Bristol Police Department

Bristol · 2 deployments

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Bristol Police Department uses Axon body-worn cameras.

Doorbell & camera registry

The Bristol Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.

Cheshire Police Department

Cheshire · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Town of Cheshire

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

As of April 2024, the Cheshire Police Department operates 12 Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.

Body-worn & dashcam

The Cheshire Police Department received a state body-worn camera grant of $122,961.75 in 2018.

Seymour Police Department

Seymour · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Town of Seymour

ALPR

The Seymour Police Department has had at least one license plate reader in operation since 2014 and planned to add a second one in 2015.

Body-worn & dashcam

In December 2021 the State Bond Commission awarded the Seymour Police Department $26,776 for body-worn cameras and video storage devices.

Ansonia Police Department

Ansonia · 1 deployment

Body-worn & dashcam

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

Derby Police Department

Derby · 1 deployment

Body-worn & dashcam

In May 2022, the State Bond Commission awarded the Derby Police Department $59,646 for body-worn cameras, dash cameras, and video storage devices.

Middlebury Police Department

Middlebury · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Middlebury

Body-worn & dashcam

The Middlebury Police Department received a state body-worn camera grant of $37,463.02 in 2017.

Naugatuck Police Department

Naugatuck · 1 deployment

Body-worn & dashcam

The Naugatuck Police Department received a state body-worn camera grant of $23,927.48 and on 12/23/2017 a grant of $27,398.99 in 2017.

Plymouth Police Department

Plymouth · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Plymouth

Body-worn & dashcam

In May 2022, the State Bond Commission awarded the Plymouth Police Department $25,118 for body-worn cameras, dash cameras, and video storage devices.

Prospect Police Department

Prospect · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Prospect

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Prospect Police Department operates seven Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Shelton Police Department

Shelton · 1 deployment

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Shelton Board of Aldermen approved a five-year, $300,000 contract with Axon in October 2021 for body-worn cameras, dash cameras, and related video storage services.

Southbury Police Department

Southbury · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Southbury

Body-worn & dashcam

The Southbury Police Department received a state body-worn camera grant of $10,000 in 2018.

Thomaston Police Department

Thomaston · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Thomaston

Body-worn & dashcam

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

Watertown Police Department

Watertown · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Watertown

Body-worn & dashcam

The Watertown Police Department received a state body-worn camera grant of $36,256.00 in 2019

Wolcott Police Department

Wolcott · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Wolcott

Body-worn & dashcam

The Wolcott Police Department received a state body-worn camera grant of $32,558.76 in 2017.

Woodbury Police Department

Woodbury · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Woodbury

Drones / UAS

The Woodbury Police Department operates one drone as of 2017, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

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