County record · Florida

Charlotte County

6 Deployments on record

2 Agencies

4 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · none on record Fixed cameras & RTCC · 1 Face recognition · 2 Drones / UAS · 1 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 2 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

Charlotte County Sheriff's Office

Punta Gorda · 4 deployments · on UnGovr: Charlotte County

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office began using Axon Body 3 body-worn cameras in 2021.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Charlotte County Sheriff's Office Wink News

Drones / UAS

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office has at least two drones, as of 2019.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Charlotte County Sheriff's Office Instagram Florida Sheriffs Association

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office is one of more than 275 law enforcement agencies with access to the Face Analysis Comparison & Examination System (FACES), a face recognition program maintained by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. Investigators may upload an image to search more than 25-million Florida driver's license photos and mugshots.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Orlando Sentinel Center on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown Law Pinellas County Sheriff's Office

Fixed cameras & RTCC Vendor: Fusus

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office has a real-time crime center.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Fox 4 Now WINK Charlotte County Sheriff's Office Facebook

Punta Gorda Police Department

Punta Gorda · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Punta Gorda

Body-worn & dashcam

The Punta Gorda Police Department received a $67,000 federal grant to purchase body-worn cameras for 37 officers in 2019.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Punta Gorda Police Department Local NBC News Sun Port Charolette

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The Punta Gorda Police Department is one of more than 275 law enforcement agencies with access to the Face Analysis Comparison & Examination System (FACES), a face recognition program maintained by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. Investigators may upload an image to search more than 25-million Florida driver's license photos and mugshots.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Orlando Sentinel Center on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown Law Pinellas County Sheriff's Office

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