Escambia County

The Escambia County Sheriff's Office operates 18 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

The Escambia County Sheriff's Office purchased 268 body-worn cameras in 2021.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pensacola News Journal

The Escambia County Sheriff's Office had six drones as of December 2022.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): North EscambiaPensacola News Journal

The Escambia 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 SentinelCenter on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown LawPinellas County Sheriff's Office

The Escambia County Sheriff's Office operates a real-time crime center.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pensacola News Journal

The Escambia County Sheriff's Office implemented SoundThinking's ShotSpotter gunshot detection system in 2023.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pensacola News JournalSoundThinking

The Pensacola Police Department is installing 18 Flock Safety automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): PNJ

The Pensacola Police Department has been using body-worn cameras since 2015.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WEARTVPensacola News Journal

The Pensacola Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras through Motorola Solutions' CityProtect platform.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CityProtect

The Pensacola Police Department operates four drones 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.pnj.comwww.pnj.com

The Pensacola 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 SentinelCenter on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown LawPinellas County Sheriff's Office

The Pensacola State College Police Department uses body-worn cameras, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement's 2019 Criminal Justice Agency Profile Report.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Florida Department of Law Enforcement