Miami-Dade County

County record. Includes every city and agency within Miami-Dade County.

97 Deployments on record
36 Agencies
9 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 13 Fixed cameras & RTCC · 10 Face recognition · 31 Drones / UAS · 12 Gunshot detection · 7 Body-worn & dashcam · 16 Doorbell & camera registry · 4 Cell-site simulators · 2 Predictive policing · 2 Social-media monitoring · none on record
What these categories mean
ALPR
Automated license plate readers (ALPR): camera systems that automatically capture, read, and log vehicle license plates with location and time, producing a searchable record of vehicle movements.
Fixed cameras & RTCC
Agency-operated fixed video cameras and the real-time crime centers (RTCC) that aggregate live and recorded feeds for monitoring. Extends the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Atlas, which enumerates real-time crime centers and camera registries but not standalone fixed-camera estates.
Face recognition
Software that matches faces in images or video against a reference database to identify or verify individuals.
Drones / UAS
Uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), commonly called drones, operated by an agency for overhead observation, imaging, or sensing.
Gunshot detection
Networks of acoustic sensors that detect and locate suspected gunfire and alert an agency.
Body-worn & dashcam
Officer body-worn and in-vehicle dashboard cameras that record encounters; public access to the footage is frequently restricted.
Doorbell & camera registry
Programs that give an agency access to privately owned camera footage: doorbell-camera partnerships, citizen camera registries, and private-camera integration platforms.
Cell-site simulators
Devices that mimic cell towers to locate or identify nearby mobile phones. They are often called Stingrays, or IMSI catchers after the international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) number that identifies each phone on a network. Adjacent: communications surveillance outside the visual/sensor core.
Predictive policing
Software that forecasts where crime may occur or who may be involved, to direct policing. Adjacent: analytics rather than a sensing deployment.
Social-media monitoring
Tools that collect and analyze public social-media activity for an agency. Adjacent: open-source/communications monitoring outside the visual/sensor core.

The record, by agency

Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office

Doral · 9 deployments · last documented Sep 2025 · on UnGovr: Miami-Dade County

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office operates seven Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Predictive policing Vendor: Shotspotter Connect

The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office received a grant to purchase ShotSpotter Connect predictive policing technology in 2021.

Drones / UAS Vendor: Honeywell

The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office uses drones.

Cell-site simulators Vendor: Tactical Support Equipment

The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office replaced its Harris Corp. "Stingray" with a Nyxcell cell-simulator from Tactical Support Equipment in 2020.

Face recognition Vendor: DataWorks Plus

In 2017, Miami-Dade County signed a contract with Dataworks to renew face recognition services for three years. The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office, Miami Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation, and the Miami-Dade Juvenile Services Department share the system.

Fixed cameras & RTCC

The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office Real-Time Crime Center provided access to a citywide surevillance camera network and ShotSpotter gunshot detection sensors. The RTCC also allows residents to send-in video, texts, or pictures of any crimes in an app called Citizen on Patrol Application (COPA).

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The Miami-Dade 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.

Body-worn & dashcam

The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office received a $1.2 million grant in 2015 from U.S. Department of Justice to purchase body-worn cameras. MDPD matched the grant to provide BWCs to 962 officers.

Gunshot detection Vendor: ShotSpotter

Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office began using ShotSpotter in 2011, but abandoned it in 2014. MDPD reintroduced the technology in 2016.

Miami Gardens Police Department

Miami Gardens · 8 deployments · last documented Sep 2025 · on UnGovr: City of Miami Gardens

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Miami Gardens Police Department operates two Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Fixed cameras & RTCC Vendor: BriefCam

The Miami Gardens Police Department uses BriefCam software.

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The Miami Gardens 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.

Body-worn & dashcam

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

Gunshot detection Vendor: ShotSpotter

The Miami Gardens Police Department uses ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology.

Fixed cameras & RTCC

The Miami Gardens Police Department launched its real-time crime center in 2015. According to Commercial Integrator, the RTCC is equipped with a video wall system and access to automated license plate readers, ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology, and news feeds. The MGPD also usesLive Earth mapping software.

Predictive policing Vendor: Geolitica

The Miami Gardens Police Department has been using predictive policings since 2015. MGPD uses Hunchlab (now Shotspotter Connect) and other software in their predictive policing initiative.

Doorbell & camera registry

The Miami Gardens Police Department's SafeCam program is a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.

South Miami Police Department

South Miami · 4 deployments · last documented Sep 2025 · on UnGovr: City of South Miami

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The South Miami Police Department operates five Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Drones / UAS

The South Miami Police Department uses drones.

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The South Miami 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.

Body-worn & dashcam

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

Pinecrest Village Police Department

Pinecrest · 1 deployment · last documented Sep 2025 · on UnGovr: Village of Pinecrest

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Pinecrest Village Police Department operates 28 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Florida City Police Department

Florida City · 2 deployments · last documented Jul 2025 · on UnGovr: City of Florida City

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Florida City Police Department has installed 16 Flock Safety automated license plate readers, according to data obtained in July 2025.

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The Florida City 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.

Miami Beach Police Department

Miami Beach · 7 deployments · last documented Mar 2025 · on UnGovr: City of Miami Beach

Fixed cameras & RTCC

The Miami Beach Police Department operates a real-time crime center with at least 850 cameras and 30 automated license plate readers as of March 2025.

Drones / UAS Vendor: The Miami Beach Police Department launched a drone as first responder program in 2025.

The Miami Beach Police Department launched a drone as first responder program in 2025.

Doorbell & camera registry Vendor: Axon

The Miami Beach Police Department uses Axon's Fusus camera registry.

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Miami Beach Police Department has been using body-worn cameras since 2014.

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The Miami Beach 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.

Fixed cameras & RTCC Vendor: BriefCam

The City of Miami Beach purchased BriefCam software for $43,500 in 2018.

ALPR Vendor: Vigilant Solutions

The Miami Beach Police Department shared data collected using Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers with 59 other law enforcement agencies, according to documents produced in 2019.

Miami Police Department

Miami · 8 deployments · last documented Sep 2024 · on UnGovr: City of Miami

Doorbell & camera registry Vendor: Axon

The Miami Police Department uses Axon's Fusus camera registry.

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Miami Police Department purchased a DJI Mavic drone in 2020 and a DJI Matrice drone in 2021.

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The Miami 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.

Face recognition Vendor: Clearview AI

According to documents obtained by Buzzfeed News, the Miami Police Department has run over 3,000 face recognition searches using Clearview AI.

Body-worn & dashcam

The Miami Police Department spent $400,000 to equip 750 officers wtih body-worn cameras in 2016. MPD's BWC policy was updated in 2019.

Gunshot detection Vendor: ShotSpotter

Miami Police Department began using Shotspotter gunshot detection technology in 2014 and tripled the area covered in 2017.

Cell-site simulators

The Miami Police Department acquired cell-site simulator technology in 2008, according data compiled by Kevin Collier for Vocativ.

ALPR Vendor: Vigilant Solutions

The Miami Police Department scanned 10,375,570 license plates in 2019 using Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers.

Homestead Police Department

Homestead · 3 deployments · last documented Aug 2024 · on UnGovr: City of Homestead

Gunshot detection Vendor: Soundthinking

The Homestead Florida Police Department began using Shotspotter gunshot detection technology in 2022.

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Homestead Police Department uses Axon body-worn cameras and received a $750,000 Bureau of Justice Assistant grant in 2022 to purchase more cameras.

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The Homestead 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.

Doral Police Department

Doral · 7 deployments · last documented Jan 2024 · on UnGovr: City of Doral

Doorbell & camera registry Vendor: Fusus

Doral Police Department uses the Fusus camera registry system.

Fixed cameras & RTCC

The Doral Police Department began operating its real-time crime center in 2019.

ALPR

The Doral Police Department has 147 automated license plate readers and stores ALPR data for three years.

Fixed cameras & RTCC Vendor: BriefCam

The City of Doral purchased BriefCam software for the IT department in December 2016.

Drones / UAS

The Doral Police Department operates one drone as of 2018, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The Doral 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.

Body-worn & dashcam

The Doral Police Department have used body-worn cameras since January 4, 2016.

Bay Harbor Islands Police Department

Bay Harbor Islands · 3 deployments · last documented Aug 2022 · on UnGovr: Town of Bay Harbor Islands

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Bay Harbor Islands Police Department began using body-worn cameras in 2021.

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Bay Harbor Island Police Department purchased a Flock Safety license plate reader system in 2021.

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The Bay Harbor Islands 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.

North Miami Beach Police Department

North Miami Beach · 2 deployments · last documented Aug 2022 · on UnGovr: City of North Miami Beach

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The North Miami Beach Police Department uses Axon body-worn cameras.

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The North Miami Beach 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.

Coral Gables Police Department

Coral Gables · 4 deployments · last documented Jul 2022 · on UnGovr: City of Coral Gables

Drones / UAS Vendor: Bond

The Coral Gables Police Department started a drone program in 2022, in which the agency contracts with the private company Bond to deploy Air Guardian drones.

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The Coral Gables 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.

Fixed cameras & RTCC Vendor: BriefCam

The Coral Gables Police Department implemented BriefCam video analytics in its Crime Intelligence Center in 2016.

Fixed cameras & RTCC

The Coral Gables Police Department runs a Community Intelligence Center (CIC) inside its headquarters. The CIC utilizes 13 monitors which display video feeds from city-owned and privately owned cameras.

Opa Locka Police Department

Opa Locka · 1 deployment · last documented Jul 2022

Gunshot detection Vendor: SoundThinking

The Opa-locka Police Department uses Shotspotter gunshot detection technology.

Miami Shores Police Department

Miami SHores · 3 deployments · last documented Dec 2021 · on UnGovr: City of Miami Shores

Body-worn & dashcam

The Miami Shores Police Department received $90,000 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to purchase 45 body-worn cameras through the 2022 Small, Rural, Tribal BWC Microgrant program.

Drones / UAS

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

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The Miami Shores 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.

North Bay Village Police Department

North Bay Village · 3 deployments · last documented Dec 2021 · on UnGovr: City of North Bay Village

Body-worn & dashcam

The North Bay Village Police Department received $40,000 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to purchase 20 body-worn cameras through the 2022 Small, Rural, Tribal BWC Microgrant program.

ALPR

The North Bay Village Police Department began using automated license plate readers in November 2019.

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The North Bay Village 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.

Pinecrest Police Department

Pinecrest · 2 deployments · last documented Dec 2021 · on UnGovr: Village of Pinecrest

Body-worn & dashcam

The Pinecrest Police Department was awared a $47,000 Bureau of Justice Assistance grant for body-worn cameras in 2022.

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The Pinecrest 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.

Aventura Police Department

Aventura · 3 deployments · last documented Sep 2021 · on UnGovr: City of Aventura

Gunshot detection

The Aventura Police Department implemented gunshot detection systems into the city's two charter schools in 2020.

Drones / UAS

The Aventura Police Department uses drones.

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The Aventura 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.

North Miami Police Department

North Miami · 3 deployments · last documented Jul 2021 · on UnGovr: City of North Miami

Drones / UAS

The North Miami Police Department has drones.

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The North Miami 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.

Body-worn & dashcam

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

Hialeah Police Department

Hialeah · 2 deployments · last documented Jun 2021 · on UnGovr: City of Hialeah

Drones / UAS Vendor: Brinc

The Hialeah Police Department purchased 2 Brinc Lemur S drones in 2021.

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The Hialeah 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.

University of Miami Police Department

Miami · 2 deployments · last documented Oct 2020

Fixed cameras & RTCC

The University of Miami Police Department uses video analytics software combined with more than 1,300 cameras, according to the police chief's resume.

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The University of Miami 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.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Miami International Airport

Miami · 1 deployment · last documented Mar 2020

Face recognition

The Miami 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.

Indian Creek Village Public Safety Department

Indian Creek Village · 1 deployment · last documented Mar 2020

ALPR Vendor: Vigilant Solutions

The Indian Creek Village Public Safety Department collected 254,000 license plate scans in 2019 using Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers.

Gladeview Police Department

Gladeview · 1 deployment · last documented Mar 2020

Gunshot detection Vendor: ShotSpotter

The Gladeview Police Department uses ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology.

Miami-Dade Schools Police Department

Miami · 2 deployments · last documented Jan 2020

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Miami-Dade Schools Police Department operates one DJI Phantom drone as of 2016, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The Miami-Dade Schools 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.

Sweetwater Police Department

Sweetwater · 2 deployments · last documented Nov 2019 · on UnGovr: City of Sweetwater

Drones / UAS

The Sweetwater Police Department have been using drones since at least 2019.

Body-worn & dashcam

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

Palmetto Bay Policing Unit

Palmetto Bay · 2 deployments · last documented Jul 2019

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The Palmetto Bay Policing Unit (on contract with the Miami-Dade 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.

ALPR Vendor: ACTI Communications

The Palmetto Bay Policing Unit (on contract with the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office) purchased two mobile automated license plate reader kits from ACTI Communications in 2017.

Medley Police Department

Medley · 1 deployment · last documented Jul 2019 · on UnGovr: Town of Medley

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The Medley 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.

Sunny Isles Beach Police Department

Sunny Isles Beach · 1 deployment · last documented Jul 2019 · on UnGovr: City of Sunny Isles Beach

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The Sunny Isles Beach 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.

Surfside Police Department

Surfside · 1 deployment · last documented Jul 2019 · on UnGovr: Town of Surfside

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The Surfside 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.

Virginia Gardens Police Department

Virginia Gardens · 1 deployment · last documented Jul 2019 · on UnGovr: Village of Virginia Gardens

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The Virginia Gardens 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.

West Miami Police Department

West Miami · 1 deployment · last documented Jul 2019 · on UnGovr: City of West Miami

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The West Miami 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.

Miami-Dade Juvenile Services Department

Miami · 1 deployment · last documented Feb 2019

Face recognition Vendor: DataWorks Plus

In 2017, Miami-Dade County signed a contract with Dataworks to renew face recognition services for three years. The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office, Miami Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation, and the Miami-Dade Juvenile Services Department share the system.

Key Biscayne Police Department

Key Biscayne · 1 deployment · last documented Jan 2019 · on UnGovr: Village of Key Biscayne

Body-worn & dashcam

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

Opa-locka Police Department

Opa Locka · 1 deployment · last documented Jan 2019 · on UnGovr: City of Opa-locka

Body-worn & dashcam

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

Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation

Miami · 1 deployment · last documented Feb 2018

Face recognition Vendor: DataWorks Plus

In 2017, Miami-Dade County signed a contract with Dataworks to renew face recognition services for three years. The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office, Miami Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation, and the Miami-Dade Juvenile Services Department share the system.

Miami Springs Police Department

Miami Springs · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Miami Springs

ALPR

The Miami Springs Police Department has been using automated license plate readers since 2016.

Face recognition Vendor: Clearview AI

The Miami Springs Police Department entered into a three-year, unlimited seat agreement with Clearview AI for face recognition technology at a cost of $2,995 per year.

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