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County record · Georgia

Cobb County

25 Deployments on record
8 Agencies
7 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 7 Fixed cameras & RTCC · 4 Face recognition · 1 Drones / UAS · 2 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 3 Doorbell & camera registry · 6 Cell-site simulators · none on record Predictive policing · 2 Social-media monitoring · none on record

The record, by agency

Cobb County Police Department

Marietta · 5 deployments · on UnGovr: Cobb County

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Cobb County Police Department has used Flock Safety automated license plate readers since 2019.

Doorbell & camera registry

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

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Cobb County Police Department operated drones as of 2024.

Face recognition

The Cobb County Police Department received approval for a contract with Clearview AI in December 2022. The agency acknowledged that the agency uses face recognition technology in January 2020.

Fixed cameras & RTCC

The Cobb County Police Department operates a real-time crime center.

Acworth Police Department

Acworth · 4 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Acworth

ALPR Vendor: Vigilant Solutions

The Acworth Police Department scanned 546,422 license plates using Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers in 2019.

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: WatchGuard

The Acworth Police Department purchased body-worn and in-car cameras for $250,000 from WatchGuard, using funds from the Georgia Municipal Association lease/purchase program. The Acworth Police Department also received a Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera Program grant for $84,000 for 42 body-worn cameras in 2023.

Doorbell & camera registry Vendor: Fusus

Acworth Police Department uses the Fusus camera registry system.

Predictive policing

The Acworth Police Department received a $930,859 Community Public Safety Grant in 2023, which the agency planned to use for predictive policing technology.

Austell Police Department

Austell · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Austell

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Austell Police Department operates 15 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Doorbell & camera registry Vendor: Fusus

Austell Police Department uses the Fusus camera registry system.

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Austell 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.

Kennesaw Police Department

Kennesaw · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Kennesaw

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Kennesaw Police Department operates 16 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Doorbell & camera registry Vendor: Axon

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

Fixed cameras & RTCC

The Kennesaw Police Department received a $325,600 Community Public Safety Grant in 2023, which the agency planned to use for real-time crime center.

Kennesaw State University Police Department

Kennesaw · 3 deployments

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Kennesaw State University Police Department operates 49 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Body-worn & dashcam

The Kennesaw State University Police Department has been using body-worn cameras since at least 2015.

Predictive policing

The Kennesaw State University Police Department received a $642,213 Community Public Safety Grant in 2023, which the agency planned to use for predictive policing technology.

Marietta Police Department

Marietta · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Marietta

ALPR Vendor: Vigilant Solutions, Flock Safety

The Marietta Police Department acquired mobile license plate readers from Vigilant Solutions in 2013 and added Flock Safety stationary ALPRs in 2018.

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Coreforce

The Marietta Police Department acquired 142 BodyWorn body-worn cameras in 2016.

Fixed cameras & RTCC Vendor: Flock Safety

The Marietta Police Department operates five Condor cameras from Flock Safety as of September 2025. The cameras are paired with video analytics software.

Cobb County Sheriff's Office

Marietta · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Cobb County

Doorbell & camera registry Vendor: Fusus

The Cobb County Sheriff's Office uses the Fusus camera registry platform.

Fixed cameras & RTCC Vendor: Fusus

The Cobb County Sheriff's Office uses the Fusus real-time crime center platform.

Smyrna Police Department

Smyrna · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Smyrna

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Smyrna Police Department installed Flock Safety automated license plate readers in 2019

Doorbell & camera registry Vendor: Fusus

The Smyrna Police Department utilizes the Fusus camera registry and video integration system.

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