County record · Massachusetts
Berkshire County
Technology presence
The record, by agency
Pittsfield Police Department
The Pittsfield Police Department made a 60-month, $281,000 arrangement with Axon in 2023 to equip 20 police cruisers with cameras with automated license plate reading capability.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WAMC
The Pittsfield Police Department received a grant of $166,586.73 from the Massachusetts FY23 Body-Worn Cameras (BWC) Grant Program.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
The Pittsfield Police Department began using ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in 2017. The system was paid for with a $300,000 gift from Berkshire Health Systems.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRGB 6iBerkshireiBerkshire
Williamstown Police Department
The Williamstown Police Department received a grant of $18,941.80 from the Massachusetts FY23 Body-Worn Cameras (BWC) Grant Program.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
The Williamstown Police Department operates a drone program.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Williamstown Police Website
Adams Police Department
The Adams Police Department received a $110,465 state grant to purchase body-worn cameras in 2023.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Commonwealth of Massachusetts Website
Cheshire Police Department
The Cheshire Police Department received a grant of $26,196.90 from the Massachusetts FY23 Body-Worn Cameras (BWC) Grant Program.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
Dalton Police Department
The Dalton Police Department received a grant of 29,368.00 from the Massachusetts FY23 Body-Worn Cameras (BWC) Grant Program.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
Egremont Police Department
The Egremont Police Department received a $27,836 grant from the state of Massachusetts for body-worn cameras in 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
Great Barrington Police Department
On December 30, 2021 the Massachusetts Governor announced an award of $19,817 to the Great Barrington Police Department for its body-worn camera program.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
Hinsdale Police Department
The Hinsdale Police Department received a $52,636 state grant to purchase body-worn cameras in 2023.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Commonwealth of Massachusetts Website
Lanesborough Police Department
The Lanesborough Police Department received a $39,700 state grant to purchase body-worn cameras in 2023.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Commonwealth of Massachusetts Website
North Adams Police Department
The North Adams Police Department received a grant of $94,492.00 from the Massachusetts FY23 Body-Worn Cameras (BWC) Grant Program.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
Sheffield Police Department
On December 30, 2021 the Massachusetts Governor announced an award of $30,843 to the Sheffield Police Department for its body-worn camera program.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026