Bristol County

The Fall River Police Department operates 30 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

On December 30, 2021 the Massachusetts Governor announced an award of $201,324.20 to the Fall River Police Department for its body-worn camera program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

The Fall River Police Department has been using drones since at least 2019.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Herald News

On December 30, 2021 the Massachusetts Governor announced an award of $249,041 to the New Bedford Police Department for its body-worn camera program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

The New Bedford Police Department maintains a registry of surveillance cameras voluntarily submitted by local residents and businesses.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Bedford Police Department

The New Bedford Police Department began ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in 2011.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): South Coast Today

The Seekonk Police Department announced in 2022 it planned to install 20 Flock Safety automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Reporter Today

The Seekonk Police Department received $96,000 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to purchase 48 body-worn cameras through the 2022 Small, Rural, Tribal BWC Microgrant program. The previous year, the department received a $44,619 from the governor's office for BWCs.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera microgrant grantee listMassachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

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

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Seekonk Massachusetts

On December 30, 2021 the Massachusetts Governor announced an award of $78,671.20 to the Dartmouth Police Department for its body-worn camera program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

The Dartmouth Police Department operates a drone program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Boston Globe

The State of Massachusetts awarded $27,350 in 2021 and $51,415.00 in FY23 to the Dighton Police Department for its body-worn camera program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

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

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): John Guifoil Public Relations

On December 30, 2021 the Massachusetts Governor announced an award of $69,816 to the Swansea Police Department for its body-worn camera program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

The Swansea Police Department operates one drone as of 2016, 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.town.swansea.ma.us

The Attleboro Police Department operates one Yuneec Typhoon Q500 drone as of 2015, 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.thesunchronicle.com

The Bristol County Sheriffs Office received a $562,000 US Bureau of Justice Assistance grant for its body-worn camera program in 2022.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Bureau of Justice Assistance, US Department of Justice

The Easton Police Department received a grant of $54,237.00 from the Massachusetts FY23 Body-Worn Cameras (BWC) Grant Program. On December 30, 2021 the Massachusetts Governor announced an award of $48,767 to the Easton Police Department for its body-worn camera program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and SecurityMassachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

The Fairhaven Police Department received a $193,145 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

The Mansfield Police Department received a grant of $96,543.92 from the Massachusetts FY23 Body-Worn Cameras (BWC) Grant Program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

The North Attleboro Police Department received a grant of $67,950.00 from the Massachusetts FY23 Body-Worn Cameras (BWC) Grant Program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

The Raynham Police Department received $60,615 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to purchase 35 body-worn cameras through the 2022 Small, Rural, Tribal BWC Microgrant program. On December 30, 2021 the Massachusetts Governor announced an award of $54,030 to the Raynham Police Department for its body-worn camera program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera microgrant grantee listMassachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

On December 30, 2021 the Massachusetts Governor announced an award of $37,711.97 to the Rehoboth Police Department for its body-worn camera program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security

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

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Town of Somerset

The Taunton Police Department uses Axon body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and SecurityTaunton Daily Gazette

The Westport Police Department received a $19,365 grant from the state of Massachusetts for body-worn cameras in 2024. The agency was also awarded $49,370 in 2021.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and SecurityMassachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security