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County record · Massachusetts

Norfolk County

16 Deployments on record
11 Agencies
4 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 5 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 2 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 7 Doorbell & camera registry · 2 Cell-site simulators · none on record Predictive policing · none on record Social-media monitoring · none on record

The record, by agency

Canton Police Department

Canton · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Town of Canton

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Canton Police Department operates eight Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Body-worn & dashcam

Canton Police Department received $100,000 to purchase 50 body-worn cameras through the Small, Rural and Tribal Body-Worn Camera program in 2024.

Franklin Police Department

Franklin · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Franklin

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

As of April 2024, the Franklin Police Department operates two Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.

Drones / UAS

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

Norwood Police Department

Norwood · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Town of Norwood

ALPR Vendor: ELSAG

The Norwood Police Department acquired automated license plate readers in 2010.

Body-worn & dashcam

The Norwood Police Department received a $250,000 grant from the state of Massachusetts for body-worn cameras in 2024.

Quincy Police Department

Quincy · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Quincy

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Quincy Police Department operates 43 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Drones / UAS

The Quincy Police Department owns a drone unit.

Stoughton Police Department

Stoughton · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Town of Stoughton

Body-worn & dashcam

The Stoughton Police Department received a $249,425 grant from the state of Massachusetts for body-worn cameras in 2024.

Doorbell & camera registry

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

Brookline Police Department

Brookline · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Brookline

Body-worn & dashcam

The Brookline Police Department received a $250,000 state grant to purchase body-worn cameras in 2023.

Cohasset Police Department

Cohasset · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Cohasset

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Cohasset Police Department uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers.

Foxborough Police Department

Foxborough · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Foxborough

Body-worn & dashcam

On December 30, 2021 the Massachusetts Governor announced an award of $105,010 to the Foxborough Police Department for its body-worn camera program.

Holbrook Police Department

Holbrook · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Holbrook

Body-worn & dashcam

The Holbrook Police Department received a $92,588 state grant to purchase body-worn cameras in 2023.

Randolph Police Department

Randolph · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Randolph

Body-worn & dashcam

The Randolph Police Department received a $7,604 grant from the state of Massachusetts for body-worn cameras in 2024. The agency also received an award of $106,700 2021 and a grant of $34,750.00 in 2023.

Walpole Police Department

Walpole · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Walpole

Doorbell & camera registry

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

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