City of Springfield
Hampden County · Massachusetts
Technology presence
The record, by agency
Springfield Police Department
The Springfield Police Department acquired automated license plate readers as early as 2009 and received a grant for more systems in 2010.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Mass LivePrivacy SOSELSAG
The Springfield Police Department received a $1.1-million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice in 2019 to equip 500 police officers with body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WAMCMass LiveSpringfield, MA Gov
The Springfield Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras through Motorola Solutions' CityProtect platform.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CityProtect
The Springfield Police Department purchased BriefCam video analytics software in 2018 as part of $1 million public safety upgrade.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): BuzzfeedMass Lives News
The Springfield Real Time Crime Analysis and Intelligence Center opened in 2018. Located on the second floor of the Springfield Police Department headquarters, the center receives live feeds from cameras owned by the city as well as some privatelly owned cameras. Staff access gunshot detection software and assorted police databases.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WAMC Northeast Public RadioWNPR
The Springfield Police Department upgraded its ShotSpotter gunshot detection system in 2013.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Business Wire
Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026