Prince George's County
County record. Includes every city and agency within Prince George's County.
Technology presence
What these categories mean
- ALPR
- Automated license plate readers (ALPR): camera systems that automatically capture, read, and log vehicle license plates with location and time, producing a searchable record of vehicle movements.
- Fixed cameras & RTCC
- Agency-operated fixed video cameras and the real-time crime centers (RTCC) that aggregate live and recorded feeds for monitoring. Extends the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Atlas, which enumerates real-time crime centers and camera registries but not standalone fixed-camera estates.
- Face recognition
- Software that matches faces in images or video against a reference database to identify or verify individuals.
- Drones / UAS
- Uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), commonly called drones, operated by an agency for overhead observation, imaging, or sensing.
- Gunshot detection
- Networks of acoustic sensors that detect and locate suspected gunfire and alert an agency.
- Body-worn & dashcam
- Officer body-worn and in-vehicle dashboard cameras that record encounters; public access to the footage is frequently restricted.
- Doorbell & camera registry
- Programs that give an agency access to privately owned camera footage: doorbell-camera partnerships, citizen camera registries, and private-camera integration platforms.
- Cell-site simulators
- Devices that mimic cell towers to locate or identify nearby mobile phones. They are often called Stingrays, or IMSI catchers after the international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) number that identifies each phone on a network. Adjacent: communications surveillance outside the visual/sensor core.
- Predictive policing
- Software that forecasts where crime may occur or who may be involved, to direct policing. Adjacent: analytics rather than a sensing deployment.
- Social-media monitoring
- Tools that collect and analyze public social-media activity for an agency. Adjacent: open-source/communications monitoring outside the visual/sensor core.
The record, by agency
Landover Hills Police Department
The Landover Hills Police Department uses Axon body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Landover Hills Police Department FacebookFOX 5
Cheverly Police Department
The Cheverly Police Department began using Vivue body-worn cameras in 2013 and now uses Axon BWCs.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Town of CheverlyCheverly Police DepartmentCheverly Police Department Facebook
Brentwood Police Department
The Brentwood Police Department uses Motorola body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Brentwood Police DepartmentBrentwood Police Department
New Carrollton Police Department
The New Carrollton Police Department uses Coban Focus X2 body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Carrollton Police DepartmentNBC WashingtonNew Carrollton Police Department
Colmar Manor Police Department
The Colmar Manor Police Department began using body-worn cameras in 2020.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Colmar Manor Police DepartmentCruiser Vids Instagram
Prince George's County Police Department
The Prince George's County Police Department uses Panasonic body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WJLA (ABC 7 News)FOX 5 DCPrince George's County Police Department
In 2018, the Prince George's County Police Department scanned 43,085,175 license plates using automated license plate readers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Maryland House Judiciary Committee DisclosureCapital News Service
The Prince George's County Police Department maintains a registry of surveillance cameras voluntarily submitted by local residents and businesses.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Prince George's County Police Department
Forest Heights Police Department
As of April 2024, the Forest Heights Police Department operates 11 Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock SafetyThe News & ObserverThe News & Observer
The Forest Heights Police Department uses Axon body-worn cameras. In 2019, the agency signed a five-year contract with Axon for eight body-worn cameras, cloud storage, and licenses at a total cost of $22,006.50.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Forest Heights Police Department InstagramTown of Forest Heights
Prince George's County Sheriff's Office
The Prince George's County Sheriff acquired a vehicle with a cell-site simulator in July 2023.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Jacobs TechnologyKevin CollierCapital News Service
District Heights Police Department
The District Heights Police Department purchased body-worn cameras in November 2023.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): District Heights City Meeting Maryland
Morningside Police Department
The Morningside Police Department uses body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Fox 5
Edmonston Police Department
The Edmonston Police Department uses Axon body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Edmonston Police Department
Hyattville Police Department
The Hyattville Police Department uses body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Energetics Technology Center ReportHyattville Police Facebook page
Fairmount Heights Police Department
The Fairmount Heights Police Department uses Axon body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Fairmount Heights Police Department Instagram
Bowie Police Department
The Bowie Police Department maintains a registry of surveillance cameras voluntarily submitted by local residents and businesses.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): PatchCity of Bowie
The Bowie Police Department acquired BodyWorn body-worn cameras in 2016 for 55 of the department's 63 officers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Cision PR Newswire
Seat Pleasant Police Department
The Seat Pleasant Police Department spent $3,500 in 2019 on body-worn cameras in use as early as 2016.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Seat Pleasant Police Department Proposed annual budgetSeat Pleasant Police Twitter
University Park Police Department
The University Park Police Department uses Axon body-worn cameras. The agency began using body-worn cameras in 2020.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): University ParkUniversity Park Government Website (21st Century Policing Page)
University of Maryland Police Department
In 2018, the University of Maryland Police Department scanned 8,765,641 license plates using automated license plate readers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Maryland House Judiciary Committee DisclosureCapital News Service
The University of Maryland Police Department implemented ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in 2015.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): DomesticPreparedness
The University of Maryland Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras through Motorola Solutions' CityProtect platform.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CityProtect
Glenarden Police Department
The Glenarden Police Department purchased two Elsag automated license plate readers in 2019.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of Glenarden
Greenbelt Police Department
The Greenbelt Police Department outfitted their officers with Axon body-worn cameras in 2017.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Greenbelt City CouncilGreenbelt Police Department
The Greenbelt Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras through Motorola Solutions' CityProtect platform.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CityProtect
Laurel Police Department
The Laurel Police Department uses Axon body-worn cameras. The agency began using body-worn cameras in 2012.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Laurel Police Department website (City of Laurel Government)Laurel Police Department website (City of Laurel Government)
The Laurel Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras through Motorola Solutions' CityProtect platform.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CityProtect
Mount Rainier Police Department
The Mount Rainier Police Department uses Axon body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Mount Rainier Maryland Official Website
The Mount Rainier Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras through Motorola Solutions' CityProtect platform.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CityProtect
Cottage City Police Department
The Cottage City Police Department uses body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Cottage City Police Department
Riverdale Park Police Department
The Riverdale Park Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras through Motorola Solutions' CityProtect platform.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CityProtect
Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026