Worcester County

In 2018, the Ocean City Police Department scanned 15,156,957 license plates using automated license plate readers. The police have one mobile unit and 12 cameras at fixed locations.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Maryland House Judiciary Committee DisclosureCapital News Service

The Ocean City Council apporoved a $2.4 million contract with Axon for body-worn cameras, among other things, in December 2021.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Dispatch

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

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Ocean City

The Pocomoke City Police Department began using body-worn cameras in 2013.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WBOCPocomoke City Police Department Facebook

The Pocomoke City Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras through Motorola Solutions' CityProtect platform.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CityProtect

The Berlin Police Department received a Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera Program grant for $2,000 for 1 body-worn cameras in 2023.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Justice & Security StrategiesJustice & Security Strategies

The Ocean Pines Police Department operates one DJI Mavic drone as of 2019, 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.wboc.com

The Snow Hill Police Department uses Axon body-worn cameras. The agency received a $4,128 grant from the Local Government Insurance Trust to purchase new equipment in 2017.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Bayside GazetteSnow Hill Police Department Facebook

The Worcester County Sheriff’s Office uses Axon body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Ocean City TodayWorcester County Sheriff’s Office