Cumberland County

The Fayetteville Police Department operates 60 license plate readers and plans to expand its ALPR inventory to 128 cameras at a cost of $8.2 million as of May 2025. The agency began using ALPR technology in 2013.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of Fayetteville, NC GovernmentACLU-NCCBS17

The Fayetteville Police Department received a $530,000 grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to purchase 250 body-worn cameras in 2015.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Fayetteville ObserverThe Fayetteville Observer

The Fayetteville Police Department utilizes the Fusus camera registry.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of Fayetteville

The Fayetteville Police Department operates two DJI drones as of 2018, 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.wral.com

The Fayetteville Police Department uses Clearview AI face recognition software.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Fayetteville Police Department

The Fayetteville Department has a real time crime center.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Fayetteville Police Department's Facebook page

The Fayetteville Police Department entered into a one-year contract for gunshot detection technology services with ShotSpotter for $197,500 in August 2022. The Fayetteville City Council approved $210,000 for a one-year renewal to the ShotSpotter contract in 2024.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CityViewCity of FayettevilleCity of Fayetteville

The Hope Mills Police Department operates 36 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

The Hope Mills Police Department purchased 42 body-worn cameras for $12,000 in February 2015. The agency uses Wolfcom body-worn cameras, according to a testimony on the company website.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WolfcomOneZeroWRAL.com