County record · North Carolina

Durham County

6 Deployments on record

3 Agencies

5 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 1 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · 1 Drones / UAS · none on record Gunshot detection · 1 Body-worn & dashcam · 2 Doorbell & camera registry · none on record Cell-site simulators · none on record Predictive policing · 1 Social-media monitoring · none on record

The record, by agency

Durham Police Department

Durham · 4 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Durham

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Durham Police Department began using Flock automated license plate readers in 2019.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRAL Durham Police Department

Face recognition Vendor: DataWorks Plus

In 2017, the Durham Police Department bought six mobile face recognition systems for $38,400.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): MuckRock

Gunshot detection Vendor: ShotSpotter

The Durham Police Department signed a one-year contract with ShotSpotter for gunshot detection technology in 2022.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Spectrum News 1 City of Durham

Predictive policing

The Durham Police Department has used predictive policing software since at least 2016.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Durham Police Department

Durham County Sheriff's Office

Durham · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Durham County

Body-worn & dashcam

The Durham County Sheriff's Office began using body-worn cameras in 2022.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Durham County Sheriff

University of New Hampshire Police Department

Durham · 1 deployment

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The University of New Hampshire Police Department uses Axon body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): PoliceMag UNH Police Facebook page

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