County record · North Carolina

Forsyth County

15 Deployments on record

6 Agencies

6 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 5 Fixed cameras & RTCC · 2 Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 2 Gunshot detection · 1 Body-worn & dashcam · 2 Doorbell & camera registry · 3 Cell-site simulators · none on record Predictive policing · none on record Social-media monitoring · none on record

The record, by agency

Winston-Salem Police Department

Winston-Salem · 6 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Winston-Salem

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Winston-Salem Police Department had a yearlong contract for 25 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of 2023.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Triad City Beat

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Winston-Salem Police Department uses Axon body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Triad City Beat Winston-Salem Police Department

Doorbell & camera registry Vendor: Fusus

The Winston-Salem Police Department maintains a registry of private surveillance cameras using Fusus software.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of Winston-Salem City of Winston-Salem

Drones / UAS Vendor: Skydio

The Winston-Salem Police Department launched a drone as first responder program in 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WFMY Triad City Beat

Fixed cameras & RTCC Vendor: Fusus

The Winston-Salem Police Department operates a real-time crime center using Fusus software.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Fusus City of Winston-Salem

Gunshot detection Vendor: ShotSpotter

Winston-Salem Police Department utilized ShotSpotter as of 2021.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of Winston-Salem

Forsyth County Sheriff's Office

Winston-Salem · 4 deployments · on UnGovr: Forsyth County

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

Forsyth County Sheriff's Office purchased 16 Axon body-worn cameras in 2019.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): FOX 8 Forsyth County Commissioners Office

Doorbell & camera registry Vendor: Flock Safety

The Forsyth County Sheriff's Office maintains a camera registry via Flock Safety. Previously, the agency utilized the Fusus camera registry system.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): County of Forsyth Forsyth County

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Forsyth County Sheriff's Office operated drones as of 2024.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WFMY Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College www.wxii12.com

Fixed cameras & RTCC Vendor: Fusus

The Forsyth County Sheriff's Office utilizes the Fusus real-time crime center platform.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Fusus

Kernersville Police Department

Kernersville · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Town of Kernersville

ALPR

The Kernersville Police Department uses automated license plate readers, according to a November 2022 Winstom-Salem Journal report.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Winston Salem Journal

Doorbell & camera registry Vendor: Fusus

The Kernersville Police Department utilizes the Fusus camera registry.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Kernersville Police Department

Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office

Winston-Salem · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Forsyth County

ALPR

The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office uses automated license plate readers, according to a November 2022 Winstom-Salem Journal report.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Winston Salem Journal

Wake Forest University Police Department

Winston-Salem · 1 deployment

ALPR

The Wake Forest University Police Department uses automated license plate readers, according to a November 2022 Winstom-Salem Journal report.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Winston Salem Journal

Winston-Salem State University Police Department

Winston-Salem · 1 deployment

ALPR

The Winston-Salem State University Police Department uses automated license plate readers, according to a November 2022 Winstom-Salem Journal report.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Winston Salem Journal

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