County record · North Carolina

Gaston County

13 Deployments on record

7 Agencies

5 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 7 Fixed cameras & RTCC · 1 Face recognition · 1 Drones / UAS · 1 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 3 Doorbell & camera registry · none on record Cell-site simulators · none on record Predictive policing · none on record Social-media monitoring · none on record

The record, by agency

Gastonia Police Department

Gastonia · 4 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Gastonia

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Gastonia Police Department operates 43 Flock Safety automated license plate readers and other cameras as of June 2025. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock Safety

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Gastonia Police Department purchased 125 Axon body-worn cameras in 2017. The agency re-upped and expanded the program in 2022.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Gastonia Gazette Gaztonia Gazette Gaston Gazette

Face recognition

The Gastonia Police Department entered a 42-month agreement with Clearview AI for unlimited department users at a cost of $8,995/year in January 2022.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Gastonia Police Department

Fixed cameras & RTCC

The Gastonia Police Department established a real-time crime center in September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of Gastonia

Gaston County Police Department

Gastonia · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Gaston County

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Gaston County Police Department operates 10 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Drones / UAS

The Gaston County Police Department operates a drone unit.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Gaston County Police's YouTube WCNC Gaston County Police's Facebook page

Mount Holly Police Department

Mount Holly · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Mount Holly

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

As of April 2024, the Mount Holly Police Department operates four Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock Safety The News & Observer The News & Observer

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Mount Holly Police Department has used body-worn cameras since 2015.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Banner News

Stanley Police Department

Stanley · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Town of Stanley

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Stanley Police Department operates six Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Body-worn & dashcam

The Stanley Police Department received $15,000 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to purchase 10 body-worn cameras through the 2022 Small, Rural, Tribal BWC Microgrant program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera microgrant grantee list

Belmont Police Department

Belmont · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Belmont

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

As of April 2024, the Belmont Police Department operates three Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock Safety The News & Observer The News & Observer

Bessemer City Police Department

Bessemer City · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Bessemer City

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

As of April 2024, the Bessemer City Police Department operates nine Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock Safety The News & Observer The News & Observer

Ranlo Police Department

Gastonia · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Ranlo

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Ranlo Police Department operates four Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

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