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Johnston County

6 Deployments on record
4 Agencies
3 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 4 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 1 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 1 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

Clayton Police Department

Clayton · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Town of Clayton

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Clayton Police Department operates 18 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Motorola Solutions

The Clayton Police Department began using Motorola V300 body-worn cameras in 2021.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Johnstonian NewsClayton Police Department's Facebook Page

Johnston County Sheriff's Office

Smithfield · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Johnston County

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Johnston County Sheriff's Office operates 15 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Johnston County Sheriff's Office operates one DJI Matrice 210 drone 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 Collegejocoreport.com

Selma Police Department

Selma · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Selma

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Selma Police Department operates 23 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Smithfield Police Department

Smithfield · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Smithfield

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Smithfield Police Department uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock Safety

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