County record · North Carolina

Polk County

2 Deployments on record

2 Agencies

1 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 2 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · none on record Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · none on record 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

Columbus Police Department

Columbus · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Columbus

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

As of April 2024, the Columbus 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

Polk County Sheriff's Office

Columbus · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Polk County

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Polk County Sheriff's Office operates seven 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