Wake County

As of April 2024, the Raleigh Police Department operates 26 Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock SafetyThe News & ObserverThe News & Observer

The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $600,000 to the Raleigh Police Department in 2016 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): U.S Department of Justice

The Raleigh Police Department had acquired a new cell-site simulator vehicle as of October 2023.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Jacobs TechnologyKevin CollierVocativ

The Raleigh Police Department began using Dataworks face recognition technology in 2015. It also subscribed to Clearview AI's face recognition system in 2019, but then ceased using the software after six months.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRALMuckRock

The Garner Police Department installed 15 Flock Safety automated license plate readers in February 2022.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRAL

The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $83,320 to the Garner Police Department in 2017 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): U.S Department of Justice

The Garner Police Department began using Flock Safety gunshot detection technology in 2023.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Charlotte News & Observer

As of April 2024, the Fuquay-Varina Police Department operates 11 Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock SafetyThe News & ObserverThe News & Observer

The Fuquay-Varina Police Department began using body-worn cameras in 2018. In 2023, the Bureau of Justice Assistance awarded $130,000 to purchase new cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Bureau of Justice AssistanceFuquay-Varina Police Department's Facebook Page

The Wake County Sheriff's Office uses automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Wake County Sheriff's Office

The Wake County Sheriff's Office began using body-worn cameras in late 2021.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRAL

The Cary Police Department implemented a body-worn camera program in 2019 and upgraded them to Axon cameras in 2024.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Town of CaryCBS17

The Knightdale Police Department uses automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRALThe Wake Weekly

The North Carolina Department of Public Safety operates two Trimble drones as of 2016, 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 Collegeregistry.faa.govwww.newsobserver.com

North Carolina’s Division of Motor Vehicles responds to face recognition requests from FBI’s FACE Services.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Electronic Frontier FoundationGovernment Accountability Office

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol operates two DJI drones as of 2017, 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 Collegewww.newsobserver.com

The Wake Forest Police Department has more than two dozen Flock Safety cameras as of October 2023.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CBS17

Wendell Police Department received $58,000 to purchase 29 body-worn cameras through the Small, Rural and Tribal Body-Worn Camera program in 2024.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): SRT BWC Program