Ocean County

County record. Includes every city and agency within Ocean County.

65 Deployments on record

50 Agencies

4 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 26 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 6 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 32 Doorbell & camera registry · 1 Cell-site simulators · none on record Predictive policing · none on record Social-media monitoring · none on record

What these categories mean

ALPR: Automated license plate readers (ALPR): camera systems that automatically capture, read, and log vehicle license plates with location and time, producing a searchable record of vehicle movements.
Fixed cameras & RTCC: Agency-operated fixed video cameras and the real-time crime centers (RTCC) that aggregate live and recorded feeds for monitoring. Extends the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Atlas, which enumerates real-time crime centers and camera registries but not standalone fixed-camera estates.
Face recognition: Software that matches faces in images or video against a reference database to identify or verify individuals.
Drones / UAS: Uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), commonly called drones, operated by an agency for overhead observation, imaging, or sensing.
Gunshot detection: Networks of acoustic sensors that detect and locate suspected gunfire and alert an agency.
Body-worn & dashcam: Officer body-worn and in-vehicle dashboard cameras that record encounters; public access to the footage is frequently restricted.
Doorbell & camera registry: Programs that give an agency access to privately owned camera footage: doorbell-camera partnerships, citizen camera registries, and private-camera integration platforms.
Cell-site simulators: Devices that mimic cell towers to locate or identify nearby mobile phones. They are often called Stingrays, or IMSI catchers after the international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) number that identifies each phone on a network. Adjacent: communications surveillance outside the visual/sensor core.
Predictive policing: Software that forecasts where crime may occur or who may be involved, to direct policing. Adjacent: analytics rather than a sensing deployment.
Social-media monitoring: Tools that collect and analyze public social-media activity for an agency. Adjacent: open-source/communications monitoring outside the visual/sensor core.

The record, by agency

Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office

Toms River · 1 deployment · last documented Jul 2025 · on UnGovr: Ocean County

ALPR

The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police

Brick Township Police Department

Brick Township · 3 deployments · last documented Jul 2025 · on UnGovr: Brick Township

ALPR

The Brick Township Police Department has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police

Body-worn & dashcam

The Brick Police Department has 88 body-worn cameras, according to a 2020 survey from New Jersey Attorney General's Office.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey Attorney General's Office U.S Department of Justice

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Brick Township Police Department 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 College www.app.com

Seaside Park Police Department

Seaside Park · 3 deployments · last documented Jul 2025 · on UnGovr: Borough of Seaside Park

ALPR

The Seaside Park Police Department has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police

Drones / UAS Vendor: Autel

The Seaside Park Police Department received a donated drone in 2022.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): DroneLife

Body-worn & dashcam

The Seaside Park Police Department received $71,330 in 2021 from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office to purchase 35 body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRNJ New Jersey Office of the Attorney General

Barnegat Township Police Department

Barnegat Township · 2 deployments · last documented Jul 2025 · on UnGovr: Barnegat Township

ALPR

The Barnegat Township Police Department has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police

Body-worn & dashcam

The Barnegat Township Police Department received $114,128 in 2021 from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office to purchase 56 body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRNJ New Jersey Office of the Attorney General

Beach Haven Police Department

Beach Haven · 2 deployments · last documented Jul 2025 · on UnGovr: Borough of Beach Haven

ALPR

The Beach Haven Police Department has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police

Body-worn & dashcam

The Beach Haven Police Department received $61,140 in 2021 from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office to purchase 30 body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRNJ New Jersey Office of the Attorney General

Berkeley Township Police Department

Berkeley Township · 2 deployments · last documented Jul 2025 · on UnGovr: Berkeley Township

ALPR

The Berkeley Township Police Department has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police

Body-worn & dashcam

The Berkeley Police Department has 76 body-worn cameras, according to a 2020 survey from New Jersey Attorney General's Office.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey Attorney General's Office New Jersey Attorney General New Jersey Attorney General

Ocean Township Police Department

Ocean County · 2 deployments · last documented Jul 2025

ALPR

The Ocean Township Police Department - Ocean County has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police

Body-worn & dashcam

The Ocean Township Police Department received $48,912 in 2021 from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office to purchase 24 body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRNJ New Jersey Office of the Attorney General

Point Pleasant Beach Police Department

Point Pleasant Beach · 2 deployments · last documented Jul 2025 · on UnGovr: Borough of Point Pleasant Beach

ALPR

The Point Pleasant Beach Police Department has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police

Body-worn & dashcam

The Point Pleasant Beach Police Department received $163,040 in 2021 from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office to purchase 80 body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRNJ New Jersey Office of the Attorney General

Seaside Heights Police Department

Seaside Heights · 2 deployments · last documented Jul 2025 · on UnGovr: Borough of Seaside Heights

ALPR

The Seaside Heights Police Department has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police

Body-worn & dashcam

The Seaside Heights Police Department received $203,800 in 2021 from the New Jersey Attorney Genreral's office to purchase 100 body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRNJ New Jersey Office of the Attorney General

South Toms River Police Department

South Toms River · 2 deployments · last documented Jul 2025 · on UnGovr: Borough of South Toms River

ALPR

The South Toms River Police Department has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police

Body-worn & dashcam

The South Toms River Police Department has 15 body-worn cameras, according to a 2020 survey from New Jersey Attorney General's Office.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey Attorney General's Office

Bayhead Boro Police Department

Bayhead Boro · 1 deployment · last documented Jul 2025

ALPR

The Bayhead Boro Police Department has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police

Beachwood Boro Police Department

Beachwood · 1 deployment · last documented Jul 2025 · on UnGovr: Beachwood borough

ALPR

The Beachwood Boro Police Department has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police

Harvey Cedars Boro Police Department

Harvey Cedars · 1 deployment · last documented Jul 2025 · on UnGovr: Harvey Cedars borough

ALPR

The Harvey Cedars Boro Police Department has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police

Island Heights Boro Police Department

Island Heights · 1 deployment · last documented Jul 2025 · on UnGovr: Island Heights borough

ALPR

The Island Heights Boro Police Department has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police

Lakehurst Boro Police Department

Lakehurst · 1 deployment · last documented Jul 2025 · on UnGovr: Lakehurst borough

ALPR

The Lakehurst Boro Police Department has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police

Lakewood Police Department

Lakewood · 1 deployment · last documented Jul 2025 · on UnGovr: Lakewood Township

ALPR

The Lakewood Police Department has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police

Lavallette Police Department

Lavallette · 1 deployment · last documented Jul 2025 · on UnGovr: Borough of Lavallette

ALPR

The Lavallette Police Department has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police

Manchester Township Police Department

Manchester Township · 1 deployment · last documented Jul 2025 · on UnGovr: Manchester Township

ALPR

The Manchester Township Police Department has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police

Mantoloking Boro Police Department

Mantoloking · 1 deployment · last documented Jul 2025 · on UnGovr: Mantoloking borough

ALPR

The Mantoloking Boro Police Department has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police

Ocean Gate Boro Police Department

Ocean Gate · 1 deployment · last documented Jul 2025 · on UnGovr: Ocean Gate borough

ALPR

The Ocean Gate Boro Police Department has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police

Pine Beach Boro Police Department

Pine Beach · 1 deployment · last documented Jul 2025 · on UnGovr: Pine Beach borough

ALPR

The Pine Beach Boro Police Department has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police

Point Pleasant Boro Police Department

Point Pleasant · 1 deployment · last documented Jul 2025 · on UnGovr: Point Pleasant borough

ALPR

The Point Pleasant Boro Police Department has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police

Ship Bottom Boro Police Department

Ship Bottom · 1 deployment · last documented Jul 2025 · on UnGovr: Ship Bottom borough

ALPR

The Ship Bottom Boro Police Department has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police

Toms River Township Police Department

Toms River Township · 1 deployment · last documented Jul 2025 · on UnGovr: Toms River Township

ALPR

The Toms River Township Police Department has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police

Tuckerton Boro Police Department

Tuckerton · 1 deployment · last documented Jul 2025 · on UnGovr: Tuckerton borough

ALPR

The Tuckerton Boro Police Department has an automated license plate reader program, according to an audit released in July 2025 by the New Jersey State Police.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey State Police

Ocean County Sheriff's Office

Toms River · 3 deployments · last documented Apr 2023 · on UnGovr: Ocean County

ALPR

The Ocean County Sheriff's Office received a $346,758 grant from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office in 2023 for automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey Attorney General's Office

Body-worn & dashcam

The Ocean County Sheriff’s Office has five body-worn cameras, according to a 2020 survey from New Jersey Attorney General's Office.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey Attorney General's Office New Jersey Attorney General New Jersey Attorney General

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Ocean County Sheriff's Office operates one DJI Inspire drone 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 College patch.com

Ocean County Prosecutor's Office

Toms River · 1 deployment · last documented Jun 2021 · on UnGovr: Ocean County

Body-worn & dashcam

The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office received $138,584 in 2021 from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office to purchase 68 body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRNJ New Jersey Office of the Attorney General

Lakewood Township Police Department

Lakewood Township · 2 deployments · last documented Jun 2021 · on UnGovr: Lakewood Township

Body-worn & dashcam

The Lakewood Township Police Department received $289,396 in 2021 from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office to purchase 142 body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRNJ New Jersey Office of the Attorney General

Drones / UAS

The Lakewood Township Police Department operates a drone as first responder program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Lakewood Police Department

Toms River Police Department

Toms River · 2 deployments · last documented Jun 2021 · on UnGovr: Toms River Township

Body-worn & dashcam

The Toms River Police Department received $313,852 in 2021 from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office to purchase 154 body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRNJ New Jersey Office of the Attorney General

Doorbell & camera registry Vendor: Motorola Solutions

The Toms River Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras through Motorola Solutions' CityProtect platform.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CityProtect

Bay Head Police Department

Bay Head · 1 deployment · last documented Jun 2021 · on UnGovr: Borough of Bay Head

Body-worn & dashcam

The Bay Head Police Department received $28,532 in 2021 from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office to purchase 14 body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRNJ New Jersey Office of the Attorney General

Beachwood Police Department

Beachwood · 1 deployment · last documented Jun 2021 · on UnGovr: Borough of Beachwood

Body-worn & dashcam

The Beachwood Police Department received $52,988 in 2021 from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office to purchase 26 body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRNJ New Jersey Office of the Attorney General

Harvey Cedars Police Department

Harvey Cedars · 1 deployment · last documented Jun 2021 · on UnGovr: Borough of Harvey Cedars

Body-worn & dashcam

The Harvey Cedars Police Department received $26,494 in 2021 from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office to purchase 13 body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRNJ New Jersey Office of the Attorney General

Island Heights Borough Police Department

Island Heights Borough · 1 deployment · last documented Jun 2021 · on UnGovr: Island Heights borough

Body-worn & dashcam

The Island Heights Borough Police Department received $20,380 in 2021 from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office to purchase 10 body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRNJ New Jersey Office of the Attorney General

Jackson Township Police Department

Jackson Township · 1 deployment · last documented Jun 2021 · on UnGovr: Jackson Township

Body-worn & dashcam

The Jackson Township Police Department received $273,092 in 2021 from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office to purchase 134 body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRNJ New Jersey Office of the Attorney General

Lavallette Borough Police Department

Lavallette Borough · 1 deployment · last documented Jun 2021 · on UnGovr: Lavallette borough

Body-worn & dashcam

The Lavallette Borough Police Department received $40,760 in 2021 from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office to purchase 20 body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRNJ New Jersey Office of the Attorney General

Little Egg Harbor Police Department

Little Egg Harbor · 1 deployment · last documented Jun 2021 · on UnGovr: Little Egg Harbor Township

Body-worn & dashcam

The Little Egg Harbor Police Department received $101,900 in 2021 from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office to purchase 50 body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRNJ New Jersey Office of the Attorney General

Long Beach Township Police Police Department

Long Beach Township Police · 1 deployment · last documented Jun 2021

Body-worn & dashcam

The Long Beach Township Police Police Department received $77,444 in 2021 from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office to purchase 38 body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRNJ New Jersey Office of the Attorney General

Mantolooking Police Department

Mantoloking · 1 deployment · last documented Jun 2021

Body-worn & dashcam

The Mantolooking Police Department received $30,570 in 2021 from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office to purchase 15 body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRNJ New Jersey Office of the Attorney General

Pine Beach Police Department

Pine Beach · 1 deployment · last documented Jun 2021 · on UnGovr: Borough of Pine Beach

Body-worn & dashcam

The Pine Beach Police Department received $20,380 in 2021 from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office to purchase 10 body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRNJ New Jersey Office of the Attorney General

Point Pleasant Borough Police Department

Point Pleasant Borough · 1 deployment · last documented Jun 2021 · on UnGovr: Point Pleasant borough

Body-worn & dashcam

The Point Pleasant Borough Police Department received $85,596 in 2021 from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office to purchase 42 body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRNJ New Jersey Office of the Attorney General

Ship Bottom Police Department

Ship Bottom · 1 deployment · last documented Jun 2021 · on UnGovr: Borough of Ship Bottom

Body-worn & dashcam

The Ship Bottom Police Department received $32,608 in 2021 from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office to purchase 16 body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRNJ New Jersey Office of the Attorney General

Stafford Police Department

Stafford · 1 deployment · last documented Jun 2021 · on UnGovr: Stafford Township

Body-worn & dashcam

The Stafford Police Department received $122,280 in 2021 from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office to purchase 60 body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRNJ New Jersey Office of the Attorney General

Surf City Police Department

Surf City · 1 deployment · last documented Jun 2021 · on UnGovr: Borough of Surf City

Body-worn & dashcam

The Surf City Police Department received $26,494 in 2021 from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office to purchase 13 body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRNJ New Jersey Office of the Attorney General

Tuckerton Police Department

Tuckerton · 1 deployment · last documented Jun 2021 · on UnGovr: Borough of Tuckerton

Body-worn & dashcam

The Tuckerton Police Department received $28,532 in 2021 from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office to purchase 14 body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRNJ New Jersey Office of the Attorney General

Barnegat Police Department

Barnegat · 1 deployment · last documented Jan 2020 · on UnGovr: Barnegat Township

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Barnegat Police Department operates one DJI Matrice 210,Mavic drone as of 2020, 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 College www.tapinto.net

Lacey Police Department

Lacey · 1 deployment · last documented Jan 2020 · on UnGovr: Lacey Township

Body-worn & dashcam

The Lacey Police Department has 32 body-worn cameras, according to a 2020 survey from New Jersey Attorney General's Office.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey Attorney General's Office

Lakehurst Police Department

Lakehurst · 1 deployment · last documented Jan 2020 · on UnGovr: Borough of Lakehurst

Body-worn & dashcam

The Lakehurst Police Department has 15 body-worn cameras, according to a 2020 survey from New Jersey Attorney General's Office.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey Attorney General's Office

Manchester Police Department

Manchester · 1 deployment · last documented Jan 2020 · on UnGovr: Manchester Township

Body-worn & dashcam

The Manchester Police Department has one body-worn camera, according to a 2020 survey from New Jersey Attorney General's Office.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey Attorney General's Office

Ocean Gate Police Department

Ocean Gate · 1 deployment · last documented Jan 2020 · on UnGovr: Borough of Ocean Gate

Body-worn & dashcam

The Ocean Gate Police Department has six body-worn cameras, according to a 2020 survey from New Jersey Attorney General's Office.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New Jersey Attorney General's Office

Stafford Township Police Department

Manahawkin · 1 deployment · last documented Jan 2020 · on UnGovr: Stafford Township

Drones / UAS

The Stafford Police Department began their drone program in 2017 and as of October 2019, has a fleet of 10 drones.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Freelance Star Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College

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