Union County
County record. Includes every city and agency within Union County.
Technology presence
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
Union County Prosecutor’s Office
The Union 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
Union County Sheriff’s Office
The Union County Sheriff’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
Kean University Police Department
The Kean University 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
The Kean University Police Department has 10 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
Plainfield Police Department
The Plainfield 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
According to reporting from The Markup, the Plainfield Police Department used PredPol (now Geolitica) between 02/24/18 and 01/01/19.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Markup
The Plainfield Police Department has 92 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 OfficeNew Jersey Attorney GeneralNew Jersey Attorney General
The Plainfield Police Department began using ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in 2014.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): ShotSpotterBudgeting Document
Cranford Police Department
The Cranford 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
The Cranford 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): WRNJNew Jersey Office of the Attorney General
The Cranford Police Department purchased three drones (the DJI Mini 2, DJI Mavic Enterprise Advanced, and DJI Mavic Enterprise Dual) for use in various missions.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): DroneLife
Elizabeth Police Department
The Elizabeth 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
The Elizabeth Police Department has 342 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 OfficeNew Jersey Attorney GeneralNew Jersey Attorney General
The Elizabeth Police Department's Technical Assistance Response Unit has 11 drones.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Elizabeth Police DepartmentPaladin
Linden Police Department
The Linden 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
The Linden Police Department has 140 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 OfficeNew Jersey Attorney GeneralNew Jersey Attorney General
The Linden Police Department has used CivicScape, a predictive policing software, since 2017.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Connecticut College MagazineMuckRock
Union Township Police Department
The Union 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
The Union Police Department has 100 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 OfficeTownship of Union Police Department Facebook Page
The Township of Union Police Department operates three DJI drones as of 2019, 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 Collegedailyvoice.com
Berkeley Heights Police Department
The Berkeley 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
The Berkeley Heights Police Department has 29 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 OfficeBerkeley Heights Official WebsiteMy Central Jersey
Clark Police Department
The Clark 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
The Clark Police Department has 20 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 OfficeNew Jersey Attorney GeneralNew Jersey Attorney General
Fanwood Police Department
The Fanwood 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
The Fanwood Police Department has 18 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 OfficeNew Jersey Attorney GeneralNew Jersey Attorney General
Garwood Police Department
The Garwood 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
The Garwood Police Department has 16 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 OfficeNew Jersey Attorney GeneralNew Jersey Attorney General
Hillside Police Department
The Hillside 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
The Hillside 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): WRNJNew Jersey Office of the Attorney General
Mountainside Police Department
The Mountainside 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
The Mountainside Police Department has 20 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 OfficeNew Jersey Attorney GeneralNew Jersey Attorney General
New Providence Police Department
The New Providence 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
The New Providence Police Department has 26 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 OfficeNew Jersey Attorney GeneralNew Jersey Attorney General
Rahway Police Department
The Rahway 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
The Rahway Police Department has 36 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 OfficeNew Jersey Attorney GeneralNew Jersey Attorney General
Roselle Park Police Department
The Roselle 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
The Roselle Park Police Department has 34 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 OfficeNew Jersey Attorney GeneralNew Jersey Attorney General
Roselle Police Department
The Roselle 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
The Roselle Police Department has 52 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 OfficeNew Jersey Attorney GeneralNew Jersey Attorney General
Scotch Plains Police Department
The Scotch Plains 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
The Scotch Plains Police Department has 42 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 OfficeNew Jersey Attorney GeneralNew Jersey Attorney General
Westfield Police Department
The Westfield 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
The Westfield Police Department has 42 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
Springfield Township Police Department
The Springfield Township Police Department - Union 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
Union County Police Department
The Union County Police Department received a $250,500 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
The Union County Police Division received $152,850 in 2021 from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office to purchase 75 body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRNJNew Jersey Office of the Attorney General
Kenilworth Police Department
The Kenilworth Police Department has been using Flock Safety automated license plate readers since 2021.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Record North ShoreTAP into Kenilworth
The Kenilworth Police Department has 25 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 OfficeNew Jersey Attorney GeneralNew Jersey Attorney General
Union County Prosecutor's Office
The Union County Prosecutor's Office received $358,688 in 2021 from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office to purchase 176 body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WRNJNew Jersey Office of the Attorney General
Union County Sheriff's Office
The Union County Sheriff’s Office has 28 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 OfficeNew Jersey Attorney GeneralNew Jersey Attorney General
Summit Police Department
The Summit Police Department has 44 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 OfficeCity of SummitCity of Summit
The Summit Police Department has been using automated license plate readers since 2013.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of SummitNj.com
Springfield Police Department
The Springfield Police Department has 16 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 OfficeNew Jersey Attorney GeneralNew Jersey Attorney General
Winfield Police Department
The Winfield Police Department has 11 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
Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026