Monroe County

The Rochester Police Department purchased WatchGuard body-worn cameras in 2022, but it had previously received grants for BWCs as early as 2015.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Fosters Daily DemocratU.S Department of JusticeNew York Attorney General's Office

The Rochester Police Department acquired a Kingfish cell-site simulator from Harris Corp. in 2011, according to research by Kevin Collier for Vocativ.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): VocativKevin Collierweb.archive.org

The Rochester City Police Department used Skydio drones during a month-and-a-half pilot program in April 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WXXI news13 WHAM

The Rochester Police Department has been using ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology since at least 2013.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New York Up StateDemocrat and Chronical

In 2018, the New York Attorney General provided $59,694 to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office for 30 body-worn camera systems and six body-worn camera docking stations.

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

Monroe County Sheriff's Office uses the Fusus camera registry system.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): 404 Media

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office has eight drones, according to a 2022 report from the New York Civil Liberties Union.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): ACLU of New YorkCenter for the Study of the Drone at Bard Collegewww.whec.com

The Greece Police Department acquired automated license plate readers in 2010.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New York Civil Liberties UnionTown of Greece

The Greece Police Department has four drones, according to a 2022 report from the New York Civil Liberties Union.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): ACLU of New York

The Brighton Police Department operates a camera registry via CRIMEWATCH.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CRIMEWATCH

The Brockport Police Department adopted body-worn cameras in 2015. In 2017, BWC footage of an officer being attacked by a squirrel went viral over social media.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Democrat and ChronicleCBS 17Brockport Police Department's Facebook Page

The Irondequoit Police Department had one automated license plate reader as of 2014.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Democrat & Chronicle

The Monroe Crime Analysis Center is part of a network of 10 real-time crime analysis centers supported by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice. Launched in 2015, the MCAC is housed at the Rochester Police Department. Analysts at the MCAC can access ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology, a network of city surveillance cameras, and other criminal justice data systems. The MCAC serves law enforcement agencies in Monroe, Ontario, Livingston and Genesee counties.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New York State Division of Criminal Justice ServicesSpectrum NewsDemocrat and Chronicle

The State University Of New York Police Department began using body-worn cameras in February 2020.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): SUNY Brockport