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County record · New York

Rensselaer County

6 Deployments on record
4 Agencies
4 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 2 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 1 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 2 Doorbell & camera registry · 1 Cell-site simulators · none on record Predictive policing · none on record Social-media monitoring · none on record

The record, by agency

Troy Police Department

Troy · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Troy

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Troy Police Department operates 28 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Body-worn & dashcam

In 2018, the New York Attorney General provided $69,600 to the Troy Police Department for 96 body-worn cameras.

Doorbell & camera registry

The Troy Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.

East Greenbush Police Department

Rensselaer · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of East Greenbush

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The East Greenbush Police Department has two drones, according to a 2022 report from the New York Civil Liberties Union.

Rensselaer City Police Department

Rensselaer · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Rensselaer

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Rensselaer City Police Department operates 10 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Schodack Police Department

Castleton-On-Hudson · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Schodack

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

In 2018, The City of Schodack purchased 18 body-worn cameras and other equipment and services from Axon for $20,000.

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