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Suffolk County Police Department
In 2018, the New York Attorney General provided $44,085 to the Suffolk County Police Department for 24 body-worn camera systems and three body-worn camera docking stations.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New York Attorney General's Office
The Suffolk County Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Suffolk County Police Department
The Suffolk County Police Department has five 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 Collegenewyork.cbslocal.com
The Suffolk County Police Department announced in January 2023 that it would be installing ShotSpotter gunshot detection sensors in Bellport, Coram, Mastic Beach, Shirley, Bay Shore, Brentwood, Central Islip, Huntington Station, North Amityville, and Wyandanch.
Suffolk County Sheriff's Office
The Suffolk County Sheriff's Office operates 24 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
In 2018, the New York Attorney General provided $69,484 to The Suffolk County Sheriff's Office for 116 body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New York Attorney General's Office
The Suffolk County Sheriff's Office has two drones, according to a 2022 report from the New York Civil Liberties Union.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): ACLU of New York
Amityville Village Police Department
The Amityville Police Department uses SoundThinking's ShotSpotter gunshot technology.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Trace
Quogue Village Police Department
The Quogue Village Police Department operates six Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
Southampton Town Police Department
The Southampton Town Police Department received a $240,000 US Bureau of Justice Assistance grant for it's body-worn camera program in 2022.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Bureau of Justice Assistance, US Department of Justice
Southampton Village Police Department
The Southampton Village Police Department has had multiple automated license plate readers since at least 2021.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Southampton Village Police Department
Southhampton Town Police Department
The Southhampton Town Police Department has six drones, according to a 2022 report from the New York Civil Liberties Union.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): ACLU of New York
Southold Town Police Department
The Southold Town Police Department has two drones, according to a 2022 report from the New York Civil Liberties Union.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): ACLU of New York
Stony Brook University Police Department
The Stony Brook University Police Department has been using Axon body-worn cameras since 2016, when it launch a pilot project. It fully implemented the program in 2017.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Stony Brook University NewsStony Brook University News
Suffolk Crime Analysis Center
The Suffolk 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. It is housed at the Suffolk County Police Department's headquarters in Yaphank. The SCAC features a video wall that displays footage from countywide surveillance cameras. Investigators can also access license plate readers, track squad cars, download video from helicopters, and analyze criminal justice data.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): New York State Division of Criminal Justice ServicesNewsday
Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026