Dauphin County

Derry Township Police Department received $10,020 to purchase 10 body-worn cameras through the Small, Rural and Tribal Body-Worn Camera program in 2024.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): SRT BWC Program

The Derry Township Police Department operates a camera registry via CRIMEWATCH.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CRIMEWATCH

In 2017, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation switched from registration stickers to automated license plate reader technology.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Philly VoicePennDOTPenn Live

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation shares access to its photo repository via the Pennsylvania Justice Network, which is open “to any municipal, county, state or federal law enforcement agency” in the state. A variety of federal agencies also have access, including FBI and the Department of Homeland Security.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Electronic Frontier FoundationGovernment Accountability Office

The Pennsylvania State Police purchased its first 30 body-worn cameras from WatchGuard in 2017 with a $52,000 federal grant.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): 90.5 WESA FMPennsylvania State PoliceThe Morning Call

The Pennsylvania State Police purchased a CSS vehicle from Jacobs Technology in 2024 and had previously upgraded its Stingray II cell-site simulator to a Hailstorm system in 2013.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pennsylvania State PoliceMuckRockVocativ

The Harrisburg Bureau of Policeoperates a camera registry via CRIMEWATCH.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CRIMEWATCH

The Highspire Borough Police Departmentoperates a camera registry via CRIMEWATCH.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CRIMEWATCH

The Hummelstown Borough Police Department operates a camera registry via CRIMEWATCH.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CRIMEWATCH

The Lower Paxton Township Police Department has been using body-worn cameras since at least 2019.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Lower Paxton Township Police Department FacebookCity of HarrisburgLower Paxton Township Board of Supervisors

The Lower Swatara Township Police Departmentoperates a camera registry via CRIMEWATCH.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CRIMEWATCH

The Middletown Borough Police Departmentoperates a camera registry via CRIMEWATCH.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CRIMEWATCH

The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $2,375,617 to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency from 2018-2019 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): U.S Department of JusticeU.S Department of Justice

Since 2006, the Pennsylvania Justice Network (JNET) has managed face recognition software across police departments in Pennsylvania. The JNET uses Cognitec, NEC, and MorphoTrust algorithms.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): State Watch

The Steelton Borough Police Departmentoperates a camera registry via CRIMEWATCH.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CRIMEWATCH

The Swatara Police Department operates a camera registry via CRIMEWATCH.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CRIMEWATCH