Montgomery County
County record. Includes every city and agency within Montgomery 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
Conshohocken Police Department
The Indiana Borough Police Department uses Wolfcom Halo body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Borough of Conshohocken's Local GovernmentBorough of Conshohocken's Local GovernmentIndiana Borough Police Department Instagram
Horsham Township Police Department
The Horsham Township Police Department received a Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera Program grant for $23,220.40 for 41 body-worn cameras in 2023.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Justice & Security StrategiesJustice & Security Strategies
The Horsham Township Police Departmentoperates a camera registry via CRIMEWATCH.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CRIMEWATCH
East Norriton Township Police Department
East Norriton Township Police Department received $56,000 to purchase 28 body-worn cameras through the Small, Rural and Tribal Body-Worn Camera program in 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): SRT BWC Program
Whitpain Township Police Department
The Whitpain Township Police Department received a Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera Program grant for $52,145 for 31 body-worn cameras in 2023.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Justice & Security StrategiesJustice & Security Strategies
Upper Merion Township Police Department
The Upper Merion Township Police Department uses Axon body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Upper Merion Township Police DepartmentUpper Merion Township
The Upper Merion Township Police Department operates one drone as of 2018, 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 Collegewww.faa.govwww.facebook.com
The Upper Merion Township Police Department operates a camera registry via CRIMEWATCH.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CRIMEWATCH
Towamencin Township Police Department
The Towamencin Township Police Department uses WatchGuard body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Towamencin TownshipTowamencin Township Police DepartmentTowamencin Township Police Department
Montgomery Township Police Department
The Montgomery Township Police Department has been using WatchGuard body-worn cameras since 2018.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Montgomery TownshipMontgomery Township Police Department
The Montgomery Township Police Departmentoperates a camera registry via CRIMEWATCH.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CRIMEWATCH
Marlborough Township Police Department
The Marlborough Township Police Department purchased eight WatchGuard body-worn cameras in 2023.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Town and Country
Lower Salford Township Police Department
The Lower Salford Township Police Department has been using body-worn cameras since at least 2023.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Lower Salford TownshipLower Salford Police Department FacebookThe Reporter Online
Lower Moreland Township Police Department
The Lower Moreland Police Department uses body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Lower Moreland Township Police Department Facebook
The Lower Moreland Township Police Departmentoperates a camera registry via CRIMEWATCH.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CRIMEWATCH
New Hanover Township Police Department
The New Hanover Township Police Department spent an estimated amount of $30,000 to $35,000 on Watch Guard body-worn cameras in 2020.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Town and CountryNew Hanover Township Police Department
Whitemarsh Township Police Department
The Whitemarsh Township Police Department uses WatchGuard body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Whitemarsh TownshipWhitemarsh Township Police Department
Upper Merion Police Department
The Upper Merion Police Department has used Clearview AI face recognition as of 2022.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Upper Merion Township
Pottstown Borough Police Department
The Pottstown Borough Police Department received $47,489 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to purchase 50 body-worn cameras through the 2022 Small, Rural, Tribal BWC Microgrant program.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera microgrant grantee list
Lower Merion Police Department
The Lower Merion Police Department has a drone equiped with thermal imaging.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): ABC News
Cheltenham Township Police Department
The Cheltenham Township Police Department began using body-worn cameras in June 2021.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Cheltenham Township
The Cheltenham Township Police Department maintains a registry of surveillance cameras voluntarily submitted by local residents and businesses.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Cheltenham Township
Mifflin County Sheriff's Office
The Mifflin County Sheriff's Office received a $85,838 grant in 2021 to purchase body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency
Upper Dublin Township Police Department
The Upper Dublin Township Police Department received a $28,197 grant in 2021 to purchase body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency
Lansdale Police Department
The Lansdale Police Department purchased 28 WatchGuardian body-worn cameras in 2021.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Patch
Abington Township Police Department
The Abington Police Department acquired Axon body-worn cameras in 2018.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Township of Abington Board of CommissionersTownship of Abington Public Safety CommitteeAbington Township Police Dept., PA Facebook
The Abington Township Police Department operates one drone 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 Collegewww.faa.gov
The Abington Township Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Abington Township Police Department
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office's Department operates one Draganfly Innovations Guardian drone as of 2015, 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 Collegephiladelphia.cbslocal.com
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office has been using 30 Axon body-worn cameras since 2018.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Patch
Montgomery County Correctional Facility
The Montgomery County Correctional Facility operates one DJI Phantom 3 drone as of 2017, 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 Collegeregistry.faa.gov
Plymouth Township Police Department
The Plymouth Township Police Department entered a 5-year, $265,000 contract with Axon in December 2018 for 18 body-worn cameras, 21 in-car cameras, and cloud storage.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Times Herald
The Plymouth Township Police Departmentoperates a camera registry via CRIMEWATCH.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CRIMEWATCH
Douglass Township Police Department
The Douglass Township Police received $3,260 to purchase seven body-worn cameras in 2018.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Reading Eagle
Lower Gwynedd Township Police Department
The Gwynedd Township Police Department has been using body-worn cameras since 2013.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Lower Gwynedd Township Police Department
The Lower Gwynedd Township Police Departmentoperates a camera registry via CRIMEWATCH.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CRIMEWATCH
Ambler Borough Police Department
The Ambler Borough Police Department operates a camera registry via CRIMEWATCH.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CRIMEWATCH
Hatboro Police Department
The Hatboro Police Departmentoperates a camera registry via CRIMEWATCH.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CRIMEWATCH
Hatfield Police Department
The Hatfield Police Departmentoperates a camera registry via CRIMEWATCH.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CRIMEWATCH
Lansdale Borough Police Department
The Lansdale Borough Police Departmentoperates a camera registry via CRIMEWATCH.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CRIMEWATCHLansdale Police DepartmentLansdale Police Department
Lower Pottsgrove Township Police Department
The Lower Pottsgrove Township Police Departmentoperates a camera registry via CRIMEWATCH.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CRIMEWATCH
Royersford Borough Police Department
The Royersford Borough Police Departmentoperates a camera registry via CRIMEWATCH.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CRIMEWATCH
Upper Gwynedd Township Police Department
The Upper Gwynedd Township Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CrimeWatch.com
Upper Moreland Township Police Department
The Upper Moreland Township Police Departmentoperates a camera registry via CRIMEWATCH.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CRIMEWATCH
Upper Providence Township Police Department
The Upper Providence Township Police Departmentoperates a camera registry via CRIMEWATCH.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CRIMEWATCH
Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026