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Dorchester County

7 Deployments on record
6 Agencies
2 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 2 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · none on record Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 5 Doorbell & camera registry · none on record Cell-site simulators · none on record Predictive policing · none on record Social-media monitoring · none on record

The record, by agency

Summerville Police Department

Summerville · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Town of Summerville

ALPR

The Summerville Police Department uses automated license plate readers as part of a statewide program managed by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Post and Courier

Body-worn & dashcam

The Summerville Police Department purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $45,500 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Berkeley Observer

Dorchester County Sheriff's Office

St. George · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Dorchester County

Body-worn & dashcam

The Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $56,400 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Berkeley Observer

Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office

Summerville · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Dorchester County

ALPR

The Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office uses automated license plate readers as part of a statewide program managed by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Post and CourierThe Post and Courier

First Circuit Public Defender

Summerville · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Dorchester County

Body-worn & dashcam

The First Circuit Public Defender received $3000 in state funding for body-worn cameras in fiscal year 2018.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): South Carolina Department of Public SafetySouth Carolina Department of Public SafetySouth Carolina Department of Public Safety

Ridgeville Police Department

Ridgeville · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Ridgeville

Body-worn & dashcam

The Ridgeville Police Department received $2000 in state funding for body-worn cameras in fiscal year 2018.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): South Carolina Department of Public SafetySouth Carolina Department of Public SafetySouth Carolina Department of Public Safety

St. George Police Department

St. George · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of St George

Body-worn & dashcam

The St. George Police Department purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $2,420 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Berkeley Observer

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