Florence County

County record. Includes every city and agency within Florence County.

17 Deployments on record

13 Agencies

3 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 3 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 1 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 13 Doorbell & camera registry · none on record Cell-site simulators · none on record Predictive policing · none on record Social-media monitoring · none on record

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

Florence Police Department

Florence · 3 deployments · last documented Jul 2025 · on UnGovr: City of Florence

Drones / UAS Vendor: Paladin

The Florence Police Department operates a Drone as First Responder program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WPDE Florence Police Department

Body-worn & dashcam

The Florence Police Department purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $29,083 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Berkeley Observer

ALPR

The Florence Police Department has been using automated license plate readers since at least 2013.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): SC Now

Florence County Sheriff's Office

Effingham · 2 deployments · last documented May 2022 · on UnGovr: Florence County

Body-worn & dashcam

The Florence County Sheriff's Office received a total of $112989.64 in state funding for body-worn cameras in fiscal years 2018-2021.

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

ALPR

The Florence County Sheriff's Office has been using automated license plate readers since at least 2013.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): SC Now

Twelfth Circuit Solicitor's Office

Florence · 1 deployment · last documented May 2022 · on UnGovr: Florence County

Body-worn & dashcam

The Twelfth Circuit Solicitor's Office received a total of $225172.53 in state funding for body-worn cameras in fiscal years 2019-2023.

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

Johnsonville Police Department

Johnsonville · 2 deployments · last documented May 2022 · on UnGovr: City of Johnsonville

Body-worn & dashcam

The Johnsonville Police Department received $10874.93 in state funding for body-worn cameras in fiscal year 2018.

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

ALPR Vendor: NDI Technologies

The Johnsonville Police Department uses NDI Technologies automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): NDI Recognition Systems SC Now

Olanta Police Department

Olanta · 1 deployment · last documented May 2022 · on UnGovr: Town of Olanta

Body-worn & dashcam

The Olanta Police Department received $16281.6 in state funding for body-worn cameras in fiscal year 2020.

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

Quinby Police Department

Quinby · 1 deployment · last documented May 2022 · on UnGovr: Town of Quinby

Body-worn & dashcam

The Quinby Police Department received $718.79 in state funding for body-worn cameras in fiscal year 2018.

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

Scranton Police Department

Scranton · 1 deployment · last documented May 2022 · on UnGovr: Town of Scranton

Body-worn & dashcam

The Scranton Police Department received $3666 in state funding for body-worn cameras in fiscal year 2019.

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

Florence Regional Airport Department of Public Safety

Florence · 1 deployment · last documented Aug 2016

Body-worn & dashcam

The Florence Regional Airport Department of Public Safety purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $3,156 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Berkeley Observer

Francis Marion University Police Department

Florence · 1 deployment · last documented Aug 2016

Body-worn & dashcam

The Frances Marion University Police Department purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $10,260 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Berkeley Observer

Coward Police Department

Coward · 1 deployment · last documented Aug 2016 · on UnGovr: Town of Coward

Body-worn & dashcam

The Coward Police Department purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $2,277 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Berkeley Observer

Lake City Police Department

Lake City · 1 deployment · last documented Aug 2016 · on UnGovr: City of Lake City

Body-worn & dashcam

The Lake City Police Department purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $27,824 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Berkeley Observer

Pamplico Police Department

Pamplico · 1 deployment · last documented Aug 2016 · on UnGovr: Town of Pamplico

Body-worn & dashcam

The Pamplico Police Department purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $3,350 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Berkeley Observer

Timmonsville Police Department

Timmonsville · 1 deployment · last documented Aug 2016 · on UnGovr: Town of Timmonsville

Body-worn & dashcam

The Timmonsville Police Department purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $4,192 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