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Hampton County

5 Deployments on record
5 Agencies
2 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 1 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · none on record Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 4 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

Estill Police Department

Estill · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Estill

Body-worn & dashcam

The Estill Police Department received a total of $42266.59 in state funding for body-worn cameras in fiscal years 2018-2023.

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

Hampton County Sheriff's Office

Varnville · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Hampton County

Body-worn & dashcam

Hampton County Sheriff's Office received $100,000 to purchase 50 body-worn cameras through the Small, Rural and TribalBody-worn Camera Program in 2024.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Berkeley ObserverSRT BWC Program

Hampton County Sheriff’s Office

Varnville · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Hampton County

ALPR

The Hampton 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 Courier

Hampton Police Department

Hampton · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Hampton

Body-worn & dashcam

The Hampton Police Department purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $7,900 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Berkeley Observer

Yemassee Police Department

Yemassee · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Yemassee

Body-worn & dashcam

The Yemassee Police Department received a total of $24708.48 in state funding for body-worn cameras in fiscal years 2020-2023.

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

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