County record · South Carolina

Lancaster County

7 Deployments on record

5 Agencies

2 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 3 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

Elgin Police Department

Elgin · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Town of Elgin

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

As of April 2024, the Elgin Police Department operates two Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock Safety The News & Observer The News & Observer

Body-worn & dashcam

The Elgin Police Department purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $4,600 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Berkeley Observer

Lancaster Police Department

Lancaster · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Lancaster

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Lancaster Police Department operates six Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Body-worn & dashcam

The Lancaster Police Department purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $74,000 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Berkeley Observer

Lancaster County Sheriff's Office

Lancaster · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Lancaster County

Body-worn & dashcam

The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $186,267 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Berkeley Observer

Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office

Lancaster · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Lancaster County

ALPR

The Lancaster 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

Sixth Circuit Public Defender's Office

Lancaster · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Lancaster County

Body-worn & dashcam

The Sixth Circuit Public Defender's Office received $593.95 in state funding for body-worn cameras in fiscal year 2023.

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