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Oconee County

8 Deployments on record
5 Agencies
3 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 2 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 1 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

Oconee County Sheriff's Office

Walhalla · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: Oconee County

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Oconee County Sheriff's Office operates six Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Body-worn & dashcam

The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $35,145 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Berkeley Observer

Drones / UAS

The Oconee County Sheriff's Office 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.foxcarolina.com

Seneca Police Department

Seneca · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Seneca

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Seneca Police Department operates four Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Body-worn & dashcam

The Seneca Police Department purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $36,369 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Berkeley Observer

Walhalla Police Department

Walhalla · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Walhalla

Body-worn & dashcam

The Walhalla Police Department purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $17,755 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Berkeley Observer

West Union Police Department

West Union · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of West Union

Body-worn & dashcam

The West Union Police Department purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $712 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Berkeley Observer

Westminster Police Department

Westminster · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Westminster

Body-worn & dashcam

The Westminster Police Department purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $9,000 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