County record · South Carolina

Pickens County

10 Deployments on record

8 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 · 7 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

Easley Police Department

Easley · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Easley

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Easley Police Department operates seven Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Body-worn & dashcam

The Easley Police Department purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $20,400 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Berkeley Observer

Pickens County Sheriff's Office

Pickens · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Pickens County

Body-worn & dashcam

The Pickens County Sheriff’s Office purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $109,023 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Berkeley Observer

Drones / UAS Vendor: Yuneec

The Pickens County Sheriff's Office operates one Yuneec Typhoon H drone as of 2017, 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 College wspa.com

Central Police Department

Central · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Central

Body-worn & dashcam

The Central Police Department purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $3,644 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Berkeley Observer

Clemson Police Department

Clemson · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Clemson

Body-worn & dashcam

The Clemson Police Department purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $8,328 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Berkeley Observer

Clemson University Police Department

Clemson · 1 deployment

Body-worn & dashcam

The Clemson University Police Department received a total of $161984.43 in state funding for body-worn cameras in fiscal years 2018-2023.

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

Liberty Police Department

Liberty · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Liberty

Body-worn & dashcam

The Liberty Police Department received a total of $20962.79 in state funding for body-worn cameras in fiscal years 2016-2020.

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

Pickens County Sheriff’s Office

Pickens · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Pickens County

ALPR

The Pickens 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

Pickens Police Department

Pickens · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Pickens

Body-worn & dashcam

The Pickens Police Department purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $4,073 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