Richland County

The Richland County Sheriff's Office installed Flock Safety automated license plate readers at five locations across Richland County in 2022.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Richland SourceThe Post and Courier

The Richland County Sheriff’s Office purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $132,000 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Berkeley Observer

The Richland County Sheriff's Office's Department operates four DJI drones as of 2010, 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.coladaily.comwww.abccolumbia.com

The Richland County Sheriff's Office began using ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in 2022.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WIS

The Columbia Police Department 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 CourierColumbia Police Department

The Columbia Police Department purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $74,629 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Berkeley Observer

The Columbia Police Department started using ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in 2019 at an initial cost of $1.13 million.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The State News

The South Carolina Department of Public Safety purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $240,900 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Berkeley Observer

The South Carolina Highway Patrol operates one DJI Phantom drone as of 2016, 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 Collegeregistry.faa.gov

The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $450,605 to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division in 2016 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): U.S Department of Justice

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division maintains a database containing driver’s license photos, mugshots, and probation photos, and responds to FBI queries to search this database. However, some local law enforcement agencies can reportedly run direct queries through a separate face recognition system.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Electronic Frontier FoundationGovernment Accountability OfficeSouth Carolina Law Enforcement Division

The Allen University Campus Police Department received a total of $42617.2 in state funding for body-worn cameras in fiscal years 2018-2021.

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

The Benedict College Police Department received a total of $28805 in state funding for body-worn cameras in fiscal years 2018-2022.

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

Columbia College Police Department has used Wolfcom body-worn cameras since at least 2019.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Wolfcom FacebookWolfcomWolfcom

The Columbia Metropolitan Airport Department of Public Safety purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $11,030 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Berkeley Observer

The Fifth Circuit Solicitor’s Office purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $144,416 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Berkeley Observer

The Forest Acres Police Department purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $34,400 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Berkeley Observer

The South Carolina Department of Corrections received $111001.9 in state funding for body-worn cameras in fiscal year 2023.

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

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $135,105 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Berkeley Observer

The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $164,726 to the South Carolina Department of Mental Health in 2017 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program. The agency purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $85,560 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Berkeley ObserverU.S Department of JusticeU.S Department of Justice

The South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services received a total of $841117.37 in state funding for body-worn cameras in fiscal years 2019-2023.

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

The University of South Carolina Division of Law Enforcement purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $33,300 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Berkeley Observer