County record · South Carolina
York County
Technology presence
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York County Sheriff's Office
The York County Sheriff's Office operates 16 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
The York County Sheriff’s Office purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $68,229 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Berkeley Observer
The York County Sheriff's Office operates two DJI drones as of 2018, 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
Catawba Nation Tribal Police Department
The Catawba Nation Tribal Police Department operates eight Flock Safety automated license plate readers, as of July 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock Safety
The Catawba Nation Tribal Police Department uses Axon body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Catawba Nation Tribal PD Facebook page
Fort Mill Police Department
The Fort Mill Police Department operates 24 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
The Fort Mill Police Department received a total of $40795 in state funding for body-worn cameras in fiscal years 2018-2019.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): South Carolina Department of Public SafetySouth Carolina Department of Public SafetySouth Carolina Department of Public Safety
Rock Hill Police Department
As of April 2024, the Rock Hill Police Department operates six Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock SafetyThe News & ObserverThe News & Observer
The Rock Hill Police Department purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $38,595 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety. The U.S. Department of Justice also provided $89,339 in 2016 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Berkeley ObserverU.S Department of Justice
Tega Cay Police Department
The Tega Cay Police Department purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $31,155 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Berkeley Observer
The Tega Cay Police Department maintains a registry of surveillance cameras voluntarily submitted by local residents and businesses.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Tega Cay Police
York Police Department
The York 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 Courier
The York Police Department received a total of $161805.4 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
Clover Police Department
The Clover Police Department received $23235.39 in state funding for body-worn cameras in fiscal year 2018.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): South Carolina Department of Public SafetySouth Carolina Department of Public SafetySouth Carolina Department of Public Safety
Sixteenth Circuit Public Defender Office
The Sixteenth Circuit Public Defender Office received a total of $214384.42 in state funding for body-worn cameras in fiscal years 2021-2022.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): South Carolina Department of Public SafetySouth Carolina Department of Public SafetySouth Carolina Department of Public Safety
Sixteenth Circuit Solicitor's Office
The Sixteenth Circuit Solicitor’s Office purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $96,976 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Berkeley Observer
Winthrop University Police Department
The Winthrop University Police Department purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $9,200 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