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County record · South Carolina

York County

17 Deployments on record
10 Agencies
4 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 5 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 1 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 10 Doorbell & camera registry · 1 Cell-site simulators · none on record Predictive policing · none on record Social-media monitoring · none on record

The record, by agency

York County Sheriff's Office

York · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: York County

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The York County Sheriff's Office operates 16 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Body-worn & dashcam

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.

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

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.

Catawba Nation Tribal Police Department

Rock Hill · 2 deployments

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Catawba Nation Tribal Police Department operates eight Flock Safety automated license plate readers, as of July 2025.

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Catawba Nation Tribal Police Department uses Axon body-worn cameras.

Fort Mill Police Department

Fort Mill · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Town of Fort Mill

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Fort Mill Police Department operates 24 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Body-worn & dashcam

The Fort Mill Police Department received a total of $40795 in state funding for body-worn cameras in fiscal years 2018-2019.

Rock Hill Police Department

Rock Hill · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Rock Hill

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

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.

Body-worn & dashcam

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.

Tega Cay Police Department

Tega Cay · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Tega Cay

Body-worn & dashcam

The Tega Cay Police Department purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $31,155 grant through the South Carolina Department of Public Safety.

Doorbell & camera registry

The Tega Cay Police Department maintains a registry of surveillance cameras voluntarily submitted by local residents and businesses.

York Police Department

York · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of York

ALPR

The York Police Department uses automated license plate readers as part of a statewide program managed by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.

Body-worn & dashcam

The York Police Department received a total of $161805.4 in state funding for body-worn cameras in fiscal years 2018-2023.

Clover Police Department

Clover · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Clover

Body-worn & dashcam

The Clover Police Department received $23235.39 in state funding for body-worn cameras in fiscal year 2018.

Sixteenth Circuit Public Defender Office

York · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: York County

Body-worn & dashcam

The Sixteenth Circuit Public Defender Office received a total of $214384.42 in state funding for body-worn cameras in fiscal years 2021-2022.

Sixteenth Circuit Solicitor's Office

York · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: York County

Body-worn & dashcam

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.

Winthrop University Police Department

Rock Hill · 1 deployment

Body-worn & dashcam

The Winthrop University Police Department purchased body-worn cameras in 2016 with a $9,200 grant through the 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