Davidson County

As of August 2021, the Metro Nashville Police Department equipped 1,222 active employees with WatchGuard body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of NashvilleMetro Nashville Police Department

The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department utilizes the Fusus camera registry and video integration system.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WKRNAxon

The Metro Nashville Police Department operates one drone as of 2020, 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.faa.gov

The Nashville Police Department has deployed a ShotSpotter gunshot detection system and committed $800,000 to the program's expansion in its 2022-2023 budget.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of NashvilleThe Enterprise

The Goodlettsville Police Department operates 16 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

The Goodlettsville Police Department acquired Axon body-worn cameras in 2017.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WKRNCity of Goodlettsville

The Belle Meade Police Department uses automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Tennessean

The Davidson County Sheriff's Office has access to a predictive analytics system developed by IBM to identify locations where vehicle crashes and DUIs are likely to occur. All 95 county sheriffs in the state access the system, which is managed by the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland SecurityTennessee Department of Safety and Homeland SecurityFox17

The Nashville International Airport Police Department operates 11 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

The Tennessee Department Of Safety & Homeland Security installed 24 automated license plate reader systems in 2010.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Annual ReportAnnual ReportNews

The Tennessee Highway Patrol and the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security manage a predictive analytics system created by IBM to identify locations where vehicle crashes and DUIs are likely to occur. It is shared with all 95 county sheriffs in the state.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland SecurityTennessee Department of Safety and Homeland SecurityFox17

The Tennessee Division of Motor Vehicles responds to face recognition requests from FBI FACE Services Unit.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Electronic Frontier FoundationGovernment Accountability Office

The Tennessee Highway Patrol and the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security manage a predictive analytics system created by IBM to identify locations where vehicle crashes and DUIs are likely to occur. It is shared with all 95 county sheriffs in the state.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland SecurityTennessee Department of Safety and Homeland SecurityFox17

Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Law Enforcement received a $339,850 US Bureau of Justice Assistance grant in 2022 for its body-worn camera program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Bureau of Justice Assistance, US Department of Justice

Vanderbilt University Public Safety department included a comprehensive body-worn camera program in its 2020-2022 plan.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Vanderbilt University Police DepartmentVanderbilt University Public Safety