County record · Virginia

Albemarle County

5 Deployments on record

5 Agencies

4 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 1 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 1 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 2 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

Albemarle County Police Department

Charlottesvle · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Albemarle County

Doorbell & camera registry

The Albemarle County Police Department has a camera registry program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Albemarle County Police Department

Albemarle County Sheriff's Office

Charlottesville · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Albemarle County

Drones / UAS

The Albemarle County Sheriff's Office operates one 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 College www.washingtontimes.com

Charlottesville Police Department

Charlottesville · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Charlottesville

Body-worn & dashcam

The Charlottesville Police Department spent $450,000 on body-worn cameras in 2014.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): C-Ville City of Charlottesville City of Charlottesville

Scottsville Police Department

Scottsville · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Scottsville

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Scottsville Police Department operates four Flock Safety automated license plate readers and other cameras as of June 2025. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock Safety

University of Virginia Police Department

Charlottesville · 1 deployment

Body-worn & dashcam

The University of Virginia Police Department began using body-worn cameras in 2015.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): C-Ville

Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026