County record · Virginia

Alexandria County

5 Deployments on record

2 Agencies

4 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 2 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 1 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 1 Doorbell & camera registry · none on record Cell-site simulators · 1 Predictive policing · none on record Social-media monitoring · none on record

The record, by agency

Alexandria Police Department

Alexandria · 4 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Alexandria

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

As of April 2024, the Alexandria Police Department operates 18 Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock Safety The News & Observer The News & Observer

Body-worn & dashcam

The Alexandria Police Department received a 2022 Bureau of Justice Assistance grant to acquire body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): US Bureau of Justice Assistance WTOP News

Cell-site simulators

The Alexandria Police Department acquired cell-site simulator technology in 2007, according data compiled by Kevin Collier for Vocativ.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Vocativ Kevin Collier

Drones / UAS

The Alexandria Police Department has drones.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Alexandria Police Department YouTube

Alexandria Sheriff's Office

Alexandria · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Alexandria

ALPR

The Alexandria Sheriff's Office uses automated license plate readers, according to 2024 data.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): MuckRock

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