County record · Virginia

Charlottesville County

4 Deployments on record

3 Agencies

2 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 3 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 1 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · none on record Doorbell & camera registry · none on record Cell-site simulators · none on record Predictive policing · none on record Social-media monitoring · none on record

The record, by agency

Charlottesville Police Department

Charlottesville · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Charlottesville

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Charlottesville Police Department operates 10 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of April 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock Safety

Drones / UAS

The Charlottesville Police Department established its drone program in 2023.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Charlottesville Police Department Instagram City of Charlottesville

Albemarle County Police Department

Charlottesville · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Albemarle County

ALPR

The Albemarle County Police Department uses automated license plate readers, according to 2024 data.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): MuckRock

University of Virginia Department of Safety and Security

Charlottesville · 1 deployment

ALPR

The University of Virginia Department of Safety and Security 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