County record · Virginia

Fairfax County

10 Deployments on record

3 Agencies

7 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 3 Fixed cameras & RTCC · 1 Face recognition · 1 Drones / UAS · none on record Gunshot detection · 1 Body-worn & dashcam · 2 Doorbell & camera registry · 1 Cell-site simulators · 1 Predictive policing · none on record Social-media monitoring · none on record

The record, by agency

Fairfax County Police Department

Fairfax · 7 deployments · on UnGovr: Fairfax County

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Fairfax County Police Department began using Flock Safety automated license plate readers in 2023.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Fairfax Times Patch

Body-worn & dashcam

The Fairfax County Police Department purchased 1,210 body-worn cameras in 2019,

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Washington Post WTOP TV Inside Nova

Cell-site simulators

The Fairfax County Police operates a cell-site simulator, according to 2024 data submitted to the state of Virginia.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): MuckRock

Doorbell & camera registry Vendor: Axon

The Fairfax County Police Department maintains a camera registry via Axon.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Axon

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The Fairfax County Police Department uses MorphoBIS Face Detective software.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Fairfax County

Fixed cameras & RTCC

The Fairfax County Police Department launched a real-time crime center in 2024.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Gazette-Leader

Gunshot detection

The Fairfax County Police Department uses gunshot detection technology, according to 2024 data.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): MuckRock

Vienna Police Department

Vienna · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Town of Vienna

ALPR

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

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): MuckRock

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Vienna Police Department began its body-worn camera program in May 2022. The agency requested to use $223,732 in American Rescue Plan Act funds for a five-year body-worn camera program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): InsideNova FFX Now

Herndon Police Department

Herndon · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Herndon

ALPR

The Herndon Police Department 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