County record · Virginia

Franklin County

5 Deployments on record

4 Agencies

3 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 · 2 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

Rocky Mount Police Department

Rocky Mount · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Town of Rocky Mount

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Rocky Mount Police Department uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock Safety

Body-worn & dashcam

The Rocky Mount Police Department uses body-worn cameras. The Rocky Mount Police Department also received a Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera Program grant for $22,050 for 15 body-worn cameras in 2023.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): ACLU Rocky Mount Police Department Justice & Security Strategies

Boones Mill Police Department

Boones Mill · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Boones Mill

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Boones Mill Police Department has three Flock Safety automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Cardinal News

Ferrum College Police Department

Ferrum · 1 deployment

Body-worn & dashcam

The Ferrum College Police Department uses body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): ACLU Ferrum College Police Department

Franklin County Sheriff's Office

Rocky Mount · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Franklin County

Drones / UAS

The Franklin County Sheriff's Office operates two drones as of 2018, 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.wsls.com

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