County record · Virginia

Newport News County

5 Deployments on record

2 Agencies

5 Technology categories

Technology presence

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

Newport News Police Department

Newport News · 4 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Newport News

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

As of April 2024, the Newport News Police Department operates 74 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

Drones / UAS Vendor: RMUS

The Newport News Police Department uses RMUS drones. The agency had an inventory of 10 to 12 drones in May 2023.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Daily Press City of Newport News

Fixed cameras & RTCC

The Newport News Police Department has been using a real time crime center since 2021.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): StateTech City of Newport News

Gunshot detection Vendor: ShotSpotter

The Newport News Police Department purchased ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in 2019.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Daily Press 13 News Now City of Newport News

Newport News Sheriff's Office

Newport News · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Newport News

Body-worn & dashcam

The Newport News Sheriff's Office received a $210,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to purchase 200 body-worn cameras in 2015.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Daily Press

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