County record · Virginia

Petersburg County

5 Deployments on record

3 Agencies

5 Technology categories

Technology presence

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

The record, by agency

Petersburg Bureau of Police

Petersburg · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Petersburg

Cell-site simulators

The Peterburg Bureau of 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: Fusus

The Petersburg Bureau of Police uses the Fusus camera registry system.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): 404 Media

Drones / UAS Vendor: GoPro

The Petersburg Bureau of Police operates four 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.richmond.com www.nbc12.com

Petersburg Police Department

Petersburg · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Petersburg

ALPR

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

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): MuckRock

Virginia State University Police Department

Petersburg · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Virginia State University

Gunshot detection

The Virginia State University Police Department has installed gunshot detection technology, but it was not working in 2024, according to data collected by the state of Virginia.

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