County record · Virginia

Pittsylvania County

4 Deployments on record

3 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 · 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

Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office

Chatham · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Pittsylvania County

ALPR

The Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office uses automated license plate readers, according to 2024 data.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): MuckRock

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Pittsylvania County Sheriff's Office operates five DJI drones as of 2017, 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 wset.com

Gretna Police Department

Gretna · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Gretna

ALPR

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

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): MuckRock

Hurt Police Department

Hurt · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Hurt

Body-worn & dashcam

The Hurt Police Department uses body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): ACLU Hurt Police Department

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