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Portsmouth County
Technology presence
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Portsmouth Police Department
The Portsmouth Police Department installed 60 Flock Safety automated license plate readers throughout the city in 2023. The agency also installed Axon ALPR systems in patrol cars.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): 13 News
The Portsmouth Police Department acquired Axon body-worn cameras in 2015
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Virginian PilotAxonPortsmouth Police Department Facebook
The Portsmouth Police Department has partnered with Fusus to set up a camera registry containing public and private cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Fusus
The Portsmouth Police Department operates a real-time crime center.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): www.portsmouthva.govVirginia Pilot
The Portsmouth Police Department uses gunshot detection technology.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): www.portsmouthva.govVirginia Pilot
Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026