County record · Virginia

Portsmouth County

5 Deployments on record

1 Agencies

5 Technology categories

Technology presence

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

The record, by agency

Portsmouth Police Department

Portsmouth · 5 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Portsmouth

ALPR Vendor: Axon, Flock Safety

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

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Portsmouth Police Department acquired Axon body-worn cameras in 2015

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Virginian Pilot Axon Portsmouth Police Department Facebook

Doorbell & camera registry Vendor: Fusus

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

Fixed cameras & RTCC

The Portsmouth Police Department operates a real-time crime center.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): www.portsmouthva.gov Virginia Pilot

Gunshot detection Vendor: Shotspotter

The Portsmouth Police Department uses gunshot detection technology.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): www.portsmouthva.gov Virginia Pilot

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