County record · Virginia

Smyth County

2 Deployments on record

2 Agencies

1 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 2 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · none on record Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · none on record 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

Chilhowie Police Department

Chilhowie · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Chilhowie

ALPR

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

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): MuckRock

Smyth County Sheriff's Office

Marion · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Smyth County

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Smyth County Sheriff's Office operates four Flock Safety automated license plate readers and other cameras as of June 2025. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock Safety

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