County record · Virginia

Tazewell County

4 Deployments on record

3 Agencies

2 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 · 2 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

Richlands Police Department

Richlands · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Town of Richlands

ALPR

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

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): MuckRock

Body-worn & dashcam

The Richlands Police Department uses body-worn cameras.

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

Bluefield Police Department

Bluefield · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Bluefield

ALPR

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

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): MuckRock

Tazewell County Sheriff's Office

Tazwell · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Tazewell County

Body-worn & dashcam

The Tazewell County Sheriff's Office began using body-worn cameras in 2015.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Bluefield Daily Telegraph

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