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Virginia Beach County

7 Deployments on record
2 Agencies
6 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 1 Fixed cameras & RTCC · 1 Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 1 Gunshot detection · 1 Body-worn & dashcam · 2 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

Virginia Beach Police Department

Virginia Beach · 6 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Virginia Beach

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Virginia Beach Police Department uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of January 2026.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WAVY

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Virginia Beach Police Department purchased 450 Axon body-worn cameras in 2018.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WTKRCity of Virginia Beach

Doorbell & camera registry Vendor: Fusus

The Virginia Beach launched its "Virginia Beach Safe" camera registry program in 2024.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of Virginia Beach

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Virginia Beach Police Department operates one DJI Phantom drone 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 Collegewww.faa.govpilotonline.com

Fixed cameras & RTCC Vendor: Fusus

The Virginia Beach Police Department was established a real-time crime center in 2024.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of Virginia BeachVirginia Beach Police

Gunshot detection Vendor: SoundThinking

The Virginia Beach Police Department use ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WAVY

Regent University Police Department

Virginia Beach · 1 deployment

Body-worn & dashcam

The Regent University Police Department uses body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): ACLURegent University 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