County record · Virginia

Washington County

5 Deployments on record

4 Agencies

3 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 3 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · 1 Drones / UAS · none on record Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 1 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

Glade Spring Police Department

Glade Spring · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Town of Glade Spring

ALPR

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

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): MuckRock

Face recognition

The Glade Spring Police Department uses face recognition technology, according to 2024 data.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): MuckRock

Abingdon Police Department

Abingdon · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Abingdon

Body-worn & dashcam

The Abingdon Police Department uses body-worn cameras.

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

Damascus Police Department

Damascus · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Damascus

ALPR

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

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): MuckRock

Washington County Sheriff's Office

Abingdon · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Washington County

ALPR

The Washington County Sheriff's Office uses automated license plate readers, according to 2024 data.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): MuckRock

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