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Kitsap County
Technology presence
The record, by agency
Bremerton Police Department
The Bremerton Police Department purchased 50 body-worn cameras in 2021.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): KOMO News
The Bremerton Police Department started a registry of surveillance cameras voluntarily submitted by local residents and businesses in 2019.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Kiro7
Kitsap County Sheriff's Office
The Kitsap County Sheriff's Office has used automated license plate readers since at least 2013.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Seattle Times
The Kitsap County Sheriff's Office operates one DJI Mavic drone as of 2018, 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.king5.com
Poulsbo Police Department
The Poulsbo Police Department received $18,126 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to purchase 19 body-worn cameras through the 2022 Small, Rural, Tribal BWC Microgrant program.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera microgrant grantee list
The Poulsbo Police Department operates one DJI Mavic drone as of 2019, 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.kitsapsun.comwww.faa.gov
Port Gamble Police Department
The Port Gamble Police Department uses Axon body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Port Gamble Police Department Facebook Page
Port Orchard Police Department
The Port Orchard Police Department began using drones in 2020.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Port Orchard Police Department
Suquamish Police Department
The Suquamish Police Department uses Axon body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Suquamish Police Department Facebook GroupBureau of Justice AssistanceBureau of Justice Assistance
Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026