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The Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is one of 18 airports where Customs and Border Protection is using face recognition technology as of March 2019. An executive order signed by Pres. Trump in 2019 requires Customs and Border Protection to install face recognition technology at the United States' top 20 airports by 2021.

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The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $2,000,000 to the Atlanta Police Department in 2019 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program. In 2018, the Atlanta City Council approved funding for 180 body-worn cameras for Atlanta Police Department officers at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

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Government information (U.S Department of Justice) [snapshot]
https://www.ajc.com/business/atlanta-airport-police-get-body-cameras/vaeqKvYepWHQ6mqvjSNWPK/ [snapshot]

The East Point Police Department has used body-worn cameras since 2018.

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The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $747,500 to the Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council from 2018-2019 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program.

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Government information (U.S Department of Justice) [snapshot]

The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $41,199 to the Georgia Tech Police Department in 2019 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program.

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Government information (U.S Department of Justice) [snapshot]

The City of Alpharetta created a drone program for its police and fire departments between 2018 and 2020.

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Government budget/purchasing (Alpharetta City Council) [snapshot]

The Union City Police Department received a $5,000 grant to purchase drones in 2019.

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News article (Georgia Trend) [snapshot]

The Atlanta Police Department operates one drone as of 2019, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

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The Georgia Information Sharing and Analysis Center is one of 79 fusion centers in the United States. Operated by local and state law enforcement in partnership with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, a fusion center serves as a command center for gathering, analyzing and disseminating intelligence and other public safety information.

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Nonprofit report (Electronic Frontier Foundation) [snapshot]
Government information (U.S. Department of Homeland Security) [snapshot]
Nonprofit report (Open the Government) [snapshot]

The Alpharetta Department of Public Safety maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.

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Government information (City of Alpharetta) [snapshot]

The Milton Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.

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The Atlanta Police Department scanned 405,815,610 license plates using automated license plate readers in 2019.

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Public records (Atlanta Police Department) [snapshot]

The Georgia Tech Police Department at the Georgia Institute of Technology has used automated license plate readers since at least 2018.

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University website (Georgia Institute of Technology) [snapshot]

The Fulton County Police Department had one automated license plate reader in 2016, but has since added more cameras, including many installed in partnership with the Boulevard Community Improvement District.

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Website (Boulevard Community Improvement District) [snapshot]
News article (Atlanta-Journal Constitution) [snapshot]

The Milton Police Department scanned 3.1-million license plates with automated license plate readers in 2018.

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Public records (Milton Police Department) [snapshot]

The East Point Police Department received a $37,462 Justice Assistance Grant in 2019 for its automated license plate reader program.

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Government information (Bureau of Justice Assistance) [snapshot]

The Hapeville Police Department maintains a voluntary camera registry program called "Residents Assisting Police" or the R.A.P. Program.

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Government information (City of Hapeville) [snapshot]

The Roswell Police Department began using Axon body-worn cameras in 2017.

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News article (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) [snapshot]

The Fulton County Sheriff's Office began using body-worn cameras in October 2018.

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Government information (Fulton County) [snapshot]

The Emory University Police Department adopted a body-worn camera policy in 2020.

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Policy (Emory University Police Department) [snapshot]

The Hapeville Police Department uses body-worn cameras.

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Meeting documents (Hapeville City Council) [snapshot]
Social media (Hapeville Police Facebook Page) [snapshot]

The South Fulton Police Department received a $1,548,305 Community Public Safety Grant in 2023, which the agency planned to use for real-time crime center.

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Press release (State of Georgia) [snapshot]

The South Fulton Police Department received a $1,548,305 Community Public Safety Grant in 2023, which the agency planned to use for gunshot detection technology.

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Press release (State of Georgia) [snapshot]

The College Park Police Department shared data collected using Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers with 1089 other law enforcement agencies, according to documents produced in 2020.

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Public records (MuckRock) [snapshot]

The Roswell Police Department acquired automated license plate readers in 2012. The agency scanned 700,000 license plates in 2017.

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Public Records (Roswell Police Department) [snapshot]
Public Records (Roswell Police Department) [snapshot]