Fresno County

The Fresno Police Department operates automated license plate readers.

Sources: Your Central ValleyCalifornia State Auditor

The Fresno Police Department purchased 400 body-worn cameras for $2.6 million as part of a five-year contract. The agency has used BWCs since 2015.

Sources: Your Central ValleyU.S Department of Justice

The Fresno Police Department operated 39 DJI drones as of 2022.

Sources: City of FresnoCenter for the Study of the Drone at Bard Collegewww.yourcentralvalley.com

The Fresno Police Department opened its real-time crime center in 2015, but shut it for two years in 2019 due to staffing shortages. It reopened in 2021.

Sources: Bureau Of Justice AssistanceFresno BeeABC 30

The Fresno Police Department has used ShotSpotter gunshot detection software since 2015.

Sources: The Fresno BeeABC 30GV Wire

The Fresno City Council signed a $80,000 contract with PredPol (now Geolitica) for predictive policing software in 2016.

Sources: Fresno LegistarPredictive Policing report

The Clovis Police Department collected more than 12,000,000 vehicle scans in 2022 using automated license plate readers.

Sources: Clovis Police DepartmentCalifornia State Auditor

The Clovis Police Department operates a Drone as First Responder (DFR) program.

Sources: Clovis Police DepartmentCity of ClovisCity of Clovis

According to reporting from The Markup, the Clovis Police Department used PredPol (now Geolitica) between 5/1/18 and 4/30/19.

Sources: The Markup

The Coalinga Police Department received funding from California's Organized Retail Theft Prevention Grant Program in 2023 36 video surveillance cameras, including nine cameras with automated license plate recognition.

Sources: California Board of State and Community CorrectionsCalifornia Board of State and Community Corrections

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

Sources: YourCentralValley.comBureau of Justice Assistance

The Fresno County Sheriff's Office operates automated license plate readers.

Sources: Fresno County SheriffCalifornia State Auditor

The Fresno County Sheriff's Office received a $430,000 US Bureau of Justice Assistance grant in 2022 to acquire 225 body-worn cameras.

Sources: Bureau of Justice Assistance, US Department of Justice

The Reedley Police Department operates 20 Flock Safety automated license plate readers and other cameras as of June 2025. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.

Sources: Flock Safety

The Reedley Police Department received $40,000 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to purchase 20 body-worn cameras through the 2022 Small, Rural, Tribal BWC Microgrant program.

Sources: Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera microgrant grantee list

California State University, Fresno Police Department has utilized body-worn cameras since at least 2019.

Sources: CSU Fresno University PolicyCalifornia State University Chancellor's Report

The Orange Cover Police Department uses Axon body-worn cameras.

Sources: Orange Cove Police department manual.Orange Cove Police Department Facebook page

The Parlier Police Department received $40,000 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to purchase 20 body-worn cameras through the 2022 Small, Rural, Tribal BWC Microgrant program.

Sources: Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera microgrant grantee list

The Sanger Police Department uses Axon body-worn cameras.

Sources: Sanger Police DepartmentSanger Police Department Facebook

The Selma Police Department operated three DJI drones as of 2022.

Sources: City of SelmaCenter for the Study of the Drone at Bard Collegehanfordsentinel.com