County record · California

Mendocino County

6 Deployments on record

5 Agencies

3 Technology categories

Technology presence

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

Mendocino County Sheriff's Department

Ukiah · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Mendocino County

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Mendocino County Sheriff's Office operates seven Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources: Pittsboro Police Department

Drones / UAS

The Mendocino County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue operates one drone, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

Sources: Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College www.mendocinosar.org

Fort Bragg Police Deparment

Fort Bragg · 1 deployment

Body-worn & dashcam

The Fort Bragg Police Department purchased 10 body-worn cameras in 2016 using federal grant money.

Sources: City of Fort Bragg City of Fort Bragg

Mendocino County District Attorney

Ukiah · 1 deployment

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Mendocino County District Attorney operates one DJI Matrice 210 drone as of 2019, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

Sources: Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College www.ukiahdailyjournal.com

Ukiah Police Department

Ukiah · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Ukiah

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

As of April 2024, the Ukiah Police Department operates 14 Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.

Sources: Flock Safety The News & Observer The News & Observer

Willits Police Department

Willits · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Willits

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Willits Police Department began using Axon body-worn cameras in 2016.

Sources: Willits Weekly

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