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Stanislaus County

20 Deployments on record
8 Agencies
6 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 5 Fixed cameras & RTCC · 3 Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 4 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 4 Doorbell & camera registry · 2 Cell-site simulators · none on record Predictive policing · 2 Social-media monitoring · none on record

The record, by agency

Modesto Police Department

Modesto · 5 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Modesto

ALPR

The Modesto Police Department operates automated license plate readers.

Drones / UAS Vendor: Axon

In 2018, Axon supplied 11 drones to the Modesto Police Department.

Fixed cameras & RTCC

The Modesto Police Department opened its real-time crime center in 2016. The RTCC has access to at least 50 live camera feeds. The RTCC also monitors drone footage and a real-time map of call for service. MPD utilizes automated license plate reader technology and PredPol (now Geolitica) predictive policing software.

Fixed cameras & RTCC

The Modesto Police Department uses video analytics software in its real-time crime center.

Predictive policing Vendor: Geolitica

The Modesto Police Department began using PredPol (now Geolitica) predicitive policing software in January 2014.

Oakdale Police Department

Oakdale · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Oakdale

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Oakdale Police Department used body-worn cameras as of 2021.

Doorbell & camera registry Vendor: Fusus

Oakdale Police Department uses the Fusus camera registry system.

Drones / UAS

The Oakdale Police Department operates one drone as of 2018, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department

Modesto · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: Stanislaus County

ALPR Vendor: Motorola Solutions

The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office collected more than 4,000,000 vehicle scans in 2022 using automated license plate readers.

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office purchased body-worn cameras for 180 deputies and 30 sergeants in April 2019. The BWCs cost about $70 per officer

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI, Mavic

The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Office operated 24 drones as of 2023.

Turlock Police Department

Turlock · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Turlock

ALPR Vendor: EPIC iO

The Turlock Police Department entered an agreement with EPIC iO to install 32 automated license plate readers throughout the city.

Doorbell & camera registry

The Turlock Police Department started a camera registry program in 2018.

Predictive policing Vendor: Geolitica

According to reporting from The Markup, the Turlock Police Department used PredPol (now Geolitica) between 02/22/18 and 05/12/20.

Ceres Police Department

Ceres · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Ceres

ALPR

The Ceres Police Department has used automated license plate readers since 2014.

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Ceres Police Department operated nine DJI drones as of 2023.

Riverbank Police Services

Riverbank · 2 deployments

ALPR Vendor: Motorola Solutions

The Riverbank Police Services collected more than 17,000,000 vehicle scans in 2022 using automated license plate readers.

Fixed cameras & RTCC Vendor: IntelliSite

The Riverbank Police Services uses video analytics in combination with IntelliSite Remote Surveillance Units.

Newman Police Department

Newman · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Newman

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Newman Police Department uses Axon body-worn cameras.

Stanislaus State Police Department

Turlock · 1 deployment

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

Stanislaus State Police Department has been wearing body-worn cameras since at least 2019.

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