County record · Alabama

Lee County

6 Deployments on record

5 Agencies

3 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 3 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 1 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

Lee County Sheriff's Office

Opelika · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Lee County

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

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

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Lee County Sheriff's Office operates one DJI Inspire drone as of 2016, 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 College www.theplainsman.com

Auburn Police Department

Auburn · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Auburn

ALPR Vendor: Vigilant Solutions

The Auburn Police Department uses Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers, according to a 2014 press release.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Vigilant Solutions

Auburn Police Division

Auburn · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Auburn

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Auburn Police Department uses Axon body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Auburn Public Safety

Lee County Sheriff’s Office

Opelika · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Lee County

Body-worn & dashcam

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office received funding to purchase body-worn cameras for its deputies in 2022 at a cost of over $1,000 each.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WTVM

Opelika Police Department

Opelika · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Opelika

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Opelika Police Department operates 13 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

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