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County record · Alabama

Mobile County

8 Deployments on record
6 Agencies
4 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · none on record Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 2 Gunshot detection · 1 Body-worn & dashcam · 4 Doorbell & camera registry · 1 Cell-site simulators · none on record Predictive policing · none on record Social-media monitoring · none on record

The record, by agency

Mobile Police Department

Mobile · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Mobile

Doorbell & camera registry

The Mobile Police Department's Operation Shield program allows police to access private security cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Mobile Police Department

Drones / UAS

The Mobile Police Department operated drones as of 2024.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WKRGMobile Police DepartmentCenter for the Study of the Drone at Bard College

Gunshot detection Vendor: ShotSpotter

The Mobile Police Department received city council approval for a $640,000 three-year contract with Shotspotter in 2022. The gunshot detection system is part of "Operation Echo," a series of anti-gun crime measures.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Fox 10NBC 15

Chickasaw Police Department

Chickasaw · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Chickasaw

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Chickasaw Police Department began using Axon body-worn cameras in 2021.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Chickasaw Facebook pageNews 5

Citronelle Police Department

Citronelle · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Citronelle

Body-worn & dashcam

The Citronelle Police Department uses body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Fox 10 NewsCtironelle Police Facebook page

Mobile County Sheriff's Office

Mobile · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Mobile County

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Mobile County Sheriff's Office operated DJI drones as of 2021.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Mobile County CommissionCenter for the Study of the Drone at Bard Collegewww.faa.gov

Saraland Police Department

Saraland · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Saraland

Body-worn & dashcam

The Saraland Police Department received a Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera Program grant for $2,000 for 10 body-worn cameras in 2023.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Justice & Security StrategiesJustice & Security Strategies

Satsuma Police Department

Satsuma · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Satsuma

Body-worn & dashcam

The Satsuma Police Department received a Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera Program grant for $2,994 for 12 body-worn cameras in 2023.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Justice & Security StrategiesJustice & Security Strategies

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