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Butte County
Technology presence
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Butte County Sheriff's Department
The Butte County Sheriff's Office planned to install 12 Flock Safety automated license plate readers in May 2024.
Sources: CEQAnetButte County Sheriff's Office
The Butte County Sheriff’s Department has a camera registry.
Sources: Butte County Sheriff’s DepartmentButte County Sheriff’s Department YouTube
According to the Butte County Sheriff's 2022 military equipiment report, it operates two Brinc drones and planned to acquire two Autel drones.
Sources: Butte County Sheriff's Office
The Butte County Sheriff's Department uses Clearview AI face recognition technology.
Sources: Butte County Sheriff
Oroville Police Department
As of April 2024, the Oroville Police Department operates 35 Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.
The Oroville Police department purchased 20 Vievue body-worn camera in 2018.
Sources: Oroville City CouncilOroville Police Department FacebookOroville Police Department
The Orville Police Department installed 40 automated license plate readers in 2023. The systems are also used for gunshot detection.
Sources: Enterprise-Record
Chico Police Department
The Chico Police Department operates automated license plate readers.
Sources: KCRTVAction News Now
Chico State University Police
The Chico State University Police began using body-worn cameras in 2019.
Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026