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Sacramento County
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Sacramento Police Department
The Sacramento Police Department scanned more than 70 million license plates in 2022 using Motorola Solutions automated license plate readers.
Sources: Sacramento Police DepartmentMuckRockCalifornia State Auditor
All Sacramento Police Department officers wear body-worn cameras.
Sources: City of Sacramento Police Department
The Sacramento Police Department operated 84 drones as of 2023.
Sources: City of SacramentoCenter for the Study of the Drone at Bard Collegewww.abc10.com
The Sacramento Police Department built a real time crime center in the Central Command Police Facility for $500,000 in June 2016. The RTCC has access to police observation devices, automated license plate readers, and ShotSpotter gunshot detection software.
Sources: Government Technology
The Sacramento Police Department uses Vintra software to analyze video, according to a March 2023 report.
Sources: Los Angeles Times
The Sacramento Police Department entered into a new, 5-year, $2-6 million contract for ShotSpotter in 2025.
Sources: Government TechnologyFox 40
Elk Grove Police Department
The Elk Grove Police Department uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers.
Sources: Elk Grove Laguna NewsCity of Elk GroveSacramento County Grand Jury
The Elk Grove Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras through Motorola Solutions' CityProtect platform.
Sources: CityProtect
The Elk Grove Police Department ooperates a Drone as First Responder (DFR) program.
Sources: KXTVCenter for the Study of the Drone at Bard CollegeElk Grove Police Department
The Elk Grove Police Department maintains a real-time crime center. According to CBS13, the Elk Grove Police Departrment's real-time crime center utilizes more than 300 cameras, traffic feeds, cameras installed on city buses, and fixed automated license plate readers.
Sacramento County Sheriff's Department
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department operates automated license plate readers. In 2024, a grand jury ruled that Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office did not fully comply with state laws regarding motorists’ privacy.
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office acquired cell-site simulator technology in 2014, according data compiled by Kevin Collier for Vocativ.
As of 2016, 500 Sacramento County Sheriff's Office deputies had access to face recogition technology.
Sources: Police 1
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office implemented a ShotSpotter gunshot detection system in 2017. However, the sheriff announced plans to end the contract after 2020 due to budget constraints.
Sources: Fox News
Folsom Police Department
The Folsom Police Department scanned more than 28,500,000 license plates using Motorola Solutions license plate readers in 2022.
Sources: Folsom Police DepartmentMuckRockCalifornia State Auditor
The Folsom Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.
Sources: City of Folsom
The Folsom Police Department operated DJI drones as of 2022.
Sources: Folsom City CouncilCenter for the Study of the Drone at Bard Collegewww.faa.gov
California Department of Justice
The California Department of Justice began using body-worn cameras in 2015, becoming the first statewide agency in the country to adopt the technology.
Sources: PBSThe Sacramento Bee
The California Department of Justice acquired cell-site simulator technology in 2012, according data compiled by Kevin Collier for Vocativ.
Sources: VocativKevin Collier
California Highway Patrol
The California Highway Patrol installed a network of 480 automated license plate readers. The agency plans to install 290 ALPRs in Oakland and 190 ALPRs along the East Bay’s state highways.
Sources: Mercury News
Citrus Heights Police Department
The Citrus Heights Police Department operates automated license plate readers. In 2023, the agency applied fro a grant to lease 98 Flock Safety Falcon cameras, 11 Flock Safety Condor PTZ cameras, and 6 mobile security camera trailers.
Sources: Citrus Heights Police DepartmentBoard of State and Community Corrections
The Citrus Heights Police Department operated eight drones as of 2023.
Sources: Citrus Heights Police DepartmentCenter for the Study of the Drone at Bard Collegetwitter.com
Galt Police Department
As of April 2024, the Galt Police Department operates 25 Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.
In April 2021, the Galt City Council approved the purchase of Axon body-worn cameras for the Galt Police Department.
Sources: Lodi News
Los Rios Community College Police Department
The Los Rios Community College Police Department utilizes WatchGuard body-worn cameras.
Los Rios Police Department
All Los Rios Police Department officers are required to use body-worn cameras.
Sources: American River CurrentLos Rios Police Facebook pageLos Rios Police Department
Sacramento State Police Department
The Sacramento State Police Department has used body-worn cameras since 2019.
Sources: Sacramento State Police Policy ManualCalifornia State University Chancellor's ReportSacramento State 2022 Annual CA Campus Safety Plan Report
Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026