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Polk County

22 Deployments on record
9 Agencies
5 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 5 Fixed cameras & RTCC · 2 Face recognition · 7 Drones / UAS · 4 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 4 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

Lakeland Police Department

Lakeland · 5 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Lakeland

ALPR Vendor: Axon

The Lakeland Police Department purchased 165 mobile automated license plate reader systems, but had only installed 120 as of February 2023.

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Lakeland Police Department purchased 250 Axon body-worn cameras in late 2021, but the cameras may not be fully deployed until 2023.

Drones / UAS

The Lakeland Police Department operates four drones as of 2018, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The Lakeland Police Department is one of more than 275 law enforcement agencies with access to the Face Analysis Comparison & Examination System (FACES), a face recognition program maintained by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. Investigators may upload an image to search more than 25-million Florida driver's license photos and mugshots.

Fixed cameras & RTCC Vendor: Flock Safety

The Lakeland Police Department operates a Condor camera from Flock Safety as of September 2025. The camera is paired with video analytics software.

Haines City Police Department

Haines City · 4 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Haines City

ALPR Vendor: American Traffic Solutions, Flock Safety

The Haines City Police Department entered into a five-year renewal agreement for two automated license plate reader trailers in 2020. Police began using Flock Safety fixed ALPR in 2024.

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: LensLock

The Haines City Police Department entered into an agreement with LensLock for body-worn cameras in 2022.

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Haines City Police Department operates one DJI Mavic drone as of 2019, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The Haines City Police Department is one of more than 275 law enforcement agencies with access to the Face Analysis Comparison & Examination System (FACES), a face recognition program maintained by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. Investigators may upload an image to search more than 25-million Florida driver's license photos and mugshots.

Polk County Sheriff's Office

Winter Haven · 4 deployments · on UnGovr: Polk County

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of July 2024.

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Polk County Sheriff's Office operates 29 DJI drones as of 2018, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is one of more than 275 law enforcement agencies with access to the Face Analysis Comparison & Examination System (FACES), a face recognition program maintained by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. Investigators may upload an image to search more than 25-million Florida driver's license photos and mugshots.

Fixed cameras & RTCC

The Polk County Sheriff's Office oeprates a real-time crime center.

Winter Haven Police Department

Winter Haven · 4 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Winter Haven

ALPR

Winter Haven, FL received a Byrne Memorial Grant to purchase icense plate readers in 2019.

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Winter Haven Police Department outfitted 69 officers with Axon body-worn cameras in 2022.

Drones / UAS

The Winter Haven Police Department operates one drone as of 2019, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The Winter Haven Police Department is one of more than 275 law enforcement agencies with access to the Face Analysis Comparison & Examination System (FACES), a face recognition program maintained by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. Investigators may upload an image to search more than 25-million Florida driver's license photos and mugshots.

Auburndale Police Department

Auburndale · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Auburndale

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The Auburndale Police Department is one of more than 275 law enforcement agencies with access to the Face Analysis Comparison & Examination System (FACES), a face recognition program maintained by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. Investigators may upload an image to search more than 25-million Florida driver's license photos and mugshots.

Bartow Police Department

Bartow · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Bartow

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The Bartow Police Department is one of more than 275 law enforcement agencies with access to the Face Analysis Comparison & Examination System (FACES), a face recognition program maintained by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. Investigators may upload an image to search more than 25-million Florida driver's license photos and mugshots.

Davenport Police Department

Davenport · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Davenport

ALPR

$25,000 is allocated in 2020 for automatic license plate reader in the FY 2019 city adopted budget.

Lake Hamilton Police Department

Lake Hamilton · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Lake Hamilton

Body-worn & dashcam

The Lake Hamilton Police Department received a Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera Program grant for $12,500 for 12 body-worn cameras in 2023.

Lake Wales Police Department

Lake Wales · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Lake Wales

Face recognition Vendor: Idemia

The Lake Wales Police Department is one of more than 275 law enforcement agencies with access to the Face Analysis Comparison & Examination System (FACES), a face recognition program maintained by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. Investigators may upload an image to search more than 25-million Florida driver's license photos and mugshots.

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