County record · Iowa

Woodbury County

6 Deployments on record

4 Agencies

3 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 3 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 2 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 1 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

Sioux City Police Department

Sioux City · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Sioux City

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Sioux City Police Department purchased.seven automated license plate reader for the city. Seven ALPRs are for Woodbury County while five ALPRs are for the Tri-State Drug Task Force.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): News Press Now Siouxland Proud

Drones / UAS

The Sioux City Police Department operates one drone, 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 siouxlandnews.com www.faa.gov

Woodbury County Sheriff's Office

Sioux City · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Woodbury County

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Woodbury County Sheriff's Office operates seven Flock Safety automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Siouxland Proud

Drones / UAS

The Woodbury County Sheriff's Office operates one drone, 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 ktiv.com

South Sioux City Police Department

Sioux City · 1 deployment

Body-worn & dashcam

The Sioux City Police Department uses body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): News station Sioux City Police Department South Sioux City Police Department Facebook

Tri-State Drug Task Force

Sioux City · 1 deployment

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Tri-State Drug Task Force operates five Flock Safety automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): News Press Now

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