County record · Idaho

Bonneville County

5 Deployments on record

2 Agencies

3 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 2 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

Idaho Falls Police Department

Idaho Falls · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Idaho Falls

ALPR

The Idaho Falls Police Department uses automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Idaho Press

Body-worn & dashcam

The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $135,000 to the Idaho Falls Police Department in 2018 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program. The agency has been using BWCs since at least 2013.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): U.S Department of Justice Idaho State Journal

Drones / UAS

The Idaho Falls Police Department operates one drone as of 2018, 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 www.eastidahonews.com

Bonneville County Sheriff's Office

Idaho Falls · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Bonneville County

ALPR Vendor: PIPS

The Bonneville County Sheriff's Office uses automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Post Register Idaho Freedom Foundation

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Bonneville County Sheriff's Office operates one DJI Matrice 100 drone as of 2018, 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 www.localnews8.com

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