County record · Illinois
Adams County
Technology presence
The record, by agency
Quincy Police Department
The Quincy Police Department received approval in spring 2023 to install 20 Flock Safety automated license plate readers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Muddy River News
The Quincy Police Department has 58 body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
The Quincy Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of Quincy
The Quincy Police Department has purchased four drones, according to the 2022 Illinois Freedom from Drome Surveillance Act Report
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): State of Illinois
Adams County Sheriff's Office
The Adams County Sheriff's Office operates 12 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
The Adams County Sheriff's Office purchased 27 Motorola body-worn cameras in 2023.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): KHQA
Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026