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County record · Illinois

Champaign County

21 Deployments on record
11 Agencies
6 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 7 Fixed cameras & RTCC · 2 Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 2 Gunshot detection · 2 Body-worn & dashcam · 7 Doorbell & camera registry · 1 Cell-site simulators · none on record Predictive policing · none on record Social-media monitoring · none on record

The record, by agency

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division of Public Safety

Urbana · 6 deployments

ALPR Vendor: Axon, Flock Safety

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division of Public Safety has 20 fixed Flock Safety automated license plate readers and uses Axon Fleet mobile ALPR in its patrol vehicles.

Doorbell & camera registry

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division of Public Safety operates a community camera registry.

Drones / UAS Vendor: Skydio

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division of Public Safety operates six Skydio drones. The agency conducted 13 drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.

Fixed cameras & RTCC Vendor: Fusus

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division of Public Safety opened its Real-Time Information Center (RTIC) in March 2024.

Fixed cameras & RTCC

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division of Public Safety uses AI video anlaytics.

Gunshot detection Vendor: EAGL

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Division of Public Safety uses EAGL gunshot detection sensors.

Champaign Police Department

Champaign · 4 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Champaign

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

As of April 2024, the Champaign Police Department operates 46 Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Champaign Police Department received city council approval for a five-year, $1.6 million contract with Axon Enterprise to provide police with 42 in-car camera systems and 103 new body cameras in 2023. In 2018, the agency equipped all 122 of its officers with Panasonic body-worn cameras.

Drones / UAS

The Champaign Police Department has two drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report.

Gunshot detection Vendor: Flock Safety

The Champaign Police Department installed Flock Safety gunshot detection technology in late 2022.

Champaign County Sheriff's Office

Champaign · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Champaign County

ALPR

The Champaign County Sheriff's Office has 10 automated license plate reader cameras, according to a 2023 report.

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Champaign County Sheriff’s Office uses 56 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.

Rantoul Police Department

Rantoul · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Village of Rantoul

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

As of April 2024, the Rantoul Police Department operates 34 Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.

Body-worn & dashcam

The Rantoul Police Department's 24 body-worn cameras are used by all 24 officers as of 2019.

Mahomet Police Department

Mahamet · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Village of Mahomet

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Mahomet Police Department operates 10 automated license plate reader cameras, according to a 2023 report. The agency planned to acquire six additional ALPRs in 2023.

Parkland College Police Department

Champaign · 1 deployment

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: WatchGuard

The Parkland College Police Department has 15 WatchGuard body-worn cameras as of 2024.

Tolono Police Department

Tolono · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Village of Tolono

Body-worn & dashcam

The Tolono Police Department has eight body-worn cameras as of 2024.

University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign Police Department

Urbana · 1 deployment

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign Police Department operates 20 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Police Department

Urbana · 1 deployment

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Police Department implemented their body-worn camera program in August 2018. The department has 74 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Police Department Parking Department

Urbana · 1 deployment

ALPR Vendor: Genetec

The University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Parking Department uses Genetec automated license plate readers.

Urbana Police Department

Urbana · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Urbana

Body-worn & dashcam

The Urbana Police Department has 60 body-worn cameras, as of 2019.

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