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Coles County

8 Deployments on record
4 Agencies
3 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 4 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 1 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 3 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

Mattoon Police Department

Mattoon · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Mattoon

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Mattoon Police Department received approval to install 12 Flock Safety automatedl icense plate readers in March 2023.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): JG-TC

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Mobile-Vision

The Mattoon Police Department uses 39 Mobile-Vision body-worn cameras as of 2024.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards BoardIllinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

Drones / UAS

The Mattoon Police Department has one drone according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority

Charleston Police Department

Charleston · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Charleston

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Charleston Police Department uses Flock safety automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): JG-TC

Body-worn & dashcam

The Charleston Police Department uses 35 body-worn cameras as of 2024.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards BoardIllinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

Coles County Sheriff's Office

Charleston · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Coles County

ALPR

The Coles County Sheriff's Office has installed automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): JG-TC

Body-worn & dashcam

The Coles County Sheriff’s Office has 23 body-worn cameras as of 2024.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards BoardIllinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

Oakland Police Department

Oakland · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Oakland

ALPR

The Oakland Police Department has installed automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): JG-TC

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