County record · Illinois

DeKalb County

7 Deployments on record

5 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 · 2 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

DeKalb Police Department

DeKalb · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of DeKalb

ALPR Vendor: Genetec

The DeKalb City Council approved the purchase of 12 Genetec automated license plate readers for the DeKalb Police Department in October 2021.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of DeKalb

Drones / UAS

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

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

Sycamore Police Department

Sycamore · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Sycamore

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Sycamore Police Department operates 26 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Body-worn & dashcam

The Sycamore Police Department received a Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera Program grant for $19,559 for 25 body-worn cameras in 2023.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Justice & Security Strategies Justice & Security Strategies

DeKalb County Sheriff's Office

Sycamore · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: DeKalb County

Drones / UAS

The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office has three drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report. The agency conducted seven drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.

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

Hinckley Police Department

Hinckley · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Village of Hinckley

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Hinckley Police Department uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock Safety

Sandwich Police Department

Sandwich · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Sandwich

Body-worn & dashcam

Sandwich Police Department received $31,628 to purchase 20 body-worn cameras through the Small, Rural and Tribal Body-Worn Camera program in 2024.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): SRT BWC Program

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