County record · Illinois

Effingham County

4 Deployments on record

3 Agencies

3 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 1 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 1 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

Effingham Police Department

Effingham · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Effingham

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Effingham Police Department spent $25,500 on Flock Safety automated license plate readers in FY 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Effingham

Drones / UAS

The Effingham Police Department has two drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report. The agency conducted 24 drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.

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

Effingham County Sheriff’s Office

Effingham · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Effingham County

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Effingham County Sheriff’s Office has 33 Axon body-cameras as of 2024.

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

Teutopolis Police Department

Teutopolis · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Village of Teutopolis

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Teutopolis Police Department has three Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.

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

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