County record · Illinois

Fayette 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

Fayette County Sheriff's Office

Vandalia · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Fayette County

Body-worn & dashcam

The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office uses 19 body-worn cameras as of 2024.

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

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Fayette County Sheriff's Office operates one DJI Inspire drone as of 2015, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College www.icjia.state.il.us

St. Elmo Police Department

St. Elmo · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of St Elmo

Body-worn & dashcam

The St. Elmo Police Department shares three body-worn cameras between nine officers.

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

Vandalia Police Department

Vandalia · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Vandalia

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Vandalia Police Department operates four Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

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