County record · Illinois

Ford County

3 Deployments on record

2 Agencies

2 Technology categories

Technology presence

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

Paxton Police Department

Paxton · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Paxton

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

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

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock Safety The News & Observer The News & Observer

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: WatchGuard

The Paxton Police Department uses eight WatchGuard 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

Ford County Sheriff's Office

Paxton · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Ford County

Body-worn & dashcam

The Ford County Sheriff's Office has body-worn cameras since at least 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