County record · Illinois
Jefferson County
1
Deployments on record
1
Agencies
1
Technology categories
Technology presence
ALPR · none on record
Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record
Face recognition · none on record
Drones / UAS · 1
Gunshot detection · none on record
Body-worn & dashcam · none on record
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
Mount Vernon Police Department
Drones / UAS
The Mount Vernon Police Department has two drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report. The agency conducted six drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026