Lake County

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

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock SafetyWaukegan

The Waukegan Police Department has 161 Motorola body-worn cameras as of 2024.

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

The Waukegan Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras through Motorola Solutions' CityProtect platform.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CityProtect

The Waukegan Police Department has five drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report. The agency conducted 36 drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.

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

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

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

The Fox Lake Police Department has 32 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.

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

The Fox Lake Police Department has one drone according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report.

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

As of April 2024, the Gurnee Police Department operates 12 Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock SafetyThe News & ObserverThe News & Observer

The Gurnee Police Department obtained body-worn cameras in March 2017.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Grunee Police DepartmentDaily Herald

The Gurnee Police Department has two drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report. The agency conducted 29 drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.

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

The Libertyville Police Department began using Flock Safety automated license plate readers in 2020.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Libertyville Board of Trustees

The Libertyville Police Department uses 41 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.

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

The Libertyville 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

As of April 2024, the Vernon Hills Police Department operates 34 Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock SafetyThe News & ObserverThe News & Observer

The Vernon Hills Police Department has 45 body-worn cameras as of 2024.

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

The Vernon Hills Police Department has one drone according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report.

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

The Antioch Department has Flock cameras and automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Daily Herald

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

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

The Grayslake Police Department operates six Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

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

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

The Highland Park Police Department has 67 body-worn cameras as of 2024.

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

The Highland Park Police Department has four drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report. The agency conducted three drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.

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

The Lake Bluff Police Department uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock Safety

The Lake Bluff Police Department has 15 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.

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

The Lake County Sheriff's Office uses 318 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Chicago TribuneU.S Department of JusticeIllinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

The Lake County Sheriff's Office has six drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report. The agency conducted 40 drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.

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

The Lake Forest Police Department has 41 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.

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

The Lake Forest Police Department has three drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report. The agency conducted 12 drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.

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

The Lake Villa Police Department has 29 body-worn cameras as of 2024.

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

The Lake Villa Police Department has two drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report.

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

The Mundelein Police Department uses Flock Safety license plate recognition readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Daily Herald

The Mundelein Police Department began using body-worn cameras in September of 2017. As of 2019, they have 58 Axon body-worn cameras.

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

The Riverwoods Police Department operates six Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

The Riverwoods Police Department has 17 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.

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

The Round Lake Beach Police Department operates five Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

The Round Lake Beach Police Department has two drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report. The agency conducted 22 drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.

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

The Round Lake Police Department has 31 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.

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

The Round Lake Police Department has one drone according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report.

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

The Wauconda Police Department operates three Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

The Wauconda Police Department received a Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera Program grant for $19,259 for 27 body-worn cameras in 2023.

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

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

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock SafetyChicago Tribune

The Zion Police Department has 43 body-worn cameras, which are shared among 46 officers.

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

The Barrington Police Department has 27 Motorola body-worn cameras as of 2024.

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

The Buffalo Grove Police Department has 63 body-worn cameras as of 2024.

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

The Deer Park Police Department installed six Flock Safety automated license plate readers for $18,250.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Daily Herald

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

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

The Lake County Major Crash Assistance Team has purchased six drones, according to the 2022 Illinois Freedom from Drome Surveillance Act Report

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): State of IllinoisCenter for the Study of the Drone at Bard Collegewww.faa.gov

The city of Deer Park spent $18,250 for delivery of five Flock Safety license plate recognition cameras and one year of its services. Extending the contact will cost $15,000 annually. Policing is provided by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Daily Herald

The Lake Zurich Police Department has 34 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.

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

The Lincolnshire Police Department has 30 body-worn cameras as of 2024.

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

The Lindenhurst Police Department has 21 Motorola body-worn cameras as of 2024.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): SRT BWC ProgramIllinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board

The North Chicago Police Department acquired ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in 2020.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): ShotSpotterCity of North ChicagoLake McHenry Scanner

The Round Lake Heights Police Department has five Motorola body-worn cameras as of 2024.

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

The Round Lake Park Police Department has 14 body-worn cameras as of 2024.

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

The Tower Lakes Police Department uses body-worn cameras, according to a 2018 report by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board.

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