Lake County
County record. Includes every city and agency within Lake County.
Technology presence
What these categories mean
- ALPR
- Automated license plate readers (ALPR): camera systems that automatically capture, read, and log vehicle license plates with location and time, producing a searchable record of vehicle movements.
- Fixed cameras & RTCC
- Agency-operated fixed video cameras and the real-time crime centers (RTCC) that aggregate live and recorded feeds for monitoring. Extends the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Atlas, which enumerates real-time crime centers and camera registries but not standalone fixed-camera estates.
- Face recognition
- Software that matches faces in images or video against a reference database to identify or verify individuals.
- Drones / UAS
- Uncrewed aerial systems (UAS), commonly called drones, operated by an agency for overhead observation, imaging, or sensing.
- Gunshot detection
- Networks of acoustic sensors that detect and locate suspected gunfire and alert an agency.
- Body-worn & dashcam
- Officer body-worn and in-vehicle dashboard cameras that record encounters; public access to the footage is frequently restricted.
- Doorbell & camera registry
- Programs that give an agency access to privately owned camera footage: doorbell-camera partnerships, citizen camera registries, and private-camera integration platforms.
- Cell-site simulators
- Devices that mimic cell towers to locate or identify nearby mobile phones. They are often called Stingrays, or IMSI catchers after the international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) number that identifies each phone on a network. Adjacent: communications surveillance outside the visual/sensor core.
- Predictive policing
- Software that forecasts where crime may occur or who may be involved, to direct policing. Adjacent: analytics rather than a sensing deployment.
- Social-media monitoring
- Tools that collect and analyze public social-media activity for an agency. Adjacent: open-source/communications monitoring outside the visual/sensor core.
The record, by agency
Fox Lake Police Department
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
Grayslake Police Department
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
Riverwoods Police Department
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
Round Lake Beach Police Department
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
Wauconda Police Department
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
Lake Bluff Police Department
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
Lake County Sheriff’s Office
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
Antioch Police Department
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
Mundelein Police Department
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
Deer Park Police Department
The Deer Park Police Department installed six Flock Safety automated license plate readers for $18,250.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Daily Herald
Gurnee Police Department
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 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 Gurnee Police Department obtained body-worn cameras in March 2017.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Grunee Police DepartmentDaily Herald
Vernon Hills Police Department
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
Lake County Sheriff's Office
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 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
Waukegan Police Department
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 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 Waukegan Police Department uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock SafetyWaukegan
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
Libertyville Police Department
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
The Libertyville Police Department began using Flock Safety automated license plate readers in 2020.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Libertyville Board of Trustees
Highland Park Police Department
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
Lake Forest Police Department
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
Lake Villa Police Department
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
Round Lake Police Department
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
Barrington Police Department
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
Buffalo Grove Police Department
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
Deerfield Police Department
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
Lake Zurich Police Department
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
Lincolnshire Police Department
The Lincolnshire Police Department has 30 body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Lindenhurst Police Department
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
Round Lake Heights Police Department
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
Round Lake Park Police Department
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
Zion Police Department
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
Lake County Major Crash Assistance Team
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
North Chicago Police Department
The North Chicago Police Department acquired ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in 2020.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): ShotSpotterCity of North ChicagoLake McHenry Scanner
Tower Lakes Police Department
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
Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026