County record · Illinois

Lee County

4 Deployments on record

2 Agencies

3 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 1 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 2 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 1 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

Lee County Sheriff's Office

Dixon · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: Lee County

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Lee County Sheriff's Office operates 13 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Body-worn & dashcam

Lee County Sheriff's Office received $44,000 to purchase 22 body-worn cameras through the Small, Rural and TribalBody-worn Camera Program in 2024.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): SRT BWC Program

Drones / UAS

The Lee County Sheriff's Office has two drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report. The agency conducted 13 drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.

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

Dixon Police Department

Dixon · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Dixon

Drones / UAS

The Dixon Police Department has three drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report.

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