County record · Illinois

Macon County

9 Deployments on record

4 Agencies

4 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 2 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 2 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 4 Doorbell & camera registry · 1 Cell-site simulators · none on record Predictive policing · none on record Social-media monitoring · none on record

The record, by agency

Decatur Police Department

Decatur · 4 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Decatur

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Decatur Police Department installed 60 Flock Safety automated license plate readers in 2021.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Herald and Review Herald and Review

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: i-PRO

The Decatur Police Department has 133 i-PRO body-worn cameras as of 2024.

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

Doorbell & camera registry

The Decatur Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of Decatur Illinois

Drones / UAS

The Decatur Police Department has five drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report. The agency conducted 48 drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.

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

Macon County Sheriff's Office

Decatur · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Macon County

Body-worn & dashcam

The Macon County Sheriff’s Office 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

Drones / UAS

The Macon County Sheriff's Office has four 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

Mount Zion Police Department

Mount Zion · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Village of Mount Zion

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

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

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Motorola

The Mount Zion Police Department has 11 Motorola body-worn cameras as of 2024.

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

Maroa Police Department

Maroa · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Maroa

Body-worn & dashcam

The Maroa 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