County record · Illinois

Macoupin County

4 Deployments on record

4 Agencies

4 Technology categories

Technology presence

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

Carlinville Police Department

Carlinville · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Carlinville

Doorbell & camera registry Vendor: CRIMEWATCH

The Carlinville Police Department operates a camera registry via CRIMEWATCH.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CRIMEWATCH

Gillespie Police Department

Gillespie · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Gillespie

Body-worn & dashcam

Gillespie Police Department received $24,000 to purchase 12 body-worn cameras through the Small, Rural and Tribal Body-Worn Camera program in 2024.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): SRT BWC Program

Macoupin County Sheriff's Office

Carlinville · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Macoupin County

Drones / UAS

The Macoupin County Sheriff's Office has one drone, according to the 2022 Illinois Freedom from Drome Surveillance Act Report.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): State of Illinois

Virden Police Department

Virden · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Virden

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Virden Police Department operates two Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026