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Troy Police Department
The Troy Police Department uses automated license plate readers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of Troy
The Troy Police Department maintains a camera registry.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Troy Police Department
The Troy Police Department has two drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report. The agency conducted 17 drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Alton Police Department
The Alton Police Department has 70 body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The TelegraphKSDK Channel 5 NewsIllinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
The Alton Police Department has purchased two drones, according to the 2022 Illinois Freedom from Drome Surveillance Act Report
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): State of Illinois
Collinsville Police Department
The Collinsville Police Department received a grant for automated license plate readers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Bureau of Justice Assistance, US Department of Justice
The Collinsville Police Department received a Small, rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera Program grant for $76,673 in 2023. They have 44 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Justice & Security StrategiesJustice & Security StrategiesIllinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Granite City Police Department
The Granite City Police Department has 60 body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
The Granite City Police Department has one drones according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Madison County Sheriff's Office
The Madison County Sheriff's Office has 99 body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The TelegraphIllinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
The Madison County Sheriff's Office has purchased three 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.thetelegraph.com
Bethalto Police Department
The Bethalto Police Department has used body-worn cameras since 2023.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Advantage News
Glen Carbon Police Department
The Glen Carbon Police Department has three drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report. The agency conducted 15 drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
Glenn Carbon Police Department
The Glenn Carbon Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Villageof Glenn Carbon
Highland Police Department
The Highland 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
Pontoon Beach Police Department
The Pontoon Beach Police Department has 18 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Roxana Police Department
The Roxana Police Department received $4,267 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to purchase 3 body-worn cameras through the 2022 Small, Rural, Tribal BWC Microgrant program.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera microgrant grantee list
South Roxana Police Department
The South Roxana Police Department has one drone, according to the 2022 Illinois Freedom from Drome Surveillance Act Report.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): State of Illinois
Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville Police Department
The Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville Police Department uses automated license plate readers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Edwardsville Intelligencer
Wood River Police Department
The Wood River Police Department uses 18 Wolfcom body-worn cameras.
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