County record · Illinois

Stephenson County

5 Deployments on record

3 Agencies

3 Technology categories

Technology presence

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

Freeport Police Department

Freeport · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Freeport

ALPR Vendor: Vigilant Solutions

The Freeport Police Department purchased automated license plate readers from Vigilant Solutions in 2020-2021.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): My Stateline Journal-Standard

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: VieVu

The Freeport Police Department has 16 VIEVU body-worn cameras.

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

Gunshot detection Vendor: ShotSpotter

The Freeport Police Department acquired ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in 2020.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): ShotSpotter Journal Standard

Stephenson County Sheriff's Office

Freeport · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Stephenson County

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

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

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Stephenson County Sheriff’s Office

Freeport · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Stephenson County

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Stephenson County Sheriff’s Office has 38 Axon 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