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Winnebago County
Technology presence
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Rockford Police Department
The Rockford Police Department uses Flock Safety license plate readers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WREX
The Rockford Police Department has 300 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): FOX 39Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
The Rockford Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of Rockford
The Rockford Police Department has six drones, according to the 2024 Illinois Freedom from Drone Surveillance Act Report. The agency conducted eight drone flights between July 2023 and March 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
The Rockford Police Department spent $310,000 on ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in 2018.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): RR Star
Rockton Police Department
The Rockton Police Department operates five Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
The Rockton Police Department has 18 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Roscoe Police Department
The Roscoe Police Department has 19 body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
The Roscoe 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
Winnebago County Sheriff's Office
The Winnebago County Sheriff's Office operates 44 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
The Winnebago County Sheriff's Office has nine 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
Cherry Valley Police Department
The Cherry Valley Police Department has 20 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Durand Police Department
The Durand Police Department has three body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Pecatonica Police Department
The Pecatonica Police Department has four Motorola body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Rock Valley College Police Department
The Rock Valley College Police Department has 11 body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
South Beloit Police Department
The South Beloit Police Department has 15 Axon body-worn cameras as of 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
Winnebago Police Department
The Winnebago Police Department has 10 body-worn cameras as of 2024.
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