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County record · Indiana

St. Joseph County

12 Deployments on record
6 Agencies
7 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 6 Fixed cameras & RTCC · 1 Face recognition · 1 Drones / UAS · none on record Gunshot detection · 1 Body-worn & dashcam · 1 Doorbell & camera registry · 1 Cell-site simulators · none on record Predictive policing · 1 Social-media monitoring · none on record

The record, by agency

South Bend Police Department

South Bend · 7 deployments · on UnGovr: City of South Bend

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The South Bend Police Department has used automated license plate readers since at least 2014. As of 2022, SBPD used Flock Safety ALPRs.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WNDUSouth Bend Tribune

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Coreforce

The South Bend Police Department acquired BodyWorn body-worn cameras in 2018.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): South Bend government websiteThe Indianapolis Star

Doorbell & camera registry Vendor: Fusus, Motorola

The South Bend Police Department has operated private camera registry systems through Fusus and Motorola.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WSBTSouth Bend Police DepartmentMotorola Solutions

Face recognition

The South Bend Police Department began using face recognition technology as part of its real-time crime center project.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): South Bend Tribune

Fixed cameras & RTCC Vendor: Fusus

The South Bend Police Department opened its real-time crime center in December 2023. It tuns on Fusus software and includes surveillance cameras, automated license plate readers, ShotSpotter, face recognition technology and the capacity to connect to door bell caneras and business camera feeds.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): South Bend Tribune

Gunshot detection Vendor: ShotSpotter

The South Bend Police Department began using ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in 2013.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Official Budget Report for the South Bend police Department for the fiscal year of 2019South Bend TribuneShotSpotter's official site

Predictive policing Vendor: SoundThinking

The South Bend Police Department uses SoundThinking's ResourceRouter.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): SoundThinkingSoundThinking

Lakeville Police Department

Lakeville · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Lakeville

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

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

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Mishawaka Police Department

Mishawaka · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Mishawaka

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Mishawaka Police Department operates 18 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Roseland Police Department

Roseland · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Roseland

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

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

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Saint Joseph County Police Department

South Bend · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: St. Joseph County

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Saint Joseph County Police Department operates 25 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Walkerton Police Department

Walkerton · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Walkerton

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Walkerton Police Department operates eight 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