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County record · Kansas

Shawnee County

6 Deployments on record
3 Agencies
4 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 1 Fixed cameras & RTCC · 1 Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 3 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · none on record 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

Topeka Police Department

Topeka · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Topeka

ALPR

The Topeka Police Department obtained five automated license plate readers in 2017. The ALPRs were mounted to patrol cars.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Topeka Capital-Journal

Doorbell & camera registry Vendor: Fusus

The Shawnee County Sheriff's Office and the Topeka Police Department share a Fusus camera registry.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Connect Shawnee County

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Topeka Police Department operates one DJI Mavic drone as of 2017, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard Collegecdn.MuckRock.comwww.wibw.com

Shawnee County Sheriff's Office

Topeka · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Shawnee County

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Shawnee County Sheriff's Office operates one DJI Inspire drone as of 2018, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard Collegewww.ksnt.comwww.wibw.com

Fixed cameras & RTCC Vendor: Fusus

The Shawnee County Sheriff's Department has a real-time crime center.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WIBW 13KSNT 27WIBW 13

Kansas Highway Patrol

Topeka · 1 deployment

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Kansas Highway Patrol operates two DJI drones as of 2019, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard Collegeda.ks.gov

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