County record · Kentucky

Fayette County

8 Deployments on record

4 Agencies

6 Technology categories

Technology presence

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

Lexington Police Department

Lexington · 5 deployments

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

Lexington Police Department uses automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Hamburg Journal WDRB American Civil Liberties Union

Doorbell & camera registry Vendor: Fusus

Lexington Police Department uses the Fusus camera registry system.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): 404 Media

Drones / UAS Vendor: Brinc

The Lexington Police Department uses Brinc drones. The agency received approval to purchase drones for $300,000 in November 2024.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WKYT

Face recognition

The Lexington Police Department has implemented a policy for using face recognition technology.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Lexington Police Department Kentucky Justice & Public Safety Cabinet

Fixed cameras & RTCC Vendor: Axon

The Lexington Police Department uses Axon's Fusus real-time crime center platform.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Lexington Herald Leader

Fayette County Sheriff's Office

Lexington · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Fayette County

Body-worn & dashcam

The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $87,000 to the Fayette County Sheriff's Office in 2017 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): U.S Department of Justice

University of Kentucky Police

Lexington · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: University of Kentucky

Face recognition

The University of Kentucky Police has implemented a policy for using face recognition technology.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The University of Kentucky Police Kentucky Justice & Public Safety Cabinet

University of Kentucky Police Department

Lexington · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: University of Kentucky

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The University of Kentucky Police Department operates 14 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