County record · Michigan

Bay County

7 Deployments on record

7 Agencies

3 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · none on record Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · 4 Drones / UAS · 1 Gunshot detection · none on record 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

Bay City Department Of Public Safety

Bay City · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Bay City

Face recognition

The Bay City Department Of Public Safety has desktop access to Michigan State Police's face recognition system, the Statewide Network of Agency Photos (SNAP).

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Michigan State Police Michigan State Police Michigan State Police

Bay City Police Department

Bay · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Bay City

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

Bay City began using body-worn cameras for police in 2015, with an initial purchase of 40 Axon cameras for $36,000.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): MLive Bay City

Bay County Sheriff's Office

Bay City · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Bay County

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Bay County Sheriff's Office operates one DJI Mavic drone 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 College www.youtube.com

Bay County Sheriff’s Office

Bay City · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Bay County

Face recognition

The Bay County Sheriff’s Office has mobile and desktop access to Michigan State Police's face recognition system, the Statewide Network of Agency Photos (SNAP).

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Michigan State Police Michigan State Police Michigan State Police

Delta College Department of Public Safety

University Center · 1 deployment

Body-worn & dashcam

The Delta College Department of Public Safety received $7,645 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to purchase 5 body-worn cameras through the 2022 Small, Rural, Tribal BWC Microgrant program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera microgrant grantee list

Hampton Township Department of Public Safety

Hampton Township · 1 deployment

Face recognition

The Hampton Township Department of Public Safety has desktop access to Michigan State Police's face recognition system, the Statewide Network of Agency Photos (SNAP).

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Michigan State Police Michigan State Police Michigan State Police

Saginaw Valley State University Police Department

Frankenlust Township · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Saginaw Valley State University

Face recognition

The Saginaw Valley State University Police Department has desktop access to Michigan State Police's face recognition system, the Statewide Network of Agency Photos (SNAP).

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Michigan State Police Michigan State Police Michigan State Police

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