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Berrien County

18 Deployments on record
15 Agencies
4 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 3 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · 11 Drones / UAS · 1 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 3 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

Berrien County Sheriff's Office

Saint Joseph · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: Berrien County

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Berrien County Sheriff's Office operates 22 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Berrien County Sheriff's Office operates one DJI Phantom drone as of 2016, 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 Collegeregistry.faa.gov

Face recognition

The Berrien County Sheriff's Office 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 PoliceMichigan State PoliceMichigan State Police

Buchanan Police Department

Buchanan · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Buchanan

Body-worn & dashcam

Buchanan Police Department received $2,850 to purchase three body-worn cameras through the Small, Rural and Tribal Body-Worn Camera program in 2024.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): SRT BWC Program

Face recognition

The Buchanan 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 PoliceMichigan State PoliceMichigan State Police

Baroda/Lake Township Police Department

Bridgman · 1 deployment

Face recognition

The Baroda/Lake Township 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 PoliceMichigan State PoliceMichigan State Police

Benton Harbor Department Of Public Safety

Benton Harbor · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Benton Harbor

Face recognition

The Benton Harbor 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 PoliceMichigan State PoliceMichigan State Police

Berrien County Central Dispatch

Benton Harbor · 1 deployment

Face recognition

The Berrien County Central Dispatch 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 PoliceMichigan State PoliceMichigan State Police

Berrien Springs Oronoko Township Police Department

Berrien Springs · 1 deployment

Face recognition

The Berrien Springs Oronoko Township 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 PoliceMichigan State PoliceMichigan State Police

Bridgman Police Department

Bridgman · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Bridgman

Body-worn & dashcam

The Bridgman Police Department received a Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera Program grant for $2,207 for 3 body-worn cameras in 2023.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Justice & Security StrategiesJustice & Security Strategies

Coloma Township Police Department

Coloma Township · 1 deployment

Face recognition

The Coloma Township 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 PoliceMichigan State PoliceMichigan State Police

Grand Beach/Michiana Police Department

Grand Beach · 1 deployment

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Grand Beach/Michiana Police Department operates four Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

New Buffalo Police Department

New Buffalo · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of New Buffalo

Face recognition

The New Buffalo 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 PoliceMichigan State PoliceMichigan State Police

Niles Police Department

Niles · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Niles

Face recognition

The Niles 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 PoliceMichigan State PoliceMichigan State Police

Saint Joseph Department of Public Safety

Saint Joseph · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of St. Joseph

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Saint Joseph Department of Public Safety operates two Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

St. Joseph Department Of Public Safety

St. Joseph · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of St. Joseph

Face recognition

The St. Joseph 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 PoliceMichigan State PoliceMichigan State Police

St. Joseph Department of Public Safety

St. Joseph · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of St. Joseph

Body-worn & dashcam

The St. Joseph Police Department received $40,000 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to purchase 21 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

St. Joseph Township Police Department

St. Joseph Township · 1 deployment

Face recognition

The St. Joseph Township 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 PoliceMichigan State PoliceMichigan 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