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Anoka County

26 Deployments on record
12 Agencies
4 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 6 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 7 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 10 Doorbell & camera registry · 3 Cell-site simulators · none on record Predictive policing · none on record Social-media monitoring · none on record

The record, by agency

Anoka County Sheriff's Office

Andover · 4 deployments · on UnGovr: Anoka County

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

As of April 2024, the Anoka County Sheriff's Office operates two Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.

Doorbell & camera registry

The Anoka County Sheriff's Office maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.

Drones / UAS

The Anoka County Sheriff's Office spent over $13,337 on drones in 2023.

Blaine Police Department

Blaine · 4 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Blaine

ALPR

The Blaine Police Department uses automated license plate readers.

Body-worn & dashcam

The Blaine Police Department has 96 Axon body-worn cameras, according to a 2024 audit.

Doorbell & camera registry

The Blaine Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.

Drones / UAS

The Blaine Police Department operated drones as of 2023.

Coon Rapids Police Department

Coon Rapids · 4 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Coon Rapids

ALPR

The Coon Rapids Police Department uses automated license plate readers.

Body-worn & dashcam

The Coon Rapids Police Department uses Motorola body-worn cameras, according to a 2024 audit.

Doorbell & camera registry

The Coon Rapids Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.

Drones / UAS

The Coon Rapids Police Department spent $7000 on its unmanned aerial vehicle program in 2023 and flew a drone 118 times without a warrant that year.

Columbia Heights Police Department

Columbia Heights · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Columbia Heights

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Columbia Heights Police Department uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers.

Body-worn & dashcam

The Columbia Heights Police Department has 36 Axon body-worn cameras, according to a 2023 audit.

Drones / UAS

The Columbia Heights Police Department spent $3000 on its unmanned aerial vehicle program in 2023 and flew a drone 25 times without a warrant that year.

Fridley Police Department

Fridley · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Fridley

ALPR

The Fridley Police Department uses automated license plate readers.

Body-worn & dashcam

The Fridley Police Department adopted Visual Labs smartphone-based body-worn cameras in 2018. FPD received a federal grant to pay for the program.

Drones / UAS

The Fridley Police Department flew an unmanned aerial vehicle without a warrant at least four times in 2023.

Anoka Police Department

Anoka · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Anoka

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Anoka Police Department uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers.

Body-worn & dashcam

The Anoka Police Department has 37 Panasonic body-worn cameras, according to a 2023 audit.

Centennial Lakes Police Department

Centerville, Circle Pines, Lexington · 1 deployment

Body-worn & dashcam

The Centennial Lakes Police Department uses body-worn cameras, according to a 2019 audit.

Lino Lakes Department of Public Safety

Lino Lakes · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Lino Lakes

Drones / UAS

The Lino Lakes Department of Public Safety operated drones as of 2023.

Lino Lakes Police Department

Lino Lakes · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Lino Lakes

Body-worn & dashcam

The Lino Lakes Police Department has 27 Panasonic body-worn cameras, according to a 2022 audit.

Ramsey Police Department

Ramsey · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Ramsey

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Ramsey Police Department uses Axon body-worn cameras.

Saint Francis Police Department

Saint Francis · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of St Francis

Body-worn & dashcam

The St. Francis Police Department has 15 Panasonic body-worn cameras, according to a 2024 audit.

St. Francis Police Department

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

Drones / UAS

The St. Francis Police Department operated drones as of 2023.

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