County record · Minnesota

Beltrami County

5 Deployments on record

4 Agencies

3 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 1 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record 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

Beltrami County Sheriff's Office

Bemidji · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Beltrami County

ALPR

The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office uses automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): MN Department of Public Safety

Drones / UAS

The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office spent $364 on its unmanned aerial vehicle program in 2023 and flew a drone four times without a warrant that year.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Minnesota Department of Public Safety Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office

Bemidji · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Beltrami County

Body-worn & dashcam

The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office has 63 Panasonic body-worn cameras, according to a 2023 audit.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Beltrami County - Beltrami County Sheriff's OfficeRampart Audit LLC Beltrami County - Beltrami County Sheriff's OfficeRampart Audit LLC

Bemidji Police Department

Bemidji · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Bemidji

Body-worn & dashcam

The Bemidji Police Department has six Digital Ally body-worn cameras and 33 Panasonic BWCs, according to a 2024 audit.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of Bemidji - Bemidji Police DepartmentRampart Audit LLC City of Bemidji - Bemidji Police DepartmentRampart Audit LLC Lynn Lembcke ConsultingMinn. Legislature - Legislative Commission on Data Practices

Blackduck Police Department

Blackduck · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Blackduck

Body-worn & dashcam

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

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of Blackduck - Blackduck Police DepartmentRampart Audit LLC

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