County record · Minnesota

Benton County

7 Deployments on record

3 Agencies

3 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 2 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 3 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

Benton County Sheriff's Office

Foley · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: Benton County

ALPR

The Benton County Sheriff's Office disclosed to the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension that it uses automated license plate readers.

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

Body-worn & dashcam

The Benton County Sheriff's Office has 24 WatchGuard body-worn cameras, according to a 2023 audit.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Benton County - Benton County Sheriff's OfficeLynn Lembcke Consulting Benton County - Benton County Sheriff's OfficeLynn Lembcke ConsultingMinn. Legislature - Legislative Commission on Data Practices

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Benton County Sheriff's Office used a drone at least 7 times in 2023.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Minnesota Department of Public Safety Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College

Sauk Rapids Police Department

Sauk Rapids · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Sauk Rapids

ALPR

The Sauk Rapids Police Department began using automated license plate readers in 2019.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): SC Times

Body-worn & dashcam

The Sauk Rapids Police Department has 18 Axon body-worn cameras, according to a 2023 audit.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of Sauk Rapids - Sauk Rapids Police DepartmentLynn Lembcke Consulting

Drones / UAS

The Sauk Rapids Police Department spent $12,461 on its unmanned aerial vehicle program in 2023 and flew a drone 28 times without a warrant that year.

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

Rice Police Department

Rice · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Rice

Drones / UAS

The Rice Police Department operated drones as of 2023.

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

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