County record · Minnesota

Clay County

8 Deployments on record

4 Agencies

5 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 1 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · 1 Drones / UAS · 2 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 3 Doorbell & camera registry · 1 Cell-site simulators · none on record Predictive policing · none on record Social-media monitoring · none on record

The record, by agency

Moorhead Police Department

Moorhead · 4 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Moorhead

ALPR

The Moorhead Police Department began using automated license plate readers in 2014.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Moorhead Police Department City of Moorhead Law Enforcement Audit and Data Services

Body-worn & dashcam

The Moorhead Police Department has two L3 body-worn cameras, according to a 2018 audit.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): LEADS Consulting

Doorbell & camera registry Vendor: Motorola Solutions

The Moorhead Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras through Motorola Solutions' CityProtect platform.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CityProtect

Drones / UAS

The Moorhead Police Department flew an unmanned aerial vehicle without a warrant once in 2020.

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

Clay County Sheriff's Office

Moorhead · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Clay County

Body-worn & dashcam

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

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

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Clay County Sheriff's Office spent $14,000 on drones 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

Dilworth Police Department

Dilworth · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Dilworth

Face recognition Vendor: Clearview AI

The Dilworth Police Department has a three-year contract with Clearview AI for face recognition technology.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): DL-Online

Hawley Police Department

Hawley · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Hawley

Body-worn & dashcam

The Hawley Police Department has five WatchGuard body-worn cameras, according to a 2023 audit.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of Hawley - Hawley Police DepartmentMinn. Legislature - Legislative Commission on Data PracticesRampart 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