County record · Minnesota

Houston County

4 Deployments on record

3 Agencies

2 Technology categories

Technology presence

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

Houston County Sheriff's Office

Caledonia · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Houston County

Body-worn & dashcam

The Houston County Sheriff's Office first obtained body-worn cameras in 2023.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Houston County Sheriff's Office Houston County's Board of County Commissioners

Drones / UAS

The Houston County Sheriff's Office operated drones as of 2020.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College www.hometownsource.com

Caledonia Police Department

Caledonia · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Caledonia

Drones / UAS

The Caledonia Police Department has an unmanned aerial vehicle program, according to a 2021 report from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.

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

La Crescent Police Department

La Crescent · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of La Crescent

Body-worn & dashcam

The La Crescent Police Department uses WatchGuard body-worn cameras, according to a 2022 audit.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of La Crescent - Department of PoliceJT's Professional Consulting LLCMinn. Legislature - Legislative Commission on Data Practices

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