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County record · Minnesota

Kandiyohi County

5 Deployments on record
3 Agencies
3 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 1 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

Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office

Willmar · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Kandiyohi County

Body-worn & dashcam

The Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office has 41 WatchGuard body-worn cameras, according to a 2024 audit.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Kandiyohi County - Kandiyohi County Sheriff's OfficeLynn Lembcke ConsultingKandiyohi County - Kandiyohi County Sheriff's OfficeMinn. Legislature - Legislative Commission on Data PracticesRampart Audit LLC

Drones / UAS

The Kandiyohi County Sheriff's Office spent $1000 on its unmanned aerial vehicle program in 2023 and flew a drone 10 times without a warrant that year.

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

Willmar Police Department

Willmar · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Willmar

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Willmar Police Department has 14 Flock Safety automated license plate readers and other cameras as of July 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock Safety

Drones / UAS

The Willmar Police Department used a drone at least 20 times in 2023.

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

Atwater Police Department

Atwater · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Atwater

Body-worn & dashcam

The Atwater Police Department has one WatchGuard body-worn cameras, according to a 2022 audit.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of Atwater - Atwater 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