County record · Minnesota

Rice County

7 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 · 3 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

Faribault Police Department

Faribault · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Faribault

ALPR

The Faribault Police Department received a grant for automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Bureau of Justice Assistance, US Department of Justice

Body-worn & dashcam

The Faribault Police Department has 29 Axon body-worn cameras, according to a 2023 audit.

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

Drones / UAS

The Faribault Police Department operated drones as of 2023.

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

Rice County Sheriff's Office

Faribault · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Rice County

Body-worn & dashcam

The Rice County Sheriff's Office uses body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Rice County Sheriff's Office Facebook page Rice County Sheriff's Office

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Rice County Sheriff's Office spent at least $16,000 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

Cannon River Drug and Violent Offender Task Force

Northfield · 1 deployment

Drones / UAS

The Cannon River Drug and Violent Offender Task Force used a drone at least 15 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

Northfield Police Department

Northfield · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Northfield

Body-worn & dashcam

The Northfield Police Department has 26 Axon body-worn cameras, according to a 2023 audit.

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

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