County record · Minnesota

Scott County

10 Deployments on record

7 Agencies

4 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 · 6 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

Prior Lake Police Department

Prior Lake · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Prior Lake

Body-worn & dashcam

The Prior Lake Police Department has 37 Axon body-worn cameras, according to a 2024 audit.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Minn. Legislature - Legislative Commission on Data Practices City of Prior Lake - Prior Lake Police DepartmentLynn Lembcke Consulting

Drones / UAS

The Prior Lake Police Department flew an unmanned aerial vehicle without a warrant 7 times in 2020.

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

Face recognition Vendor: Clearview AI

The Prior Lake Police Department conducted over 1,100 face recognition searches using Clearview AI between July 2019 and February 2020.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Buzzfeed News

Shakopee Police Department

Shakopee · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Shakopee

ALPR

The Shakopee Police Department 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 Shakopee Police

Body-worn & dashcam

The Shakopee Police Department has 53 Axon body-worn cameras, according to a 2024 audit.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of Shakopee - Shakopee Police DepartmentLynn Lembcke Consulting Lynn Lembcke ConsultingMinn. Legislature - Legislative Commission on Data Practices Minn. Legislature - Legislative Commission on Data PracticesMinn. Legislature - Office of the Legislative Auditor

Belle Plaine Police Department

Belle Plaine · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Belle Plaine

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Belle Plaine Police Department uses Axon body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of Belle Plaine, MN's Facebook Page Belle Plaine Police Department

Elko New Market Police Department

Elko New Market · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Elko New Market

Body-worn & dashcam

The Elko New Market Police Department uses WatchGuard body-worn cameras, according to a 2023 audit.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of Elko New Market - City of Elko New Market Police DepartmentMinnesota Security Consortium (MNSec)

Jordan Police Department

Jordan · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Jordan

Body-worn & dashcam

The Jordan Police Department has 12 Axon body-worn cameras, according to a 2022 audit.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of Jordan - Jordan Police DepartmentLynn Lembcke ConsultingMinn. Legislature - Legislative Commission on Data Practices

Scott County Sheriff's Office

Shakopee · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Scott County

Drones / UAS

The Scott County Sheriff's Office spent $8,032.33 on its unmanned aerial vehicle program in 2023 and flew a drone 17 times without a warrant that year.

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

Scott County Sheriff’s Office

Shakopee · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Scott County

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

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

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Scott County Sheriff’s Office Scott County Sheriff's Office's Facebook Page

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