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Burleigh County
Technology presence
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Bismarck Police Department
The Bismarck City Commission approved a contract with Axon in February 2023 to equip police with 136 body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Bismark Tribune
The Bismarck Police Department can run face recognition requests through the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation's face recognition system. The agency submitted 38 requests through the Bureau of Criminal Investigation's face recognition system between March 2023 to October 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Bureau Of Criminal Investigation Division of North Dakota
Lincoln Police Department
The Lincoln Police Department began using body-worn cameras in early 2020.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Bismark TribuneBismarck Tribune
The Lincoln Police Department can run face recognition requests through the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation's face recognition system. The agency submitted three requests through the Bureau of Criminal Investigation's face recognition system between March 2023 to October 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Bureau Of Criminal Investigation Division of North Dakota
North Dakota Highway Patrol
The North Dakota Highway Patrol uses body-worn cameras, according to a February 2023 report.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Bismark Tribune
The North Dakota Highway Patrol can run face recognition requests through the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation's face recognition system. The agency submitted eight requests through the Bureau of Criminal Investigation's face recognition system between March 2023 to October 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Bureau Of Criminal Investigation Division of North Dakota
Burleigh County Sheriff's Department
The Burleigh County Sheriff's Department can run face recognition requests through the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation's face recognition system. The agency submitted five requests through the Bureau of Criminal Investigation's face recognition system between March 2023 to October 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Bureau Of Criminal Investigation Division of North Dakota
Burleigh County Sheriff's Office
The Burleigh County Sheriff's Office operates five DJI drones as of 2016, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard Collegebismarcktribune.comwww.grandforksherald.com
Burleigh County State's Attorney's Office
The Burleigh County State's Attorney's Office can run face recognition requests through the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation's face recognition system. The agency submitted two requests through the Bureau of Criminal Investigation's face recognition system between March 2023 to October 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Bureau Of Criminal Investigation Division of North Dakota
Metro Area Narcotics Task Force
The Metro Area Narcotics Task Force can run face recognition requests through the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation's face recognition system. The agency submitted three requests through the Bureau of Criminal Investigation's face recognition system between March 2023 to October 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Bureau Of Criminal Investigation Division of North Dakota
North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation
The North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation can run face recognition requests through the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation's face recognition system. The agency submitted seven requests through the Bureau of Criminal Investigation's face recognition system between March 2023 to October 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Bureau Of Criminal Investigation Division of North Dakota
North Dakota Department of Transportation
North Dakota’s Department of Transportation uses face recogntion and shares access to its photo repository with the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation, which is the single access point for all requests from law enforcement.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Electronic Frontier FoundationGovernment Accountability Office
Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026