County record · Nebraska

Douglas County

12 Deployments on record

6 Agencies

5 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 3 Fixed cameras & RTCC · 1 Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 2 Gunshot detection · 1 Body-worn & dashcam · 5 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

Omaha Police Department

Omaha · 5 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Omaha

ALPR

The Omaha Police Department uses automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Omaha Police Department First Alert 6

Body-worn & dashcam

The Omaha Police Department began using body-worn cameras on a trial basis in 2013 and the whole department began using them in 2016. The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $67,500 to the Omaha Police Department in 2015 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): U.S Department of Justice Nebraska Legislature Omaha.com

Drones / UAS

The Omaha Police Department launched a drone program in late 2021.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WOWT

Fixed cameras & RTCC Vendor: Axon

The Omaha Police Department uses Axon's Fusus real-time crime center platform.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): KETV

Gunshot detection Vendor: ShotSpotter

The Omaha Police Department began using ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in 2011.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of Omaha NBC Omaha Omaha World-Herald

Douglas County Sheriff's Office

Omaha · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: Douglas County

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office operates 25 Flock Safety automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): KMTV

Body-worn & dashcam

The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $375,841 to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office in 2019 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): U.S Department of Justice

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office operates two DJI drones as of 2018, 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 College www.wowt.com

Omaha Eppley Airfield Police Department

Omaha · 1 deployment

ALPR

The Omaha Eppley Airfield Police Department searches automated license plate reader data.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice

Ralston Police Department

Ralston · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Ralston

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Ralston Police Department uses Axon body-worn cameras. The agency received an anonymous donation of $12,000 to purchase body-worn cameras in May 2016.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Ralston Police Department's Facebook Page Omaha World-Herald KETV

University of Nebraska at Omaha Police Department

Omaha · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: University of Nebraska at Omaha

Body-worn & dashcam

The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $20,292 to the University of Nebraska at Omaha Police Department in 2016 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): U.S Department of Justice

Valley Police Department

Valley · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Valley

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Wolfcom

The Valley Police Department purchased seven Wolfcom body-worn cameras in 2016.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): KETV Omaha

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