County record · Nebraska
Lancaster County
Technology presence
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Lancaster County Sheriff's Office
The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office searches automated license plate reader data.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office uses Motorola body-worn cameras. The agency received $1 million from the Commerce Justice and Science Appropriations Act for body-worn cameras in 2024.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Lancaster County Sheriff's Office FacebookNTV news
The Lancaster County Sheriff's Office operates one DJI Matrice 210 drone 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 Collegejournalstar.com
Lincoln Police Department
The Lincoln Police Department uses ELSAG automated licnese plate readers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Lincoln Journal Star
The Lincoln Police Department uses Axon body-worn cameras. The agency began using body-worn cameras in 2017.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Lincoln Police DepartmentLincoln Police Department1011 Now
The Lincoln Police Department operates one drone as of 2019, 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 Collegewww.faa.gov
Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles
Nebraska’s Department of Motor Vehicles responds to face recognition requests from FBI’s FACE Services Unit, and offers access to some employees of the Nebraska State Patrol, the Lincoln Police Department, and the Omaha Police Department. Nebraska will also respond to requests from federal, state, or local law enforcement involving a criminal matter or ongoing investigation.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Electronic Frontier FoundationGovernment Accountability Office
Nebraska State Patrol
The Nebraska State Patrol uses automated license plate readers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Lincoln Journal Star
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police Department
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police Department uses body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Lincoln Journal Star
Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026