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Washoe County

19 Deployments on record
7 Agencies
6 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 3 Fixed cameras & RTCC · 4 Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 2 Gunshot detection · 2 Body-worn & dashcam · 6 Doorbell & camera registry · 2 Cell-site simulators · none on record Predictive policing · none on record Social-media monitoring · none on record

The record, by agency

Reno Police Department

Reno · 6 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Reno

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Reno Police Department uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers. Previously it used Vigilant Solutions ALPR.

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Reno Police Department has been using Axon body-worn cameras since at least 2018. In 2022, the agency upgraded to Axon's Fleet model.

Doorbell & camera registry Vendor: Fusus

The Reno Police Department operates a voluntary citizen and business camera registry.

Fixed cameras & RTCC Vendor: Fusus

In 2022, Reno Police Department began using Fusus software, with video analytical components.

Fixed cameras & RTCC

The Sparks Police Department and the Reno Police Department jointly operate a real-time information center.

Gunshot detection Vendor: Flock Safety

The Reno Police Department uses Flock Safety Raven gunshot detection technology.

Sparks Police Department

Sparks · 6 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Sparks

ALPR Vendor: Motorola Solutions, Flock Safety

The Spark Police Department has Motorola Solutions automated license plate readers mounted on some patrol vehicles and has installed Flock Safety ALPRs throughout the city.

Body-worn & dashcam

The Sparks Police Department began using Axon body-worn cameras in June 2018.

Doorbell & camera registry Vendor: Axon

The Sparks Police Department uses Axon's Fusus camera registry.

Drones / UAS Vendor: Parrot

The Sparks Police Department is implementing a drone-as-first-responder program.

Fixed cameras & RTCC

The Sparks Police Department and the Reno Police Department jointly operate a real-time information center.

Gunshot detection Vendor: SoundThinking

The Sparks Police Department began using ShotSpotter gunshot detection technology in 2023.

Washoe County Sheriff's Office

Reno · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: Washoe County

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Washoe County Sheriff's Office uses automated license plate readers.

Drones / UAS

The Washoe County Sheriff's Office has had drones since 2020 and has had a drone-as-first responder program since at least 2025.

Fixed cameras & RTCC Vendor: Axon

The Washoe County Sheriff's Office uses Axon's real-time crime center.

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribal Police Department

Nixon · 1 deployment

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribal Police Department was selected to receive a $30,000 grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to purchase 15 Axon body-worn cameras in 2023. The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribal Police Department also received a Small, Rural and Tribal Body-Worn Camera Program grant for $30,000 for 15 body-worn cameras in 2023.

Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Police Department

Reno · 1 deployment

Body-worn & dashcam

The Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Police Department was selected to receive a $10,500 grant for 18 body-worn cameras in 2022.

University of Nevada, Reno Police Department

Reno · 1 deployment

Body-worn & dashcam

The University of Nevada, Reno Police Department has been using body-worn cameras since at least 2017.

Washoe County Sheriff’s Office

Reno · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Washoe County

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Washoe County Sheriff's Office outfitted 150 officers with body-worn cameras in 2018.

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