County record · Ohio

Allen County

7 Deployments on record

5 Agencies

3 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 1 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · none on record 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

Lima Police Department

Lima · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Lima

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Lima Police Department operates 12 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Body-worn & dashcam

The Lima Police Department received a $107,184 grant for body-worn cameras from the Ohio Department of Public Safety in 2022.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Ohio Department of Public Safety Ohio Governor's Office

Gunshot detection

The Lima Police Department received a $75,425 state grant for a gunshot detection system.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): State of Ohio

Bluffton Police Department

Bluffton · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Village of Bluffton

Body-worn & dashcam

The Bluffton Police Department received $39,479 from the Ohio Department of Public Safety to purchase body-worn cameras in 2026.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Ohio State Governor Ohio State Governor

Elida Police Department

Elida · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Village of Elida

Body-worn & dashcam

The Elida Police Department received a $20,177 grant to purchase body-worn cameras in 2025 from the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Ohio Department of Public Safety Governor Mike DeWine's X account

Perry Township Police Department

Lima · 1 deployment

Body-worn & dashcam

The Perry Township Police Department received $18,070 from the Ohio Department of Public Safety to purchase body-worn cameras in 2026.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Ohio State Governor Ohio State Governor

Shawnee Township Police Department

Shawnee Township · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Shawnee Township

Body-worn & dashcam

The Shawnee Township Police Department received a $11,409 grant to purchase body-worn cameras in 2025 from the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Ohio Department of Public Safety Governor Mike DeWine's X account

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