County record · Ohio

Athens County

4 Deployments on record

4 Agencies

2 Technology categories

Technology presence

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

Athens County Sheriff's Office

Athens · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Athens County

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Athens County Sheriff's Office operates 10 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Athens Police Department

Athens · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Athens

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Athens Police Department obtained body-worn cameras in November 2019.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Athens News Athens News

Ohio University Police Department

Athens · 1 deployment

Body-worn & dashcam

The Ohio University Police Department received $38,387 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

Ohio University Transportation and Parking Services

Athens · 1 deployment

ALPR

Ohio University Transportation and Parking Services began using automated license plate readers in 2018.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Ohio University

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