County record · Ohio

Darke County

4 Deployments on record

2 Agencies

3 Technology categories

Technology presence

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

Arcanum Police Department

Arcanum · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Village of Arcanum

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

As of April 2024, the Arcanum Police Department operates five Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock Safety The News & Observer The News & Observer

Body-worn & dashcam

In January 2022, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine awarded $2,446.20 to the Arcanum Police Department for expenses associated with launching or maintaining body-worn camera programs.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Office of the Governor Office of the Governor

Darke County Sheriff's Office

Greenville · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Darke County

Body-worn & dashcam

The Darke County Sheriff's Office received $66,388 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

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Darke County Sheriff's Office operates one DJI Inspire drone as of 2015, 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.earlybirdpaper.com

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