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Erie County

9 Deployments on record
5 Agencies
3 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 3 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 1 Gunshot detection · none on record 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

Erie County Sheriff's Office

Sandusky · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: Erie County

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

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

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Body-worn & dashcam

In January 2022, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine awarded $37,188.92 to the Erie County Sheriff's Office for expenses associated with launching or maintaining body-worn camera programs. The Erie County Sheriff's Office received an additional $43,767 grant for body-worn cameras from the Ohio Department of Public Safety in December 2022.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Office of the GovernorOffice of the GovernorOhio Department of Public Safety

Drones / UAS

The Erie County Sheriff's Office operates one drone as of 2016, 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.sanduskyregister.com

Huron Police Department

Huron · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Huron

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Huron Police Department operates eight Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Body-worn & dashcam

The Huron Police Department received a $92,602 grant for body-worn cameras from the Ohio Department of Public Safety in 2022.

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

Perkins Township Police Department

Perkins · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Perkins Township

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Perkins Township Police Department installed 15 Flock Safety automated license plate readers in 2023.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Sandusky Register

Body-worn & dashcam

The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $28,129 to the Perkins Township Police Department in 2018 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program. The Perkins Township Police Department received an additional $96,286 grant for body-worn cameras from the Ohio Department of Public Safety in December 2022.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): U.S Department of JusticeOhio Department of Public Safetygovernor.ohio.gov

Milan Police Department

Milan · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Village of Milan

Body-worn & dashcam

The Milan Police Department received a $17,196 grant for body-worn cameras from the Ohio Department of Public Safety in 2022.

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

Sandusky Police Department

Sandusky · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Sandusky

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Sandusky Police Department bought 56 Axon body cameras in 2019. The Sandusky Police Department received an additional $11,760 grant for body-worn cameras from the Ohio Department of Public Safety in December 2022.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Sandusky City governmentOhio Department of Public Safetygovernor.ohio.gov

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