County record · Ohio

Fairfield County

5 Deployments on record

4 Agencies

2 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · none on record Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 1 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 4 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

Fairfield County Sheriff's Office

Lancaster · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Fairfield County

Body-worn & dashcam

The Fairfield County Sheriff's Office received a $52,987 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

Drones / UAS

The Fairfield County Sheriff's Office began developing a drone program in 2018.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Lancaster Eagle Gazette Lancaster Eagle Gazette

Carroll Police Department

Carroll · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Village of Carroll

Body-worn & dashcam

The Carroll Police Department received a $11,888 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

Lancaster Police Department

Lancaster · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Lancaster

Body-worn & dashcam

The Lancaster Police Department received a 2022 US Bureau of Justice Assistance grant of $11,586 for its body-worn camera program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Bureau of Justice Assistance, US Department of Justice

Pickerington Police Department

Pickerington · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Pickerington

Body-worn & dashcam

The Pickerington Police Department received $43,036 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

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