County record · Ohio

Licking County

11 Deployments on record

6 Agencies

4 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 4 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 · 1 Cell-site simulators · none on record Predictive policing · none on record Social-media monitoring · none on record

The record, by agency

Licking County Sheriff's Office

Newark · 4 deployments · on UnGovr: Licking County

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Licking County Sheriff's Office operates 66 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Body-worn & dashcam

The Licking County Sheriff's Office received a $12,540 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

Doorbell & camera registry

The Licking County Sheriff's Office maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Licking County

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Licking County Sheriff's Office operates one DJI Mavic drone as of 2019, 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.newarkadvocate.com

Heath Police Department

Heath · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Heath

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

As of April 2024, the Heath Police Department operates 10 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

The Heath Police Department received more than $18,000 in grant funds for the Ohio's Governor's Office for body-worn cameras in 2023.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Ohio Governor's Office WTVG

Newark Police Department

Newark · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Newark

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

In October 2022, the Newark Advocate reported that Newark, Heath and Hebron police would be installing Flock Safety automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Newark Advocate

Body-worn & dashcam

The Newark Police Department received more than $88,000 in grant funds for the Ohio's Governor's Office for body-worn cameras in 2023. In January 2022, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine awarded $96,058.40 to the Newark Division of Police for expenses associated with launching or maintaining body-worn camera programs.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Ohio Governor's Office WTVG Office of the Governor

Buckeye Lake Police Department

Buckeye Lake · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Village of Buckeye Lake

Body-worn & dashcam

The Buckeye Lake Police Department received a $15,500 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

Granville Police Department

Granville · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Village of Granville

Body-worn & dashcam

The Granville Police Department received a Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera Program grant for $12,500.00 for 15 body-worn cameras in 2023.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Justice & Security Strategies Justice & Security Strategies

Hebron Police Department

Hebron · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Village of Hebron

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

In October 2022, the Newark Advocate reported that Newark, Heath and Hebron police would be installing Flock Safety automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Newark Advocate

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