Portage County

The Aurora Police Department has 4 Flock Safety automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Portager

The Aurora Police Department received a $55,092 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

The Brimfield Police Department operates four Flock Safety automated license plate readers and other cameras as of June 2025. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock SafetyThe Portager

The Brimfield Police Department received a $9,768 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

The Kent Police Department received $80,000 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to purchase 40 body-worn cameras through the 2022 Small, Rural, Tribal BWC Microgrant program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera microgrant grantee list

The Kent Police Department maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras through its Community Camera program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Kent Police Department

The Ravenna Police Department has 10 Flock Safety automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Portager

The Ravenna Police Department received a $7,347 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

In January 2022, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine awarded $6,876.00 to the Streetsboro Police Department for expenses associated with launching or maintaining body-worn camera programs.

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

The Streetsboro Police Department operates one DJI Phantom drone as of 2017, 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.cleveland19.comfox8.com

The Windham Police Department has 6 Flock Safety automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Portager

The Windham Police Department received more than $14,000 in grant funds for the Ohio's Governor's Office for body-worn cameras in 2023.

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

In January 2022, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine awarded $23,780.00 to the Kent State University Police Department for expenses associated with launching or maintaining body-worn camera programs.

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

The Mogadore Police Department received a $13,689 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

The Mogadore Village Police Department has 2 Flock Safety automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Portager

The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $10,000 to the Northeast Ohio Medical University Police Department in 2019 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): U.S Department of Justice

The Portage County Sheriff’s Office received more than $15,000 in grant funds for the Ohio's Governor's Office for body-worn cameras in 2023. The agency received a $141,931 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 OfficeOhio Governor's Office

The Stow Police Department has 16 Flock Safety automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Portager

The Tallmadge Police Department has 16 Flock Safety automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Portager