County record · Oregon

Deschutes County

8 Deployments on record

4 Agencies

4 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 1 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 4 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 2 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

Bend Police Department

Bend · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Bend

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Bend Police Department began using Axon body-worn cameras in 2021.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): News 6

Doorbell & camera registry Vendor: Axon

The Bend Police Department uses Axon's Fusus camera registry.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): MyCentralOregon.com 404 Media

Drones / UAS Vendor: Autel, DJI

The Bend Police Department has registered 33 active drones with the Oregon Department of Aviation as of 2024. However, the agency says that only 15 drones are used in the field.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Oregon Department of Aviation Bend Police Department Bend Police Department

Redmond Police Department

Redmond · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Redmond

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: WatchGuard

The Redmond Police Department began using WatchGuard body-worn cameras in 2017.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Bend Source Twitter

Drones / UAS Vendor: MAVIC, Autel, DJI

The Redmond Police Department has registered eight active drones with the Oregon Department of Aviation as of 2024.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Oregon Department of Aviation MuckRock MuckRock

Sunriver Police Department

Sunriver · 2 deployments

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Sunriver Police Department installed Flock Safety automated license plate readers in June 2024.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): KTVZ

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Sunriver Police Department has registered two active drones with the Oregon Department of Aviation as of 2024.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Oregon Department of Aviation

Deschutes County Sheriff's Office

Bend · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Deschutes County

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Deschutes County Sheriff's Office has registered 17 active drones with the Oregon Department of Aviation as of 2024.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Oregon Department of Aviation

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