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Minnehaha County

5 Deployments on record
2 Agencies
3 Technology categories

Technology presence

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

Sioux Falls Police Department

Sioux Falls · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Sioux Falls

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Sioux Falls Police Department spent $168,000 for about two dozen Flock Safety license plate reader cameras and the requisite operating system to use them.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): SF Simplified

Body-worn & dashcam

The Sioux Falls Police Department had 30 body-worn cameras as July 2020, but planned to purchase 150 more to equip the entire police force.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): KELO

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Sioux Falls Police Department has nine certified unmanned aircraft system pilots and seven drones as of 2024. The agency began its drone program in 2019 and officially implemented drone usage in June 2020.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of Sioux FallsCity of Sioux Falls WebsiteAutomotive Fleet

Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office

Sioux Falls · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Minnehaha County

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Dakota Scout

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office uses body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Minnehaha County Sheriff's Office Facebook

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