Hamilton County

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

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office operates five DJI drones as of 2016, 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.timesfreepress.com

The Hamilton County Sheriff's Office has access to a predictive analytics system developed by IBM to identify locations where vehicle crashes and DUIs are likely to occur. All 95 county sheriffs in the state access the system, which is managed by the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland SecurityTennessee Department of Safety and Homeland SecurityFox17

The Chattanooga Police Department equipped 250 officers with Axon body-worn cameras in 2016.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Chattanooga Times Free PressChannel 9 News

The Chattanooga Police Department uses drones. The agency began its drone program in 2022.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Local 3 News

The Collegedale Police Department operates seven Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

The Lookout Mountain Police Department operates four Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

The Red Bank Police Department received $40,000 from the Bureau of Justice Assistance to purchase 20 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 University of Tennessee Chattanooga Police Department began using Axon body-worn cameras in 2018.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): UTC News ReleasesWRCB