Knox County

The Knox County Sheriff's Office operates 28 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

The Knox County Sheriff's Office maintains a voluntary registry of private and personal surveillance cameras through Motorola Solutions' CityProtect platform.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CityProtect

The Knox County Sheriff's Office uses face recogntion technology.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WLOX

The Knox 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 Knoxville Police Department has been using automated license plate readers since 2015.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Knoxville Mercury

The Knoxville Police Department operates one drone, 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.faa.gov

The Knoxville Boro Police Department uses Axon's Fusus real-time crime center platform.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Knox News

The University of Tennessee Police Department uses Axon body-worn cameras.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): UT KnoxvilleUniversity of Tennessee Police Facebook