County record · Tennessee
Monroe County
Technology presence
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Monroe County Sheriff's Office
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office received a grant in 2022 to purchase automated license plate readers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): U.S. Bureau of Justice Assistance
The Monroe 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
Sweetwater Police Department
The Sweetwater Police Department operates eight Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
Vonore Police Department
The Vonore Police Department operates four Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department
Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026