County record · Tennessee

Putnam County

6 Deployments on record

4 Agencies

3 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 4 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · none on record Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 1 Doorbell & camera registry · none on record Cell-site simulators · none on record Predictive policing · 1 Social-media monitoring · none on record

The record, by agency

Cookeville Police Department

Cookeville · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Cookeville

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Cookeville Police Department operates 10 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Body-worn & dashcam

The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $120,000 to the Cookeville Police Department in 2019 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): U.S Department of Justice

Putnam County Sheriff's Office

Cookeville · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Putnam County

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Putnam County Sheriff's Office operates 11 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Predictive policing Vendor: IBM

The Putnam 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 Security Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security Fox17

Algood Police Department

Algood · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Algood

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Algood Police Department operates two Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Monterey Police Department

Monterey · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Monterey

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Monterey Police Department operates three 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