County record · Tennessee

Washington County

4 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 · none on record 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

Johnson City Police Department

Johnson City · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Johnson City

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Johnson City Police Department entered a ten-year agreement with Flock Safety for 145 automated license plate readers in August 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WJHI

Drones / UAS

The Johnson City 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 College www.wjhl.com

Washington County Sheriff's Office

Jonesborough · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Washington County

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Washington County Sheriff's Office has 12 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of February 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): WJHL

Predictive policing Vendor: IBM

The Washington 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

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