County record · Washington

Adams County

2 Deployments on record

2 Agencies

2 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 1 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 · none on record Social-media monitoring · none on record

The record, by agency

Adams County Sheriff's Office

Ritzville · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Adams County

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Adams County Sheriff's Office operates one DJI Inspire drone 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 College www.kxly.com

Othello Police Department

Othello · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Othello

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Othello Police Department uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Urbanist

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