County record · Washington

Spokane County

13 Deployments on record

7 Agencies

6 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 3 Fixed cameras & RTCC · 2 Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 2 Gunshot detection · 1 Body-worn & dashcam · 3 Doorbell & camera registry · 2 Cell-site simulators · none on record Predictive policing · none on record Social-media monitoring · none on record

The record, by agency

Spokane County Sheriff's Office

Spokane · 5 deployments · on UnGovr: Spokane County

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

As of April 2024, the Spokane County Sheriff's Office operates 39 Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Flock Safety The News & Observer The News & Observer

Doorbell & camera registry

The Spokane County Sheriff's Office has a voluntary camera registry program.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): KHQ

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Spokane County Sheriff's Office Regional Air Support Unit operates two DJI drones as of 2018, 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.spokanecounty.org

Fixed cameras & RTCC

The Spokane County Sheriff's Office began operating a real-time crime center in 2023.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Spokesman KREM Spokane County

Fixed cameras & RTCC Vendor: BriefCam

The Spokane County Sheriff's Office uses Briefcam video analytics software.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Crosscut

Spokane Police Department

Spokane · 3 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Spokane

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Spokane Police Department upgraded its Axon body-worn cameras in 2019.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Spokesman-Review City of Spokane

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI, Autel

The Spokane Police Department operates eight DJI drones and one Autel drone as of August 2024.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Spokesman-Review KREM 2

Gunshot detection

The Spokane Police Department received a federal grant for gunshot detection technology in 2023.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Bureau of Justice Assistance, US Department of Justice

Airway Heights Police Department

Airway Heights · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Airway Heights

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Airway Heights Police Department uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Urbanist

Cheney Police Department

Cheney · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Cheney

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Axon

The Cheney Police Department began using Axon body-worn cameras in 2022.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Cheney Free Press Cheney Police Department Facebook

Eastern Washington University Police Department

Cheney · 1 deployment

Body-worn & dashcam

The Eastern Washington University Police Department began using body-worn cameras in November 2020.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Eastern Washington university website

Liberty Lake Police Department

Liberty Lake · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Liberty Lake

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Liberty Lake Police Department uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Urbanist

Spokane Valley Police Department

Spokane Valley · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Spokane Valley

Doorbell & camera registry

The Spokane Valley Police Department has a voluntary camera registry program

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): KHQ

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