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County record · Wisconsin

Dane County

32 Deployments on record
21 Agencies
5 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 9 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · 1 Drones / UAS · 5 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 16 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

Cottage Grove Police Department

Cottage Grove · 2 deployments

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Cottage Grove Police Department operates eight Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Body-worn & dashcam

All officers in the Cottage Grove Police Department wear body-worn cameras, according to a 2020 Wisconsin Department of Justice survey.

DeForest Police Department

DeForest · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Village of DeForest

Body-worn & dashcam

All officers in the DeForest Police Department wear body-worn cameras, according to a 2020 Wisconsin Department of Justice survey. The Deforest Police Department also received a Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera Program grant for $1,185.00 for 6 body-worn cameras in 2023.

Drones / UAS

The DeForest Police Department purchased a drone equipped thermal imaging technology in 2022.

Maple Bluff Police Department

Maple Bluff · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Village of Maple Bluff

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

As of April 2024, the Maple Bluff Police Department operates seven Flock Safety automated license plate readers. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.

Body-worn & dashcam

Some officers in the Maple Bluff Police Department wear body-worn cameras, according to a 2020 Wisconsin Department of Justice survey.

Marshall Police Department

Marshall · 2 deployments

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

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

Body-worn & dashcam

All officers in the Marshall Police Department wear body-worn cameras, according to a 2020 Wisconsin Department of Justice survey.

McFarland Police Department

McFarland · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Village of McFarland

Body-worn & dashcam

Some officers in the Mc Farland Police Department wear body-worn cameras, according to a 2020 Wisconsin Department of Justice survey.

Drones / UAS

The McFarland Police Department operates one drone, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

Middleton Police Department

Middleton · 2 deployments

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Middleton Police Department operates three Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Body-worn & dashcam

All officers in the Middleton Police Department wear body-worn cameras, according to a 2020 Wisconsin Department of Justice survey.

Monona Police Department

Monona · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Monona

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Monona Police Department operates four Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Body-worn & dashcam

All officers in the Monona Police Department wear body-worn cameras, according to a 2020 Wisconsin Department of Justice survey.

Sun Prairie Police Department

Sun Prairie · 2 deployments

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Sun Prairie Police Department operates six Flock Safety automated license plate readers and other cameras as of June 2025. The agency stores ALPR data for 30 days.

Body-worn & dashcam

All officers in the Sun Prairie Police Department wear body-worn cameras, according to a 2020 Wisconsin Department of Justice survey.

Verona Police Department

Verona · 2 deployments

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Verona Police Department operates four Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Body-worn & dashcam

All officers in the Verona Police Department wear body-worn cameras, according to a 2020 Wisconsin Department of Justice survey.

Waunakee Police Department

Waunakee · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: Village of Waunakee

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Waunakee Police Department operates three Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Body-worn & dashcam

All officers in the Waunakee Police Department wear body-worn cameras, according to a 2020 Wisconsin Department of Justice survey.

Wisconsin State Patrol

Madison · 2 deployments

Drones / UAS

The Wisconsin State Patrol operates two drones as of 2018, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

Predictive policing

The Wisconsin State Patrol uses predictive policing software.

Dane County Sheriff's Office

Madison · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Dane County

Drones / UAS

The Dane County Sheriff's Office operates one drone as of 2018, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

Fitchburg Police Department

Fitchburg · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Fitchburg

Body-worn & dashcam

All officers in the Fitchburg Police Department wear body-worn cameras, according to a 2020 Wisconsin Department of Justice survey.

Madison Police Department

Madison · 1 deployment

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Madison Police Department operates one DJI Phantom drone as of 2017, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

Madison Town Police Department

Madison · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Town of Madison

Body-worn & dashcam

All officers in the Madison Town Police Department wear body-worn cameras, according to a 2020 Wisconsin Department of Justice survey.

Oregon Police Department

Oregon · 1 deployment

Body-worn & dashcam

All officers in the Oregon Police Department wear body-worn cameras, according to a 2020 Wisconsin Department of Justice survey.

Shorewood Hills Police Department

Madison · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Village of Shorewood Hills

Body-worn & dashcam

The Shorewood Hills Police Department implemented a body-worn camera policy in 2018.

Stoughton Police Department

Stoughton · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: City of Stoughton

Body-worn & dashcam

All officers in the Stoughton Police Department wear body-worn cameras, according to a 2020 Wisconsin Department of Justice survey.

University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department

Madison · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: L3 Communications

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department began using L3 body-worn cameras in 2015.

Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles

Madison · 1 deployment

Face recognition

The Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles uses face recognition. It responds to queries from the Wisconsin Department of Justice, which includes federal and state law enforcement agency requests.

Wisconsin State Capitol Police Department

Madison · 1 deployment

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Wisconsin State Capitol Police Department operates six Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

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