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ORWELL INDEX

Washington

Yakima County

Source baseline

Local records research not complete

This page currently reports two source datasets for Yakima County. We have not completed the county's public records, meeting, policy, contract, or local news research. Entries below are source leads, not independent findings by Orwell Index.

OSM points
427
EFF Atlas entries
21
Agencies named by EFF
14
Orwell Index findings
Not researched

Community map snapshot

Captured 27 Aug 2026 from OpenStreetMap. Points are community-reported and have not been assigned to an agency by Orwell Index.

Agency technology extract

Captured 27 Aug 2026 from the EFF Atlas of Surveillance (CC-BY). EFF entries can be incomplete or outdated, so they remain attributed to that dataset.

Technologies named in the EFF extract

  • 13 Automated License Plate Readers
  • 4 Body-worn Cameras
  • 2 Camera Registry
  • 2 Drones
View all 21 EFF Atlas entries

  • Selah Police Department

    Body-worn Cameras · Vendor listed by EFF: Axon · Selah

  • Yakima County Sheriff's Office

    Body-worn Cameras · Vendor listed by EFF: Axon · Yakima

  • Zillah Police Department

    Camera Registry · Vendor listed by EFF: Motorola Solutions · Zillah

  • Yakima Police Department

    Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Flock Safety · Yakima

  • Yakima Police Department

    Camera Registry · Yakima

  • Grandview Police Department

    Drones · Grandview

  • Yakima County Sheriff's Office

    Drones · Yakima

  • Sunnyside Police Department

    Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Flock Safety · Sunnyside

  • Grandview Police Department

    Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Flock Safety · Grandview

  • Zillah Police Department

    Body-worn Cameras · Zillah

  • Grandview Police Department

    Body-worn Cameras · Grandview

  • Moxee Police Department

    Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Flock Safety · Moxee

  • Mabton Police Department

    Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Flock Safety · Mabton

  • Selah Police Department

    Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Flock Safety · Selah

  • Toppenish Police Department

    Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Flock Safety · Toppenish

  • Tieton Police Department

    Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Flock Safety · Tieton

  • Harrah Police Department

    Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Flock Safety · Harrah

  • Union Gap Police Department

    Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Flock Safety · Union Gap

  • Wapato Police Department

    Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Flock Safety · Wapato

  • Zillah Police Department

    Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Flock Safety · Zillah

  • Granger Police Department

    Automated License Plate Readers · Vendor listed by EFF: Flock Safety · Granger

Civic action

Treat these entries as questions for local agencies, not settled answers.

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Personal protection

Practical steps can reduce the personal data exposed to surveillance systems.

EFF Surveillance Self-Defense ↗

Map and trackers

Yakima County, Washington. Device data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), with community reporting via DeFlock. Open the full map →

Meetings, contracts, records

Local meetings, contracts, policies, and records have not been researched for this baseline.

How the inventory works →

What you can do

Civic action

Show up

Public comment is open to any resident, and you do not have to be an expert to use it. We have not yet confirmed where the bodies that decide for Yakima County meet. How the inventory works explains what we check and how to check it yourself.

How the inventory works →

Personal protection

Protect yourself

Practical steps to shrink your personal data trail. Our guides publish at launch; until then, EFF's Surveillance Self-Defense is the best starting point.

Surveillance Self-Defense ↗

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