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Tempe Police Department: Automated License Plate Readers

Vigilant brand automatic license plate reader affixed to a light pole
An example of a Vigilant Solutions fixed-license plate reader.
Credit: Mike Katz-Lacabe (CC BY)
Agency Tempe Police Department
Location Tempe, AZ
Technology Automated License Plate Readers
Vendor Vigilant Solutions

The Tempe Police Department shares automated license plate reader data with the Scottsdale Police Department. Tempe retains ALPR data for six months.

More about this technology

Cameras attached to fixed locations or to patrol cars that are used to track license plates.

Vigilant brand automatic license plate reader affixed to a light pole
An example of a Vigilant Solutions fixed-license plate reader.
Credit: Mike Katz-Lacabe (CC BY)