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Decatur Police Department: Automated License Plate Readers

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Agency Decatur Police Department
Location Decatur, GA
Technology Automated License Plate Readers
Vendor

The Decatur Police Department first received automated license plate readers in 2009 through a federal grant. The city's 2020-2021 budget includes further funding for the program.

More about this technology

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

An illustration of a police car with cameras aimed at another vehicle.