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University of Maryland Police Department: Automated License Plate Readers

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Agency University of Maryland Police Department
Location College Park, MD
Technology Automated License Plate Readers
Vendor

In 2018, the University of Maryland Police Department scanned 8,765,641 license plates using automated license plate readers.

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.