La Mesa Police Department: Automated License Plate Readers
![Vigilant brand automatic license plate reader affixed to a light pole](https://atlasofsurveillance.org/files/technologies/7/vigilant_stationary_mkl_600.png)
An example of a Vigilant Solutions fixed-license plate reader.
Credit: Mike Katz-Lacabe (CC BY)
Agency | La Mesa Police Department |
Location | La Mesa, CA |
Technology | Automated License Plate Readers |
Vendor | Vigilant Solutions |
The La Mesa Police Department operates Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers and accesses external ALPR data. The agency collected 447,404 license plate scans in 2019.
Links
Audit (California State Auditor)
Public records (La Mesa Police Department)
More about this technology
Automated license plate readers are cameras attached to fixed locations or to patrol cars that capture every license plate that passes. The data is uploaded to searchable databases with the time, date, and GPS coordinates.
![Vigilant brand automatic license plate reader affixed to a light pole](https://atlasofsurveillance.org/files/technologies/7/vigilant_stationary_mkl_600.png)
An example of a Vigilant Solutions fixed-license plate reader.
Credit: Mike Katz-Lacabe (CC BY)