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Buffalo 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 Buffalo Police Department
Location Buffalo, NY
Technology Automated License Plate Readers
Vendor Vigilant Solutions

The Buffalo Police Department scanned 40,819,714 license plates in 2019 using Vigilant Solutions automated license plate readers. The ALPRs "overwhelmingly" target the east side of the city.

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News article (WKBW)
Public records (MuckRock)
Public records (MuckRock)

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)