Buffalo Police Department: Automated License Plate Readers
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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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.