Pittsburgh Police Department: Automated License Plate Readers
Agency | Pittsburgh Police Department |
Location | Pittsburgh, PA |
Technology | Automated License Plate Readers |
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The Pittsburgh Police Department has used automated license plate readers since at least 2015. ALPR data is fed into the Pittsburgh real-time crime center.
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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.