Cathedral City Police Department: Automated License Plate Readers
An example of a Vigilant Solutions fixed-license plate reader.
Credit: Mike Katz-Lacabe (CC BY)
| Agency | Cathedral City Police Department |
| Location | Cathedral City, CA |
| Technology | Automated License Plate Readers |
| Vendor | Vigilant Solutions |
The Cathedral City Police Department operates automated license plate readers and accesses external ALPR data. The agency collected 24,233 license plate scans in 2019.
Links
Audit (California State Auditor)
Public records (Cathedral City 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.
An example of a Vigilant Solutions fixed-license plate reader.
Credit: Mike Katz-Lacabe (CC BY)