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Portsmouth Police Department: Automated License Plate Readers

Agency Portsmouth Police Department
Location Portsmouth, VA
Technology Automated License Plate Readers
Vendor Axon, Flock

The Portsmouth Police Department installed 60 Flock Safety automated license plate readers throughout the city in 2023. The agency also installed Axon ALPR systems in patrol cars.

More about this technology

Cameras attached to fixed locations or to patrol cars that are used to track license plates.