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Anne Arundel County Police Department: Automated License Plate Readers

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Agency Anne Arundel County Police Department
Location Millersville, MD
Technology Automated License Plate Readers
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In 2018, the Anne Arundel County Police Department scanned 50,907,389 license plates using automated license plate readers. The agency operates ALPR systems at 9 fixed locations with 36 individual cameras and 29 mobile units.

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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 illustration of a police car with cameras aimed at another vehicle.