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Howard County Police Department: Automated License Plate Readers

Agency Howard County Police Department
Location Ellicott City, MD
Technology Automated License Plate Readers
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In 2018, the Howard County Police Department scanned 2,134,862 license plates using automated license plate readers. The police used seven systems on marked police vehicles and three on unmarked police vehicles.

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