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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Government information (Maryland House Judiciary Committee Disclosure)
News article (Capital News Service)

More about this technology

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