More License Plate Reader Mission Creep: School Residency Verification, More
leephillips
30 points
4 comments
May 28, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (1 comments)
loteck
In my city, our police recently reported that in one year, they searched the ALPR database 240,000 times. Of those searches, approximately 165 of them assisted any police case, in any way. What is ALPR being used for the other 99.8% of the time?