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National City Police Department: Automated License Plate Readers

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Agency National City Police Department
Location National City, CA
Technology Automated License Plate Readers
Vendor Flock

The National City Police Department received funding from California's Organized Retail Theft Prevention Grant Program in 2023 for Flock Safety automated license plate readers.

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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.