s reported by NDI Recognition Systems, an IACP report on license plate recognition offers agencies information to help set policies and operational standards.

Automated license plate recognition (ALPR) technology has been adopted by approximately 23 percent of U.S. law enforcement agencies, according to a report released by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). The primary uses for ALPR among law enforcement agencies is auto theft (69 percent), vehicle and traffic enforcement (28 percent), and investigations (25 percent).

Titled Automatic License Plate Recognition Systems: Policy and Operational Guidance for Law Enforcement, the report also noted that ALPR technology has become a significant tool for public safety and law enforcement agencies. Agencies using ALPR reported increases in recovering stolen vehicles (68 percent), increases in arrests (55 percent), and increases in productivity (50 percent).

The IACP report also asked respondents about data retention policies. Forty percent of agencies indicated they retain ALPR data for six months or less, with 13 percent stating they retained ALPR data indefinitely, and five percent stated that retention is based on their data storage capacity.

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