License Plate Recognition System Project

The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (JAG) allows states and units of local governments, including tribes, to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime based on their own state and local needs and conditions. Grant funds can be used for state and local initiatives, technical assistance, training, personnel, equipment, supplies, contractual support, and information systems for criminal justice, including for any one or more of the following purpose areas: 1) law enforcement programs; 2) prosecution and court programs; 3) prevention and education programs; 4) corrections and community corrections programs; 5) drug treatment and enforcement programs; 6) planning, evaluation, and technology improvement programs; and 7) crime victim and witness programs (other than compensation).

The city of Boca Raton will use the JAG funds to purchase a License Plate Recognition (LPR) system for the Boca Raton Police Department. The function of the LPR system is to identify the status of vehicles parked or traveling on roadways through license plate images captured on video. Vehicle license plates are captured by camera and processed through a database, such as the National Crime Information Center or the Florida Crime Information Center. In addition to the crime database information, the LPR system will enable the department to check several hundred vehicles a day, leading to an increase in the number of stolen vehicles recovered and potential arrest of offenders.

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