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The Foundation is currently working on bringing License Plate Reader technology to the Grosse Pointe and Harper Woods communities.

  • The Foundation is hoping to raise $450,000 to cover the cost of all needed hardware and personnel training.
  • The hardware would be installed at strategic intersections within the Pointes and Harper Woods, providing full community coverage and continuity between communities.
  • The system allows for integration with other like systems in Southeast, Michigan, including Detroit.

The benefits of LPR technology is to offer safety to the community. In cities where LPRs have been installed crime has dropped, more arrests have been made, and missing children and adults have been found and returned home.

LPR Success Stories

Mt. Juliet, Tennessee is a suburb of Knoxville with a population of 38,000. They recently reported that since April 2020, their LPR system resulted in:

  • Recovery of 142 stolen cars and 5 stolen trailers
  • Apprehension of 100 wanted persons
  • Recovery of 4 missing adults and 5 missing children
  • Crimes against persons are down 10% and crimes against property are down 20%
  • Burglary is down 34%
  • Robbery is down 67%
  • Car theft is down 27%
  • Shoplifting is down 42%

Cobb County, Georgia Police Department conducted a pilot program in 2019 deploying 13 LPRs. They report:

  • Robbery & burglary dropped 50% compared with the same period the previous year
  • Between March and August 2019, 50 vehicular break ins were recorded, down from 138 during the same period in 2018

And closer to home, Detroit, Michigan The Detroit City Council recently approved $5 million for additional LPRs for our partners at Detroit Police Department. They have had them since 2016 and report:

  • From January 1st through September 22, 2023, Criminal homicides declined 9% while carjackings declined 30%
  • The LPRs were integral in the apprehension of the suspect in the kidnapping and strangulation of 2-year-old Winter Cole Smith in July 2023
  • From 800 plate reads, officers made 64 arrests, 16 of which were convicted murders
  • Officers have successfully recovered vehicles involved in domestic incidents, non-fatal shootings and tracking down people with dementia that go missing in their cars