While Oak Brook has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on ALPR equipment and services, 99% of the plates they scan are of no interest to law enforcement.

Loves Park has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on ALPR equipment and services in the past two years, but very few of its detections are actually wanted plates.

Lombard spends tens of thousands of dollars on ALPR equipment and services every year and engages in the controversial practice of sharing its data with ICE.

Lemont’s ALPR cameras recorded more than 42,000 license plate detections in their first partial year of operation, yet none of these plates were of interest to law enforcment.

In 2019, Lansing spent over $200,000 to set up its ALPR program. While many law enforcment agencies have responded to public criticism data sharing with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) by ending this practice, Lansing is currently sharing its ALPR data with ICE.

Hinsdale spends over $10,000 per year on ALPR services every year, yet less than 1% of its license plate detections are vehicles of interest to law enforcement.

While Elmhurt’s ALPR cameras performed 16 million license plate scans in 2019, only a small fraction of these (0.2%) were of interest to law enforcement.

EPD spends over $10k per year on ALPR services, but only a small fraction of its detections (0.05%) are vehicles of interest to EPD.

While Downers Grove Police Department’s ALPR cameras performed 489,000 license plate scans in 2019, none of these plates were wanted for criminal activity or any other reason.

Calumet City spent over $200K on ALPR equipment and services in 2020. However, only an infinitesimal number of its detections are of vehicles of interest. Calumet City conducts this indiscriminate surveillance on its residents with no offical policy to protect individual privacy or civil liberties.

Burr Ridge spends almost $10k a year on ALPR, but less than 1% of its detections are vehicles of interest.

Addison has spent over $100k on ALPR, but less than 1% of its detections are vehicles of interest.