Alameda City Council
February 1, 2022

City Council
February 1, 2022
Automated License Plate
Readers (ALPR)
1 Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR)
• Cameras that read license plates
• Investigative tool that improves efficiency,
effectiveness, and accountability
• Reduces policing footprint
• Used by several agencies
2 Cost
• Fixed ALPR is estimated to be $77,000 -
$154,000 per year
• Expanding Mobile ALPR is estimated to be
$70,000 - $80,000 per year
3 Retention Period
• Currently 6 months
• Reduce to 90 days
4 City of Berkeley Security Cameras
• City of Berkeley is still finalizing policy and
specifics
• Looking to install security cameras
5 Vehicles with no license plate
• Legal requirements
• Partial plates
• Make, model, color
• Challenge
6 Additional questions/requests
• Received 22 additional questions after
preparing this follow up report
• Prepared and submitted a supplemental
report
7 How much crime reduction to expect
• No such technology exists that promises
quantified reductions
• Still beneficial
8 Missing Persons
• How many go unsolved beyond 24 hours?
• 41% of the 2021 missing persons went
unsolved beyond 24 hours.
9 ALPR Evaluation
• How will staff evaluate the benefits of ALPR?
10 Arrest Rates 2021
• Total arrests were 937
• Alameda residents – 443 (47%)
• Non-Alameda residents – 494 (53%)
11 Retention
• Piedmont PD
• APD proposal
12 Access and Accountability
• Who will have access?
• What regular reporting?
• Who will own the cameras?
• Who will own the data?
• Misuse investigated?
13 Use
• How will APD use the technology?
14 Current Crime
15 PART 1 2021 TOTAL 2020 TOTAL % DIFF
ARSON 29 29 0.0%
AUTO THEFT 628 470 33.6%
LARCENY 1723 1816 -5.1%
BURGLARY 220 195 12.8%
AGG. ASSAULT 139 68 104.4%
ROBBERY 84 112 -25.0%
RAPE 26 12 116.7%
MURDER/MANS 0 3 -100.0%
TOTAL PART 1 2849 2705 5.3%
PART 2
ALL OTHER 601 543 10.7%
RUNAWAY/INCORR 6 21 -71.4%
VICE/GAMBLE 0 0 0.0%
DISTURB PEACE 5 16 -68.8%
DRUNK 48 76 -36.8%
LIQUOR LAWS 0 0 0.0%
DUI 97 79 22.8%
NARCOTICS 86 98 -12.2%
FAMILY/CHILD 6 16 -62.5%
SEX OFFENSE 18 34 -47.1%
WEAPONS OFF 36 42 -14.3%
VANDALISM 320 373 -14.2%
EMBAZZLE/FRAUD 177 216 -18.1%
FORGERY/CNTFEIT 96 88 9.1%
SIMPLE ASSAULT 317 325 -2.5%
TOTAL PART 2 1813 1927 -5.9%
GRAND TOTAL 4662 4632 0.6%
* Green indicates reductions, yellow indicates no change, red indicates increases Shootings
16 Crime 2020 2021 Difference
Murder 2 0 -100%
Shooting at Person 7 6 -14%
Shooting at Residence 1 6 +500%
Shooting at Vehicle 1 2 +100%
Negligent Discharge 5 4 -20%
Total 16 18 +13%
ALPR
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