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Flock Safety Says Its License Plate Readers Reduce Crime. It’s Not That Simple

Flock Safety Says Its License Plate Readers Reduce Crime. It’s Not That Simple

Flock Safety Says Its License Plate Readers Reduce Crime. It’s Not That Simple

Security, Spoken · SpokenLayer

October 25, 20197m 50s

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In March, police in an Atlanta suburb embarked on a surveillance experiment they hoped would reduce crime in the area. Along public roads near the local Six Flags amusement park, officers from the Cobb County Police Department installed 13 solar-powered automatic license plate readers from Flock Safety, an Atlanta-based startup on a mission to “eliminate non-violent crime.

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