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Independence Police Department

License plate reader records for Independence. Each fact keeps its source and checked date.

Written rules describe policy, not proof that every search follows it. Agency-reported camera totals have a different scope from community-mapped county points.

Program status reported by the source

The city FAQ describes fixed-camera Genetec ALPR and planned additional cameras. This is Independence, Missouri; it is a different department from Independence, Kentucky.

Source. Checked 2026-10-23.

Plate reader vendors

Genetec

The FAQ expressly distinguishes its fixed ALPR cameras from Flock products.

Source. Checked 2026-10-23.

Reported camera count

60 LPRs. ALPR cameras reported operating on August 3, 2026. Additional grant-funded installations are described as planned, with final numbers subject to change.

Source. Checked 2026-10-23; source date 2026-08-03.

Data retention

Fixed-camera ALPR information is generally retained one year and purged. Active-investigation, court or other legitimate evidentiary records may be tagged for preservation.

Source. Checked 2026-10-23.

Access and oversight

Authorized trained personnel use individual credentials and official purposes. Activity is logged, but the FAQ states there are no routine scheduled log reviews. Random automated reviews are described as a planned software upgrade, not an implemented safeguard.

Source. Checked 2026-10-23.

Sharing rules

Investigative sharing with other law-enforcement agencies is permitted; commercial sale or private commercial sharing is prohibited by the FAQ. Recipients follow their own retention and security rules. Actual recipients were not audited.

Source. Checked 2026-10-23.

Details not yet verified

Written camera policy, Named sharing partners, Contract value, Contract start date, Contract end date. No value is inferred from a county map count or another agency's policy.

Source documents

Geographic county records

These are sourced geographic relationships, not findings about police service boundaries, camera ownership or an agency inventory.

Census county parts for whole place2935000. Geographic relationships, not a police service-boundary or operator finding.

Geographic source, checked 2026-10-23.

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