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6.1.D. - Page 19 <br /> residents wanting to learn about how ALPRs are used in the city.52 The explanation of the City of <br /> San Mateo's use of ALPRs and links to background information, such as the answers to <br /> frequently asked questions help those not in law enforcement to better understand the purpose of <br /> ALPRs. <br /> You are here:Home>Departments>Pollce Department>Traffic&Parking>Vehicle License Plate Readers <br /> Vehicle License Plate Readers <br /> The San Mateo Police Department has patrol vehicles equipped with automated license plate <br /> readers(ALPRs)to better safeguard our community,helping to not only locate stolen vehicles <br /> and missing persons, but also wanted violent felons. These devices have also proven time <br /> and again to identify crime trends because stolen vehicles are so often used by criminals <br /> during their commission of other crimes. <br /> Although the system does not retain private Information of any kind,we recognize that your privacy is important <br /> to you-and THAT is Important to US!Data from our ALPR system,like those from the other agencies in our <br /> County and much of the Bay Area,is uploaded and retained by the Northern California Regional Crime <br /> Information Center(NCRIC)through their database. NCRIC has a thorough policy and privacy impact <br /> assessment to assure the public of our ethical use of this data. <br /> Visit the NCRIC website for policy information and FAQs,as well as their Privacy Impact Analysis. <br /> NCRIC ALPR Policy <br /> NCRIC ALPR Privacy Impact Assessment <br /> :=requently Asked Questions about Automated License Plate Readers and Answers from NCRIC <br /> San Mateo Police Department website <br /> Interacting with the Community and Building Trust <br /> According to the Grand Jury survey results, the only opportunity that residents may have to <br /> comment on the desirability of surveillance technology is at city council meetings. This table <br /> shows the responses to the question: "Before purchasing the technology, did you inform <br /> residents of your intention to acquire surveillance tools?"53 Respondents listed the types of <br /> interactions they used to connect with community members. <br /> City Repponsef <br /> Atherton City or Town Council meetings, staff reports <br /> Burlingame posted on city website <br /> Daly City <br /> East Palo Alto <br /> Hillsborough <br /> Menlo Park <br /> Pacifica <br /> Redwood City <br /> San Bruno <br /> San Carlos <br /> San Mateo <br /> South San Francisco <br /> 52"Vehicle License Plate Readers,"San Mateo Police Department,accessed May 6,2017. <br /> http://www.cityofsanmateo.org/index.aspx?nid=3211. <br /> 53 For the actual survey responses to the question"Before purchasing the technology,did you inform residents of your intention <br /> to acquire surveillance tools?"see Appendix C. <br /> 2016-2017 San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury 12 <br />