The Covid and defund police situation has caused many problems in terms of crime. There has been one study indicating a correlation between increase crime and crashes. It is not hard to see. Shoplifting, shootings. Car jacking in broad daylight, stealing cars for "fun"”, etc. A lot of crime has car use in them.
The use of automated license plate readers (ALPRs) is becoming more common, as they are used to track the movements of individuals. ALPRs are devices that are placed on police cars, private security vehicles, and other vehicles. They are used to scan the license plates of vehicles that pass by, and then store this information.