1. Automated Licence Plate Recognition -Targeting Prolific Prohibited Drivers
Road Safety Unit, RoadSafetyBC, Ministry of Public Safety & Solicitor General in partnership with Lower Mainland Integrated Road Safety Unit April 2019

2. ALPR
Began in 2006 as pilot project between Province of BC and RCMP with seven equipped police vehicles
Objective:
Improve roadside enforcement efficiency and make roads safer
Reduce auto theft and motor vehicle violations, in particular those related to prohibited, suspended, unlicensed and uninsured drivers.
Assist in recovery of stolen vehicles, property and related vehicle criminality
Currently 52 ALPR systems in BC

3. ALPR

4. ALPR – Research and Evaluations
2012 ALPR Deployment Review
Consistency in top charges and enforcement actions
No licence, no insurance, driving prohibited/suspended
Notices of driving prohibitions, vehicle impounds, IRP increases
Steady increase in ALPR initiated enforcement actions as a proportion of total enforcement activity in BC
2014 CCMTA national ALPR project confirmed ALPR has potential to reduce unlicensed driving through specific and general deterrence

5. ALPR – Key Statistics Annually 3.5 million plates read with 2% hits
23% of hits responded to with 29% resulting in charges and 12% resulting in enforcement actions
Top charges and enforcement actions: no driver licence, no insurance, Notices of Driving Prohibitions, vehicle impounds and written warnings
Research and statistics show suspended and prohibited drivers continue to drive

6. Prolific Prohibited Driver Pilot Project 2016
2,658 Prohibited Drivers in Vancouver Lower Mainland
312 individuals with 2 or more Prohibited convictions
These individuals have 10,949 contacts with Police
Assumption: Subjects continue to drive while prohibited
Objective: To target high-risk offending drivers and remove them from the roads, making communities and roads safer.
Question: Is there a correlation between high value / active criminals and prolific prohibited drivers?

7. Results of PPD Pilot Project
9 week pilot project ( Oct 18 – Dec )
2 person team
41 Arrests
41 Criminal Charges
22 Motor Vehicle Act Charges
6 Stolen Vehicles Recovered
11 Arrest Warrants Executed
Seized: vehicles, cash, drugs, numerous stolen property

8. Prohibited Driver Enforcement Team (PDET)
Fully funded, permanent team created in Spring 2017, consisting of six members from both municipal police and RCMP
PDET members supplied with unmarked, unconventional police vehicles; provided with surveillance training and related equipment
Team uses unmarked police vehicle equipped with ALPR system. Third side-facing ALPR camera recently added for parking lots. Team often will use second ALPR equipped vehicle
Dedicated address created to gather intel from RCMP and municipal police agencies.

9. Partnerships Police Helicopter Air 1 Assist with vehicle surveillance
Video of offence
Probation Office
Assist with monitoring high-risk drivers on court ordered conditions
Civil Forfeiture Office
Seizure of offence related property (Vehicles, Cash, etc.)
Municipal Police Departments & RCMP Detachments
Assist with identifying high-risk prohibited drivers within their jurisdiction that pose a risk to public safety, providing real-time targets to PDET

10. 2017 PDET Team

11. 2017 and 2018 Results
2017 = 476, = 597,356

12. Questions / Contact Information
Anna Aroutiounian RSU Program Manager, RoadSafetyBC Insp. Mark BAXTER OIC, Enhanced Traffic Services Cpl. John MERRYMAN LMD IRSU PDET