Due to constant increase in criminal activities day by day, the need for new gadgets and such means has increased which can help in dealing with these activities easily. Criminal activities are not related to murder, rape or such other violent activities only. But these may occur in any form such as violation of traffic rules, driving without a license or driving an unregistered vehicle. It is because such type of violations ultimately leads to more heinous crimes. So these must be curbed in the root itself to prevent further crime. And ANPR camera has been successful in dealing with crime to a great extent. ANPR camera refers to Automated Number Plate Recognition camera which helps in detection of any suspected vehicles. Lets’ now see how it works and deals with crime.
Detection of the number plates of vehicles passing through the point- The high-definition infrared digital cameras used in ANPR policy helps in lighting up and capturing a full or partial image of the number plates of the vehicles passing through the point where these cameras are fixed. In this process, pulses, narrow wavelength retro-reflective technique is used to take coloured photograph or capture video of the vehicles so as to observe them for any suspicious activities. It helps in controlling criminal activities to a great extent as ANPR cameras have record of all the vehicles passed under them.
Storage of all data about vehicles registered under the state or national government- The ANPR policy has a database of recognised number plates, stolen vehicles, alerts, registration details as well as status of the owner of vehicles registered under the state or even national government. This database is updated regularly. Hence it helps in matching or finding any dubious vehicle used for some criminal activities immediately.
OCR software efficient in searching a vehicle- The ANPR policy is supported by Optical Character Recognition software which helps in instant conversion of captured image into a searchable text string. It is connected to a computer server which has software. This software helps in finding the text data sent by OCR software. Therefore, OCR software can help in instant search of a vehicle if it is found to be used for some criminal activities.
ANPR Policy helps in keeping a check over unlicensed or unregistered vehicles- Since ANPR software has all the data about registered as well as unregistered vehicles moving in a country, therefore it helps in controlling crime all over the country in different states. It is not confined to any one state or city. Anyone who is using a stolen vehicle or a vehicle without a number will be readily detected and arrested by the police. Its location can be easily detected with this fast technology. So it becomes easy for the concerned authorities to keep a check over such criminal offenses.
Keeping a check over traffic offenses- Apart from other criminal activities, ANPR policy also helps in controlling crimes related to traffic rules or their violations. It is because almost all drivers must be aware of this technology and hence they won’t try to violate traffic rules due to fear of being arrested. Also unlicensed drivers won’t indulge in driving and create problems until they get a valid license.
