Don't get yer jewels in a jangle, bubba. Richmond california is a much better place due to LPRs (license plate readers) which can read at fifteen miles per hour, and give instant readout of invalid plates due to insurance, theft, or mismatch to car. It requires some car recognition by the driver, since the software doesn't recognize cars yet, but we hear that's also coming.
Car theft has dropped dramatically, along with related crimes.
We love it. Our area used to be used as a stolen car drop-off area, but now it has gone way down. I understand that the two LPR equipped cruisers can do 20,000 cars a night. I'm sure some geek will point out that's impossible.