La Mesa’s automated license plate readers logged more than 3 million scans of license plates on the city’s 20 cameras during a seven-month span, from July 1, 2025, through Feb. 2.
The scans, according to data obtained and analyzed by Times of San Diego, show that on average, La Mesa’s license plate cameras were accessed every 3 to 6 seconds by law enforcement agencies throughout California.
To put it another way, the 20 cameras in the East San Diego County city on average logged 14,412 searches per day.
Over nine months, the number of searches conducted on ALPR cameras in the city of San Diego pales in comparison to La Mesa…