Flock & ALPR Cameras in Arkansas City, Kansas
Volunteers have reported 10 automated license plate readers in and around Arkansas City — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Arkansas City in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 8, 00:35 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Arkansas City
The readers mapped around Arkansas City break down as 7 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Aug 2025; the most recent in Aug 2026.
- US 77 — 2 readers
- 256th Road — 1 reader
- 63rd Drive — 1 reader
- West Spruce Avenue — 1 reader
- Walnut Valley Green Way — 1 reader
- East Kansas Avenue — 1 reader
Arkansas City in the Cowley County picture
Cowley County has 13 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #798 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 34,487 residents and 1,941 road miles. By road density that is 0.01 cameras per road mile, in the top 53.5% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 6 traffic.
What’s watching Arkansas City
These aren’t red-light cameras. Automated license plate readers like Flock Safety’s photograph every plate that passes, log the time and place, and store it in a searchable database that’s often shared far beyond Arkansas City — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Arkansas City (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Arkansas City
What you can do in Arkansas City
Ask who approved these cameras, how long plate data is kept, and who it’s shared with. File a public records request, raise it at a council meeting, and see the full playbook on Take Action. Fighting this locally? Join or start a chapter and we’ll amplify you.
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Cameras near Arkansas City
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).