Flock & ALPR Cameras in Butler County, Kansas
Volunteers have reported 50 automated license plate readers across Butler County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Butler County in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 15:30 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
How Butler County compares nationally
Butler County ranks #336 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident, inside the top 15.7% nationally. The count covers 67,916 residents and 1,964 miles of county roads — 6.3314 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Butler County
Automated license plate readers like Flock Safety’s photograph every plate that passes, stamp it with time and place, and store it in a searchable database that’s routinely shared across agencies — here’s where that data goes. Counts reflect cameras volunteers have mapped inside Butler County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in Butler
County commissions and sheriff’s offices sign these contracts — and answer to residents. Ask how long plate data is kept and who it’s shared with: file a public records request, speak at a public meeting, and see the playbook on Take Action. Organizing locally? Join or start a chapter.
Not sure what one looks like? See photographs of installed cameras before you go looking.
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. County boundaries: US Census.