Flock & ALPR Cameras in Franklin County, Kansas
Volunteers have reported 7 automated license plate readers across Franklin County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Franklin County in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 15:28 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
How Franklin County compares nationally
Franklin County ranks #1,413 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 25,994 residents and 1,409 miles of county roads — 1.9235 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Franklin 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 Franklin County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in Franklin
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.