Flock & ALPR Cameras in Galena, Kansas
Volunteers have reported 10 automated license plate readers in and around Galena — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Galena in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 13:27 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Galena
The readers mapped around Galena break down as 5 of unrecorded make, 1 Flock Safety. Named operators in the reports: Cherokee County SO. The first camera here was reported in Oct 2025; the most recent in Jul 2026.
- Southeast Buffalo Drive — 2 readers
- Southeast 110th Street — 2 readers
- East Nee Road — 1 reader
- US 166;US 400 — 1 reader
Galena in the Cherokee County picture
Cherokee County has 8 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #690 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 19,236 residents and 987 road miles. By road density that is 0.01 cameras per road mile, in the top 49.2% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 6 traffic. Operators named on the record: Cherokee County SO (1).
What’s watching Galena
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 Galena — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Galena (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in Galena
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.
Not sure what one looks like? See photographs of installed cameras before you go looking.
Cameras near Galena
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).