Flock & ALPR Cameras in Independence, Kansas
Volunteers have reported 6 automated license plate readers in and around Independence — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Independence in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 17:11 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Independence
The readers mapped around Independence break down as 6 Flock Safety. The first camera here was reported in Jun 2025; the most recent in Jul 2026.
- South 10th Street — 2 readers
- East Main Street — 1 reader
- North 10th Street — 1 reader
- US 75 — 1 reader
- West Main Street — 1 reader
Independence KS PD and the sharing network
Per Flock’s own transparency portal, Independence KS PD appears in the sharing network with connections to 81 other agencies.
Independence in the Montgomery County picture
Montgomery County has 14 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #626 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 31,143 residents and 1,689 road miles. By road density that is 0.01 cameras per road mile, in the top 48.4% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 5 traffic.
What’s watching Independence
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 Independence — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Independence (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Independence
What you can do in Independence
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 Independence
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).