Flock & ALPR Cameras in Manhattan, Kansas
Volunteers have reported 11 automated license plate readers in and around Manhattan — cameras that log every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Manhattan in the last 30 days — checked hourly, last checked Oct 7, 15:27 UTC. Cameras only get on the map when someone looks: be the one.
Where the cameras are in Manhattan
The readers mapped around Manhattan break down as 11 Flock Safety. Named operators in the reports: Riley County Sheriff. The first camera here was reported in Mar 2025; the most recent in Aug 2026.
- Tuttle Creek Boulevard — 2 readers
- US 24 — 2 readers
- Pillsbury Drive — 2 readers
- South Seth Child Road — 2 readers
- Riley County — 1 reader
- Kimball Avenue — 1 reader
- Moro Street — 1 reader
Manhattan in the Riley County picture
Riley County has 11 reported cameras county-wide and ranks #1,552 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. That’s across 71,710 residents and 1,388 road miles. By road density that is 0.01 cameras per road mile, in the top 49.8% of counties nationally.
Where contributors recorded what a camera watches, the split here is 8 traffic. Operators named on the record: Riley County Sheriff (1).
Camera activity around Manhattan, last 30 days
1 newly reported in our hourly change log for Manhattan. Latest change logged Aug 22, 2026.
What’s watching Manhattan
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 Manhattan — here’s where that data goes. Counts cover cameras reported closest to Manhattan (within ~20 km), so nearby towns share the same corridors. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
The latest around Manhattan
- On the agenda: Manhattan Board of County Commissioners Meeting — surveillance camera (Sep 10)
- On the agenda: Manhattan meeting — Automated License Plate (Jun 30)
What you can do in Manhattan
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 Manhattan
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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. Place data: GeoNames (CC BY).