Flock & ALPR Cameras in Osage County, Kansas
Volunteers have reported 6 automated license plate readers across Osage County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.
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No new reports near Osage 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.
📷 97 new license plate readers just reported around Lawrence, KS. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #Lawrence
📷 10 new license plate readers just reported around Lawrence, KS. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #Lawrence
How Osage County compares nationally
Osage County ranks #1,170 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 15,780 residents and 1,143 miles of county roads — 2.5349 cameras per 10,000 residents.
What’s watching Osage 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 Osage County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.
What you can do in Osage
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.