License plate readers in Lawrence, KS
Volunteers have documented 83 automated license plate readers inside Lawrence. That is the 4th-largest total among the 26 Kansas cities indexed here, and 3.9% of the statewide total. At 2.4 per square mile it is more densely covered than 65% of the 2,395 US cities indexed nationally. Genetec holds the largest share here at 43%, rather than Flock Safety, which leads in most cities in this index.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed September 24, 2026.
83
readers documented
2.4
per square mile
4th
of 26 indexed Kansas cities · 205th of 2,395 nationally
3.9%
of Kansas’s documented total
Dot colors follow the manufacturer legend below. Boundary: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files. Locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Who makes them
- Flock Safety5 · 6%
- Genetec36 · 43%
- Leonardo/ELSAG1 · 1%
- Other vendors41 · 49%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 81 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Lawrence Police Department (30). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (34), traffic signal (1)
- Coverage area
- 34.6 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Genetec camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · How state ALPR laws compare
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