License plate readers in Merriam, KS
Volunteers have documented 27 automated license plate readers inside Merriam. That is the 13th-largest total among the 26 Kansas cities indexed here, and 1.3% of the statewide total. At 6.3 per square mile it is more densely covered than 92% of the 2,432 US cities indexed nationally. Genetec holds the largest share here at 67%, rather than Flock Safety, which leads in most cities in this index. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including The Home Depot. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 16 on poles and 4 on traffic signals.
Checked against OpenStreetMap November 13, 2026 · figures last changed November 3, 2026.
27
readers documented
6.3
per square mile
13th
of 26 indexed Kansas cities · 927th of 2,432 nationally
1.3%
of Kansas’s documented total
Dot colors follow the manufacturer legend below. Boundary: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files. Locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 24 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- The Home Depot (2). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (16), traffic signal (4)
- Coverage area
- 4.3 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
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