License plate readers in Merriam, KS
Volunteers have documented 25 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 5.8 per square mile it is more densely covered than 92% of the 2,231 US cities indexed nationally. Genetec holds the largest share here at 72%, 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 15 on poles and 4 on traffic signals.
Updated August 14, 2026.
25
readers documented
5.8
per square mile
13th
of 26 indexed Kansas cities
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.
Who makes them
- Flock Safety7 · 28%
- Genetec18 · 72%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 23 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- The Home Depot (2). Who operates these cameras nationally →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (15), traffic signal (4)
- Coverage area
- 4.3 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: What a Flock camera looks like · How ALPRs work
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