License plate readers in Topeka, KS
Volunteers have documented 121 automated license plate readers inside Topeka. That is the 3rd-largest total among the 26 Kansas cities indexed here, and 6.1% of the statewide total. At 1.9 per square mile it is more densely covered than 60% of the 2,231 US cities indexed nationally. Leonardo/ELSAG holds the largest share here at 83%, rather than Flock Safety, which leads in most cities in this index. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including The Home Depot.
Updated August 14, 2026.
121
readers documented
1.9
per square mile
3rd
of 26 indexed Kansas cities
6.1%
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 Safety16 · 13%
- Genetec2 · 2%
- Leonardo/ELSAG101 · 83%
- Other vendors1 · 1%
- Unknown1 · 1%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 101 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 (4), traffic signal (4)
- Coverage area
- 61.9 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: What a Flock camera looks like · How ALPRs work
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