License plate readers in Topeka, KS
Volunteers have documented 126 automated license plate readers inside Topeka. That is the 3rd-largest total among the 26 Kansas cities indexed here, and 6.0% of the statewide total. Its density of 2.0 per square mile places Topeka near the middle of the 2,395 cities indexed nationally. Leonardo/ELSAG holds the largest share here at 84%, rather than Flock Safety, which leads in most cities in this index. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including The Home Depot.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed September 13, 2026.
126
readers documented
2.0
per square mile
3rd
of 26 indexed Kansas cities · 106th of 2,395 nationally
6.0%
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/ELSAG106 · 84%
- Other vendors1 · 1%
- Unknown1 · 1%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 106 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 (8), traffic signal (4)
- Coverage area
- 61.9 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Leonardo/ELSAG camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · How state ALPR laws compare
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