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License plate readers in Kansas City, MO

Volunteers have documented 499 automated license plate readers inside Kansas City. No other Missouri city in this index has more, and Kansas City alone accounts for 15% of every reader documented in the state. Its density of 1.6 per square mile places Kansas City near the middle of the 2,395 cities indexed nationally. Genetec holds the largest share here at 53%, rather than Flock Safety, which leads in most cities in this index. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including Lowe's and The Home Depot. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 90 on poles and 68 on traffic signals.

Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed September 13, 2026.

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  • 499

    readers documented

  • 1.6

    per square mile

  • 1st

    of 68 indexed Missouri cities · 11th of 2,395 nationally

  • 15%

    of Missouri’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

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What volunteers recorded

Monitoring public roads
482 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
Recorded operators
Lowe's (4), The Home Depot (2). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
How they’re mounted
pole (90), traffic signal (68), street lamp (1)
Coverage area
314.5 square miles of land inside city limits.

Nearby

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