Gardner KS

License-plate cameras reported in and around Gardner, KS, local decisions with a source for every item, and what you can do. We haven't independently verified these reports. Something wrong or missing? Tell us.

Snapshot · 2026-10-12

reported cameras within 3 mi of the city center

Active ALPR nodes on OpenStreetMap, from our daily snapshot. Radius sized to the city's land area.

Population

25,836

U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 estimate.

Per 10,000 residents

9.3

A rough ratio: the camera radius doesn't match city limits, and cameras near the center can sit in neighboring towns.

Trend: our daily history for Gardner, KS starts 2026-10-12. A chart appears after the second daily snapshot.

Live map & nearest cameras

Counting reported cameras within 3 miles of Gardner, KS…

Documented actions

Aug 2026 · CONTRACT CANCELED
Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: Gardner City Council on August 17, 2026 agreed to turn off the city’s Flock cameras immediately and not renew the contract. KMBC reported August 18 that some cameras were covered by Tuesday, and that Gardner Police confirmed it discontinued all city Flock cameras and notified the vendor the contract was canceled. Counc

Nearby communities that acted

As reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker.

Contract, renewal & spending

Vendor contract on file: Unknown
Renewal date: Unknown
Spending: Unknown

We haven't reviewed a primary source (contract, invoice, or council record) for these. A records request is the way to get them, and we'll add what you send us.

Kansas ALPR law

§ 45-221

Except to the extent disclosure is otherwise required by law, a public agency shall not be required to disclose records of a public agency that contain captured license plate data or that pertain to the location of an ALPR system. See also KS HB 2551 (2024) for a pilot program

Summary quoted from NCSL, Automated License Plate Readers: State Statutes, updated September 28, 2026. Not legal advice; read the statute.

What you can do in Gardner

Request the records from your local police department or sheriff: contracts, policies, sharing lists, audit logs. (Prefilled for Kansas.)
Check upcoming council or commission agendas for ALPR or Flock items, then prepare a public comment (prefilled for Gardner).
Track a drive from Gardner to see how many reported cameras your commute passes.
Fix the map: report missing cameras, or use "Report a fix" on a wrong pin.

Look it up elsewhere

Other independent projects hold records we don't. We link to them rather than copy their data.