Cameras / CO
License plate readers in Colorado
2,711 cameras have been documented in Colorado. That is the 16th-largest documented total of the 52 states and territories with any readers on record, and 1.9% of the 143,314 documented nationwide. Aurora has the most of any city in the state, with 294 — 11% of the total. Flock Safety accounts for the largest share of the 2,069 readers counted in the state's indexed cities, at 84%. 2,069 of them stand in the 45 cities listed below. 642 more are outside those city limits — along highways, in smaller towns, and in unincorporated areas.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 29, 2026 · figures last changed September 28, 2026.
2,711
cameras documented statewide
16th
most-documented of 52 states and territories
2,069
in listed cities
642
outside city limits
Who makes them
Manufacturer, where volunteers recorded it, for cameras in the listed cities.
- Flock Safety1,733
- Motorola Solutions25
- Genetec74
- Leonardo/ELSAG6
- Neology39
- Other vendors143
- Unknown49
By city
| City | Cameras | Per square mile |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | 294 | 1.79 |
| Colorado Springs | 212 | 1.05 |
| Denver | 189 | 1.23 |
| Pueblo | 93 | 1.64 |
| Broomfield | 70 | 2.12 |
| Grand Junction | 69 | 1.69 |
| Castle Rock | 68 | 1.96 |
| Lakewood | 66 | 1.52 |
| Commerce City | 59 | 1.60 |
| Boulder | 56 | 2.08 |
| Loveland | 52 | 1.44 |
| Westminster | 49 | 1.55 |
| Lone Tree | 42 | 4.28 |
| Greeley | 37 | 0.73 |
| Lafayette | 36 | 3.89 |
| Arvada | 36 | 0.92 |
| Erie | 35 | 1.63 |
| Northglenn | 34 | 4.62 |
| Thornton | 32 | 0.87 |
| Highlands Ranch | 32 | 1.32 |
| Fountain | 31 | 1.39 |
| Centennial | 31 | 1.03 |
| Longmont | 30 | 1.02 |
| Montrose | 29 | 1.52 |
| Parker | 28 | 1.25 |
| Fort Collins | 25 | 0.44 |
| Firestone | 25 | 1.80 |
| Cherry Hills Village | 24 | 3.87 |
| Windsor | 23 | 0.87 |
| Durango | 22 | 1.24 |
| Greenwood Village | 22 | 2.68 |
| Four Square Mile | 21 | 7.77 |
| Glenwood Springs | 21 | 3.60 |
| Golden | 19 | 1.97 |
| Frederick | 19 | 1.25 |
| Johnstown | 18 | 1.16 |
| Brighton | 17 | 0.78 |
| Berthoud | 17 | 1.30 |
| Dacono | 15 | 1.62 |
| Castle Pines | 13 | 1.36 |
| Littleton | 13 | 1.03 |
| Englewood | 13 | 1.98 |
| Breckenridge | 11 | 1.82 |
| Steamboat Springs | 11 | 1.11 |
| Mead | 10 | 0.65 |
Camera locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). City boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files. Counts reflect volunteer documentation, not an official census; cities appear once ten cameras are documented.
Explore this data further
- Who operates Colorado’s cameras — police, HOAs, and retailers →
- Every ALPR manufacturer compared nationally →
- Download this data as CSV or GeoJSON →
- How the national count is measured →
- What a Flock camera is and how it works →
- What the cameras look like, and how to spot one →
- What residents can and cannot opt out of →
- How state license plate reader laws compare →
Colorado ranks 16th of 52 by documented cameras. Alabama (2,883) ranks just above, and Arizona (2,706) just below.
