Cameras / CO
License plate readers in Colorado
2,778 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 146,149 documented nationwide. Aurora has the most of any city in the state, with 295 — 11% of the total. Flock Safety accounts for the largest share of the 2,131 readers counted in the state's indexed cities, at 83%. 2,131 of them stand in the 45 cities listed below. 647 more are outside those city limits — along highways, in smaller towns, and in unincorporated areas.
Checked against OpenStreetMap November 14, 2026 · figures last changed November 10, 2026.
2,778
cameras documented statewide
16th
most-documented of 52 states and territories
2,131
in listed cities
647
outside city limits
Who makes them
Manufacturer, where volunteers recorded it, for cameras in the listed cities.
- Flock Safety1,762
- Motorola Solutions25
- Genetec74
- Leonardo/ELSAG10
- Neology38
- Other vendors173
- Unknown49
By city
| City | Cameras | Per square mile |
|---|---|---|
| Aurora | 295 | 1.80 |
| Colorado Springs | 226 | 1.12 |
| Denver | 200 | 1.31 |
| Pueblo | 94 | 1.66 |
| Grand Junction | 78 | 1.91 |
| Broomfield | 71 | 2.15 |
| Castle Rock | 71 | 2.04 |
| Lakewood | 68 | 1.56 |
| Commerce City | 59 | 1.60 |
| Boulder | 56 | 2.08 |
| Westminster | 49 | 1.55 |
| Loveland | 49 | 1.36 |
| Northglenn | 43 | 5.84 |
| Lone Tree | 42 | 4.28 |
| Centennial | 39 | 1.29 |
| Greeley | 38 | 0.75 |
| Erie | 36 | 1.68 |
| Lafayette | 36 | 3.89 |
| Arvada | 36 | 0.92 |
| Thornton | 35 | 0.95 |
| Fountain | 31 | 1.39 |
| Longmont | 31 | 1.06 |
| Highlands Ranch | 31 | 1.28 |
| Parker | 29 | 1.29 |
| Montrose | 29 | 1.52 |
| Cherry Hills Village | 26 | 4.19 |
| Fort Collins | 25 | 0.44 |
| Firestone | 25 | 1.80 |
| Greenwood Village | 23 | 2.80 |
| Durango | 22 | 1.24 |
| Windsor | 22 | 0.84 |
| 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 | 16 | 1.22 |
| Littleton | 14 | 1.11 |
| Dacono | 14 | 1.51 |
| Castle Pines | 13 | 1.36 |
| Englewood | 12 | 1.83 |
| 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 (3,062) ranks just above, and Arizona (2,685) just below.
