License plate readers in Denver, CO
Volunteers have documented 190 automated license plate readers inside Denver. That is the 3rd-largest total among the 45 Colorado cities indexed here, and 6.9% of the statewide total. Its 1.2 readers per square mile spread across 153.1 square miles — thinner coverage than 66% of the 2,400 cities indexed nationally. Not every operator recorded here is a public agency — volunteers also logged The Home Depot. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 45 on poles and 19 on traffic signals.
Checked against OpenStreetMap October 9, 2026 · figures last changed October 9, 2026.
190
readers documented
1.2
per square mile
3rd
of 45 indexed Colorado cities · 54th of 2,400 nationally
6.9%
of Colorado’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 Safety136 · 72%
- Motorola Solutions1 · 1%
- Genetec3 · 2%
- Neology8 · 4%
- Other vendors42 · 22%
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 167 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- Denver Police Department (12), The Home Depot (5), Flock Safety (2). All 725 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (45), traffic signal (19), street lamp (3), gantry (1), post (1)
- Coverage area
- 153.1 square miles of land inside city limits.
Nearby
Learn more: How to spot a Flock Safety camera · How ALPRs work · Can you opt out? · How state ALPR laws compare
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