License plate readers in Golden, CO
Volunteers have documented 19 automated license plate readers inside Golden. That is the 34th-largest total among the 45 Colorado cities indexed here, and 0.7% of the statewide total. Its density of 2.0 per square mile places Golden near the middle of the 2,395 cities indexed nationally. Nearly all of them — 95% — are Flock Safety units. Volunteers also recorded non-government operators here, including The Home Depot. Where a mount was recorded, volunteers logged 12 on poles and 3 on street lamps.
Checked against OpenStreetMap September 28, 2026 · figures last changed August 26, 2026.
19
readers documented
2.0
per square mile
34th
of 45 indexed Colorado cities · 1,294th of 2,395 nationally
0.7%
of Colorado’s documented total
Dot colors follow the manufacturer legend below. Boundary: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files. Locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
What volunteers recorded
- Monitoring public roads
- 17 cameras are tagged as watching public streets or traffic.
- Recorded operators
- The Home Depot (2), LiveView Technologies (LVT) (1). All 720 recorded ALPR operators, ranked →
- How they’re mounted
- pole (12), street lamp (3)
- Coverage area
- 9.6 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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