Flock & ALPR cameras in Denver, CO
1,603 mapped ALPR cameras around metro Denver as of 3 September 2026, run by 56 operators — led by Aurora Police Department with 234. See each one on the live map below — which way it faces and its approximate capture zone — free, no account. BanditKin is the private app that routes around them.
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What makes Denver different
Denver has more privately-operated ALPR cameras than any metro on this site — and its biggest police fleet isn't Denver's.
Private businesses are unusually visible on Denver's map. Of the cameras with a recorded operator type, 39 are private rather than public — among the highest counts of any metro BanditKin tracks, and ahead of Cleveland's 33. The operator table makes the pattern plainer still: The Home Depot appears with 36 mapped cameras, within one of Westminster's police department and more than Castle Rock's or Arvada's, and the Interlocken owners' association adds another 14.
The largest police fleet here is not the city's. Aurora Police Department runs 234 mapped cameras against Denver Police Department's 209 — the suburb out-cameras the city it borders. It is a pattern we have seen in Phoenix, where Chandler outranks Phoenix PD, and in Cincinnati, where the county sheriff outranks the city force.
Denver is one of the better-documented metros for the thing that actually matters when routing: 1,499 of its 1,603 mapped cameras — 94% — record which way they face, a higher share than most metros we map. That is 53 points ahead of New York, where only 41% do.
Against that, the paper trail is thin. The EFF Atlas of Surveillance documents just one agency across this area — unusually, Colorado Parks and Wildlife — while the map records 56 distinct operators. That is a records gap rather than an absence of cameras, and it is why this page leans on mapped counts rather than agency filings.
The city’s own program changed hands in 2026. In February, Denver announced it would not renew its contract with Flock Safety, and the roughly 110 city-run Flock cameras were removed when the contract ended; at the end of March, City Council narrowly approved — 7 votes to 6 — a one-year contract with Axon for about 50 replacement cameras. That switch affects Denver’s city fleet only: Aurora, the county sheriffs, the Front Range municipalities and the private operators counted above run their own separate programs. Mapped positions here come from OpenStreetMap contributors, so recently removed or newly installed cameras can lag on the map until surveyors catch up.
The network is genuinely regional rather than municipal. Beyond Aurora and Denver, the operator table runs through the Douglas, Arapahoe and Jefferson county sheriffs and the Front Range municipalities — Lakewood, Broomfield, Boulder, Westminster, Castle Rock and Commerce City — none of which individually exceeds 5% of the metro total.
This page is part of the Colorado camera hub, which counts every camera inside the state line rather than by metro box and ranks Denver against Aurora, Colorado Springs and the other Front Range metros.
Denver ALPR cameras by the numbers
The headline figures for Denver, all read from one pull of the live map.
1,603
Mapped ALPR cameras in metro Denver
56
Separate operating agencies on the map
1,499
Cameras with a recorded facing direction
1,326
Cameras tagged Flock Safety
Read from the live map on 3 September 2026. The underlying records are OpenStreetMap entries plus community submissions — nobody who operates a camera is obliged to declare it, so these are the documented minimum rather than the full picture. The metro is a box roughly 50 miles across centred on Denver.
How Denver compares
Top of the table on size among the 251 metro areas tracked, all counted the same way on the same day.
Denver ranks 22nd of the 251 metro areas BanditKin tracks by mapped cameras, between Warren, MI and Kansas City, MO, and 38th by operator count.
Its cameras-per-operator figure of 28.6 ranks 35th, its lead operator's 15% share ranks 196th, and its 94% bearing coverage ranks 79th — all of 251.
Mapped ALPR cameras
1,603 — 22nd of 251
Separate operators on the map
56 — 38th of 251
Cameras per operator
28.6 — 35th of 251
Largest operator's share
15% — 196th of 251
Share with a recorded bearing
94% — 79th of 251
Ranked against the 251 metro areas BanditKin tracks, every one read from the live map on 3 September 2026. Metro areas are drawn as a box around the city centre, so neighbouring metros can share cameras and these counts must never be added together.
Which departments run the cameras around Denver
The mapped cameras around Denver trace back to 56 separate operators. Aurora Police Department accounts for the largest single share.
Aurora Police Department
234 cameras
Denver Police Department
209 cameras
Douglas County Sheriff's Office
68 cameras
Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office
60 cameras
Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
53 cameras
Lakewood Police Department
51 cameras
Boulder Police Department
51 cameras
Broomfield Police Department
47 cameras
Westminster Police Department
37 cameras
The Home Depot
36 cameras
Castle Rock Police Department
34 cameras
Commerce City Police Department
34 cameras
Erie Police Department
33 cameras
Arvada Police Department
30 cameras
Lafayette Police Department
29 cameras
Parker Police Department
28 cameras
Northglenn Police Department
24 cameras
Lone Tree Police Department
22 cameras
Thornton Police Department
22 cameras
Greenwood Village Police Department
21 cameras
These are the 20 largest of 56 operators. Where OpenStreetMap names an operator we use that name; otherwise the camera is attributed to whichever jurisdiction it stands in (1,181 cameras here), which is a sound inference rather than a confirmed fact. 256 cameras record no operator of any kind.
It isn't all Flock
'Flock' has become shorthand for any plate reader. Around Denver it is mostly accurate — 93% of the vendor-tagged cameras — but Neology accounts for 27.
Flock Safety
1,326 cameras
Neology
27 cameras
Axon Enterprise
25 cameras
Motorola Solutions
17 cameras
Axis Communications
13 cameras
Leonardo
10 cameras
Genetec
4 cameras
LiveView Technologies
2 cameras
Manufacturer is a free-text field, so spellings and legal names have been consolidated here. 178 of 1,603 mapped cameras name no manufacturer at all, which makes the actual distribution broader than shown. These count cameras on the map, not purchase orders.
Where they sit, and which way they face
1,499 of the 1,603 mapped cameras around Denver record which way they point, which is what makes routing around them possible.
They are easy to miss and hard to unsee — a small rectangular box on a narrow pole near a junction, generally with a solar panel and a stubby barrel lens. Where the data records how a camera around Denver is mounted, the split is:
On a dedicated pole
428 cameras
On a street lamp
25 cameras
On a post
2 cameras
On a wall
2 cameras
Mobile units
1 camera
On a building
1 camera
On a ceiling
1 camera
On an overhead gantry
1 camera
One camera covers one approach, so its heading is what decides which journeys end up recorded. Around Denver the mapped bearings distribute like this:
Facing north
244 cameras
Facing south
226 cameras
Facing east
211 cameras
Facing west
201 cameras
Facing southwest
188 cameras
Facing northeast
160 cameras
Facing southeast
142 cameras
Facing northwest
127 cameras
Bearings come from public map data and describe an approximate capture zone, never an exact field of view. 100 mapped cameras have no recorded bearing, and 4 are tagged as omnidirectional.
Documented ALPR programs around Denver
The EFF Atlas of Surveillance documents 1 agency around Denver with automated license plate readers; the map records 56 operators. Both are floors.
Colorado Parks And Wildlife
The Colorado Parks And Wildlife operates two Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025. Vendor: Flock Safety.
Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation, Atlas of Surveillance. Summaries are the Atlas's own wording, trimmed to a complete sentence.
Seeing the cameras is free. Avoiding them is the app.
Every camera on this map reads plates from one direction — the cone shows its approximate capture zone. BanditKin's private navigation uses those cones to route around cameras when you ask it to, with a strength slider you control. When a camera-free route doesn't exist, it says so honestly and falls back to the normal route.
This page is part of the Colorado camera hub, which counts every camera inside the state line rather than by metro box. New to this? Read what ALPR cameras capture, how long it is kept, and who can search it. Not in Denver? Search the full map by any city.
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How many Flock cameras does Denver have?
Public map data records 1,603 ALPR cameras around metro Denver as of 3 September 2026, run by 56 separate operators. 1,326 are tagged Flock Safety. That count is a floor, not a full inventory: cameras appear on the map as people map them, and 178 carry no manufacturer tag at all.
Where are Flock cameras in Denver?
Open the map at the top of this page: every mapped camera around Denver is plotted with its capture cone where a bearing is recorded. They cluster at junctions, on arterial roads and at the entrances to shopping centres. Missing one? Report it on the map.
Who operates the ALPR cameras around Denver?
56 operators in total, led by Aurora Police Department (234) and Denver Police Department (209). Of the cameras with a recorded operator type, 988 are police, 193 are sheriff's offices and 39 are privately run.
Can I avoid Flock cameras when driving in Denver?
Yes, within limits. BanditKin routes around the 1,499 Denver cameras whose facing direction is known (94% of the total), with a slider for how hard to try, and it tells you honestly when no camera-free route exists. It is off by default and never sends your identity or location.
Is this map free? Do I need an account?
Yes, the map is free, and no account is needed. It is built on public data — OpenStreetMap and the EFF Atlas of Surveillance — plus community reports. The BanditKin app adds the private navigation that routes around the cameras.