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Colorado · County Surveillance Report

Flock & ALPR Cameras in Boulder County, Colorado

Volunteers have reported 170 automated license plate readers across Boulder County — each one logging every passing plate with a time and location.

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170
Reported cameras
#8
of 41 Colorado counties tracked
6.2%
of Colorado’s reported cameras
Live camera map 170 reported cameras around Boulder County, Colorado
Every dot is a volunteer-reported license plate reader · map data curated by the DeFlock project · refreshed daily Open the full map →
Camera Watch Recently reported near Boulder County
+7 this week +18 last 30 days −2 removed
  • Oct 8 Leonardo camera newly reported
  • Oct 3 Flock Safety camera newly reported
  • Oct 2 Motorola Solutions camera newly reported
  • Oct 2 Leonardo camera newly reported

Newly reported by volunteers — cameras may have been up long before someone mapped them.

We broadcast this

📷 18 new license plate readers just reported around Berkley, CO. Newly mapped by volunteers — see what's watching. #ALPR #Surveillance #Berkley

How Boulder County compares nationally

Boulder County ranks #597 of 3,222 U.S. counties for cameras per resident. The count covers 328,317 residents and 1,821 miles of county roads — 4.6601 cameras per 10,000 residents.

What’s watching Boulder County

Automated license plate readers like Flock Safety’s photograph every plate that passes, stamp it with time and place, and store it in a searchable database that’s routinely shared across agencies — here’s where that data goes. Counts reflect cameras volunteers have mapped inside Boulder County. Spot one that’s missing? Report it on DeFlock.

The latest around Boulder

What you can do in Boulder

County commissions and sheriff’s offices sign these contracts — and answer to residents. Ask how long plate data is kept and who it’s shared with: file a public records request, speak at a public meeting, and see the playbook on Take Action. Organizing locally? Join or start a chapter.

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Camera reports: the open-source DeFlock project. County boundaries: US Census.