Lakewood CO
License-plate cameras reported in and around Lakewood, CO, local decisions with a source for every item, and what you can do. We haven't independently verified these reports. Something wrong or missing? Tell us.
Snapshot · 2026-10-12
124
reported cameras within 5 mi of the city center
Active ALPR nodes on OpenStreetMap, from our daily snapshot. Radius sized to the city's land area.
Population
156,868
U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 estimate.
Per 10,000 residents
7.9
A rough ratio: the camera radius doesn't match city limits, and cameras near the center can sit in neighboring towns.
Trend: our daily history for Lakewood, CO starts 2026-10-12. A chart appears after the second daily snapshot.
Live map & nearest cameras
Documented actions
No local decisions for Lakewood, CO in the sources we track (cancellations tracker, cited news). That doesn't mean nothing has happened. If you know of a vote, contract or policy change, send it with a source.
Nearby communities that acted
Englewood, CO
Contract canceled · Sep 2026 · 7 mi away
Denver, CO
Proposal rejected · May 2025 · 13 mi away
Louisville, CO
Cameras deactivated · Aug 2025 · 19 mi away
Longmont, CO
Paused · Dec 2025 · 32 mi away
As reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker.
Contract, renewal & spending
- Vendor contract on file
- Unknown
- Renewal date
- Unknown
- Spending
- Unknown
We haven't reviewed a primary source (contract, invoice, or council record) for these. A records request is the way to get them, and we'll add what you send us.
Colorado ALPR law
§ 24-72-113
Requires that video or still images obtained by passive surveillance by governmental entities, such as images from monitoring cameras, must be destroyed within three years after the recording of the images, unless retention is authorized under 24-72-113. Specifies that the custodian of a passive surveillance record may only access the record beyond the first anniversary after the date of creation of the record if there has been a notice of claim filed, or an accident or other specific incident that may cause the passive surveillance record to become evidence in any civil, labor, administrative, or felony criminal proceeding. Creates exceptions allowing retention of passive surveillance records of any correctional facility, local jail, or private contract of prison and passive surveillance records made or maintained as required under federal law.
Summary quoted from NCSL, Automated License Plate Readers: State Statutes, updated September 28, 2026. Not legal advice; read the statute.
What you can do in Lakewood
- Request the records from your local police department or sheriff: contracts, policies, sharing lists, audit logs. (Prefilled for Colorado.)
- Check upcoming council or commission agendas for ALPR or Flock items, then prepare a public comment (prefilled for Lakewood).
- Track a drive from Lakewood to see how many reported cameras your commute passes.
- Fix the map: report missing cameras, or use "Report a fix" on a wrong pin.
Look it up elsewhere
Other independent projects hold records we don't. We link to them rather than copy their data.
EFF Atlas of Surveillance ↗
Agency-level records of surveillance tech near Lakewood, CO. Search runs on EFF's site.
Have I Been Flocked? ↗
Search published Flock audit logs (who searched, and why) by plate or agency.
Eyes On Flock ↗
Aggregated data from agencies’ public Flock transparency portals. Look for agencies in Colorado.
DeFlock map ↗
The crowdsourced camera map our counts come from. Add or fix cameras here.
Nearby city files
Englewood, CO
55 reported within 3 mi · 7 mi away
Arvada, CO
48 reported within 5 mi · 9 mi away
Westminster, CO
96 reported within 4 mi · 13 mi away
Denver, CO
374 reported within 8 mi · 13 mi away
Centennial, CO
98 reported within 4 mi · 15 mi away
Thornton, CO
73 reported within 4 mi · 18 mi away
Broomfield, CO
95 reported within 4 mi · 18 mi away
Louisville, CO
39 reported within 3 mi · 19 mi away