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Steamboat Springs CO

License-plate cameras reported in and around Steamboat Springs, 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

11

reported cameras within 3 mi of the city center

Active ALPR nodes on OpenStreetMap, from our daily snapshot. Radius sized to the city's land area.

Population

13,620

U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 estimate.

Per 10,000 residents

8.1

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 Steamboat Springs, CO starts 2026-10-12. A chart appears after the second daily snapshot.

Live map & nearest cameras

Counting reported cameras within 3 miles of Steamboat Springs, CO…

Documented actions

  1. Aug 2026 · CONTRACT CANCELED

    Reported by DeFlock The USA Cancellation Tracker: Steamboat Springs Police Chief Mark Beckett directed the city's six fixed Flock ALPR cameras deactivated immediately after a contentious August 25, 2026 public forum. A city release said the city plans to end its Flock contract. Council was set to give further direction at a September 8 work session.

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 Steamboat Springs

  1. Request the records from your local police department or sheriff: contracts, policies, sharing lists, audit logs. (Prefilled for Colorado.)
  2. Check upcoming council or commission agendas for ALPR or Flock items, then prepare a public comment (prefilled for Steamboat Springs).
  3. Track a drive from Steamboat Springs to see how many reported cameras your commute passes.
  4. Fix the map: report missing cameras, or use "Report a fix" on a wrong pin.

Look it up elsewhere

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