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Fort Collins has 25 mapped plate readers. 23 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Dec 2, 2024 and Sep 6, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Fort Collins: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 80525 has the most (19), then 80521 (3) and 80528 (1). Mounted on, where known: 9 on poles.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near ZIP 80521 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jan 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 80521 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Jan 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 80521 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Feb 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 80525 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Apr 22, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80525 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces west (as mapped) | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 80525 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Dec 2, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 80525 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces west (as mapped) | Mar 6, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80525 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Larimer County Sheriff's Office | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80525 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north (as mapped) | Mar 30, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80525 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jun 1, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80525 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Larimer County Sheriff's Office | Faces east (as mapped) | Jun 26, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80525 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Jul 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80525 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Aug 16, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80525 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Aug 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80525 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 80525 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Feb 24, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 80525 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Apr 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 80525 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 80525 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Apr 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 80525 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southeast (as mapped) | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 80525 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Aug 22, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 80525 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Sep 6, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 80528 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Apr 26, 2025 |
Near you: nearest mapped Flock cameras.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Fort Collins
Most don't say who runs them.
- Private operators, not named 4
- Larimer County Sheriff's Office 2
What the Flock cameras in Fort Collins keep
- Records
- The plate of each car that passes, with the time and place. Often a photo of the car.
- Run by
- Most don't say. Tagged ones include private operators (4).
- Kept for
- Not published on the map. Each operator sets its own. Flock Safety’s FAQ: “Flock recommends a 7-day default.”
- Who sees it
- Whoever runs it, and those it shares with.
- How to ask
- Read the operator's policy. Or ask the city for its records.
Who can search plate reads in Fort Collins
67 agencies can search reads from the Fort Collins Police Department’s plate readers, by its posted sharing list (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
Fort Collins Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 67
- Other organizations on its list
- 3
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 15
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 0
Its transparency portal, as of Jun 1, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
Get one summary email a month on new plate readers in Fort Collins
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Fort Collins were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from December 2, 2024 to September 6, 2026. 11 of the 23 were first mapped in 2026, with 4 in April alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras near Fort Collins
Flock cameras in Fort Collins, CO: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Fort Collins?
23 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Fort Collins, CO, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Fort Collins?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIP 80525 has the most (19).
Who runs the plate readers in Fort Collins?
Most don't say who runs them. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Colorado law.
Which agencies around Fort Collins use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Colorado State University Parking and Transportation Services as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 23 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Fort Collins change.
Free email alerts for new plate readers mapped near your places. One summary email a month.
- When a plate reader is first mapped near you
- New cameras mapped or reported near you
- What plate readers keep, and who runs them
- Your street, your distance, the camera types you pick
156,883 cameras listed or mapped so far.
Sources and updates
How this page was made: CamsAhead writes each page type once, then fills it with this place's data from the sources below.
- OpenStreetMap contributors: plate readers in Fort Collins, CO, data as of Nov 7, 2026; ODbL 1.0
- Flock Safety FAQ: the default retention quoted in What they keep, read Oct 24, 2026
- EFF Atlas of Surveillance: agencies that use plate readers, data as of Aug 2026; CC BY 4.0
Plate reader points are mapped by OpenStreetMap volunteers (data as of November 7, 2026).
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