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Thornton has 35 mapped plate readers. 32 carry the Flock Safety tag. Most don't say who runs them.
They were first mapped between Nov 15, 2024 and Oct 9, 2026. A plate reader keeps a record of each car that passes. Whoever runs it sets how long, within state law.
Flock cameras in Thornton: locations by ZIP code
ZIP 80241 has the most (11), then 80260 (11) and 80023 (6). Mounted on, where known: 19 on poles.
| Where | Maker tag and operator | Facing | First mapped |
|---|---|---|---|
| Location on map Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 15, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 80023 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80023 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Mar 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80023 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80023 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southwest (as mapped) | Mar 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80023 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: A private operator, not named | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80023 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces southwest (as mapped) | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 80233 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 15, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 80233 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80233 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 26, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80241 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 15, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 80241 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west (as mapped) | Nov 15, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 80241 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Nov 15, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 80241 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 28, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80241 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Jul 12, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80241 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces northeast (as mapped) | Oct 13, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80241 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 80241 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-southeast (as mapped) | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 80241 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 80241 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 80241 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Oct 9, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 80260 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces west-southwest (as mapped) | Nov 15, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 80260 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Nov 15, 2024 |
| Near ZIP 80260 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80260 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south (as mapped) | Mar 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80260 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Mar 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80260 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northeast (as mapped) | Mar 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80260 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces south-southeast (as mapped) | Mar 23, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80260 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Thornton | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Sep 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80260 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: City of Thornton | Faces east-northeast (as mapped) | Sep 20, 2025 |
| Near ZIP 80260 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces east (as mapped) | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Near ZIP 80260 Show on map | Flock Safety Run by: Not listed yet | Faces north-northwest (as mapped) | Apr 26, 2026 |
Near you: nearest mapped Flock cameras.
Who runs the Flock cameras in Thornton
Most don't say who runs them.
- Private operators, not named 4
- City of Thornton 2
What the Flock cameras in Thornton 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) and City of Thornton (2).
- 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 Thornton
1,453 agencies can search reads from the Thornton Police Department’s plate readers, by its posted sharing list (Oct 14, 2026). Its portal says it keeps each read for 30 days.
Thornton Police Department
- Agencies on its posted sharing list
- 1,453
- Other organizations on its list
- 14
- Keeps each read for
- 30 days
- Plate readers its portal lists
- 16
- Agencies whose reads it can search
- 244
Its transparency portal, as of Oct 14, 2026 · See its sharing lists, as of Oct 14, 2026
Get one summary email a month on new plate readers in Thornton
Portal figures and sharing lists: EyesOnFlock (CC BY-SA 4.0), from Flock Safety transparency portals.
When the Flock cameras in Thornton were first mapped
Flock-tagged readers here were first mapped from November 15, 2024 to October 9, 2026. 17 of the 32 were first mapped in 2025, with 12 in March alone.
CamsAhead started its daily change log on October 22, 2026. How the map changed.
Flock cameras in Thornton, CO: questions
How many Flock cameras are in Thornton?
32 plate readers tagged Flock Safety are on the map in Thornton, CO, as of November 7, 2026.
Where are the Flock cameras in Thornton?
The table lists the most recently mapped ones by ZIP code, and the map shows all of them. ZIPs 80241 and 80260 have the most (11 each).
Who runs the plate readers in Thornton?
Most don't say who runs them, and City of Thornton is tagged on 2. Whoever runs each one sets how long it keeps the reads and who can search them, within Colorado law.
Which agencies around Thornton use plate readers?
The EFF's Atlas of Surveillance lists Thornton Police Department as an agency that uses plate readers.
Which way does each camera face?
All 32 carry a direction tag, and the map draws each one as a cone.
Know when cameras in Thornton 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 Thornton, 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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