Commerce City, Colorado
- City in Adams County
- Population 72,345
- Official website
Last updated October 15, 2026
Commerce City is expanding its Flock program while other cities cut ties: a Real Time Crime Center and "Drones as First Responders" program covering 25 or more plate readers and 11 pan-tilt-zoom cameras, growing to six drones. Police say the city owns its data and does not share outside Colorado or with federal agencies. ACLU of Colorado raised Fourth Amendment concerns about combining drones with plate readers.
License plate readers in Commerce City
Flock Safety
- Cameras
- 25
- Plate data kept
- 30 days
Council passed a long-term Flock lease and a funding transfer 6-3 on first reading March 2, 2026, then 7-2 on second reading April 6 with a $608,900 amendment to the 2026 budget. The Denver Gazette reports the contract at $4.5 million over five years. As of October 15, 2026, Flock's portal lists 91 LPR and other cameras, 30-day retention and 310 searches in the last 30 days, and does not list who the data is shared with.
Source · as of August 24, 2026
ALPR Cameras in Commerce City
Camera locations reported by the community through DeFlock. This map is not published by Commerce City. Know of a camera that's missing? Add it to the map.
Who decides in Commerce City
The City Council approves surveillance contracts and sets local policy. Public comment at their meetings is the most direct way to be heard.
- Email Steve Douglas
Steve Douglas
Mayor
- Email Susan Noble
Susan Noble
Mayor Pro Tem, Councilmember - Ward IV
- Email José Guardiola
José Guardiola
Councilmember - Ward I
- Email Rocky Teter
Rocky Teter
Councilmember - Ward II
- Email Joanna Sandoval
Joanna Sandoval
Councilmember - Ward III
- Email Craig Kim
Craig Kim
Councilmember - At-Large
- Email Charles Dukes
Charles Dukes
Councilmember - At-Large
- Email Stefanie Trujillo
Stefanie Trujillo
Councilmember - At-Large
- Email Lori Young
Lori Young
Councilmember - At-Large
Checked October 15, 2026 against the official listing.