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Arapahoe County
Technology presence
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Aurora Police Department
The Aurora Police Department uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers. In 2020, the police chief apologized to a family who had been improperly detained due to an ALPR-related error.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CBS Colorado9news9 News
The Aurora Police Department purchased 800 Axonbody-worn cameras in 2021. In 2016, the agency purchased 427 VieVu body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): United States Department of JusticeCision PR NewswireFox Denver
The Aurora Police Department operates a Drone as First Responder program using Flock Safety drones.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): 9 NewsAurora Police DepartmentAurora Police Department
The Aurora Police Department uses Clearview AI face recognition technology.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): 9 News
The Aurora Police Department launched their real-time crime center in 2025.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of Aurora
Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office
The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office uses Flock Safety automated license plate readers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CBS News
The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office received a $283,095 grant in 2021 from the Colorado Department of Public Safety Division of Criminal Justice to buy 234 body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Colorado Department of Public Safety Division of Criminal JusticKDVR
The Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office operates a drone-as-first-responder program.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): KUSAArapahoe County Sheriff's OfficeCBS News Colorado
The Araphoe County Sheriff's Office uses face recognition technology.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Arapahoe County SheriffArapahoe County Sheriff
Cherry Hills Village Police Department
The Cherry Hills Village Police Department received a $50,995 grant in 2021 from the Colorado Department of Public Safety Division of Criminal Justice to buy 23 body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Colorado Department of Public Safety Division of Criminal JusticKDVR
The Cherry Hills Village Police Department operates a camera registry via CRIMEWATCH.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CRIMEWATCH
Greenwood Village Police Department
The Greenwood Village Police Department received funding from the Colorado Auto Theft Prevention Authority (CAPTA) to purchase automate license plate readers.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Colorado Auto Theft Prevention Authority
The Greenwood Village Police Department operates a Drone as First Responder (DFR) program.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Scripps NewsCenter for the Study of the Drone at Bard Collegewww.faa.gov
Littleton Police Department
The Littleton Police Department uses automated license plate readers, according to a 2022 reprt.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CBS Colorado
The Littleton Police Department received a $114,795 grant in 2021 from the Colorado Department of Public Safety Division of Criminal Justice to buy 81 body-worn cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Colorado Department of Public Safety Division of Criminal JusticKDVR
Columbine Valley Police Department
The city of Bow Mar installed Flock Safety automated license plate readers at each end of town in 2020. Bow Mar contracts with the Columbine Valley Police Department for police services.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): CBS Denver
Sheridan Police Department
The Sheridan Police Department acquired Axon body-worn cameras at the end of 2015.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Littleton IndependentSheridan NewsSheridan Police Facebook
Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026