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Safer Roads Report 2014: Trends in Red-Light Running

Aug 10, 2014

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NCSR has released its second biannual Safer Roads Report 2014: Trends in Red-Light Running to raise awareness among drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians of the dangers of red-light running. The report finds that more than 3.5 million drivers in 20 states ran a red light last year. By examining red-light running trends across 2,216 red-light safety cameras in 202 areas, NCSR provides a useful tool for the public to understand the times of the day, days of the week, and holidays when people are most commonly running red lights.
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Safer Roads Report 2014

As president of the National Coalition for Safer Roads, I am pleased to release our 2014 report on trends in red-light running. Following our initial release in 2012, our second issue of the bi-annual report includes data gathered during all of 2013, exposing similar trends in red-light violations on our roadways. In anticipation of the Memorial Day weekend — one of the most highly trav-eled holiday periods — we are releasing this informative report to share our results on this important public safety issue. Once again, Memorial Day has ranked as the number one holiday travel period for highest number of red-light violations.

Hundreds of communities throughout the United States look to red-light safety cameras to help protect their roadways against dangerous and distracted drivers. Having these life-saving devices enabled on their roads encourages drivers to pay closer atten-tion when behind the wheel — and to be aware of the cars, cyclists and pedestrians sharing the road. And for good reason…

Red-light running is often fatal. The U.S. Department of Transportation estimates that 43 percent of motor vehicle crashes occur at intersections or are intersection-related. In 2011 alone, intersection-related collisions caused more than 8,500 casualties, ac-cording to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

As a wife and a mother, I have felt the pain of these unnecessary and avoidable fatalities. My husband, Mark Wandall, was killed by a careless red-light runner when I was nine months pregnant. Our daughter has never known her father and I will forever feel his absence in our lives. I hope that this report will raise awareness of the risks of red-light running and encourage all who share the road to exercise caution near intersections.

The Safer Roads Report 2014: Trends in Red-Light Running serves as a tool for people to maximize their safety when travelling on the roadways. This valuable resource exposes common risky behaviors and tendencies of red-light runners. Our report analyzes when and where violations typically occur and provides summarized high-level findings with easy-to-grasp figures. We include results identifying the times of day and days of the week when drivers are most likely to run a red light, as well as peaks in viola-tions during major holiday travel periods.

This report exposes the dangerous behavior of some drivers and the safety issue it poses to our children, families and communi-ties. It is a resource for individuals, organizations and decision makers at all levels. It provides details to understand the scope and dangers of red-light running — and exposes striking evidence to help concerned communities advocate the use of red-light safety cameras.

Sincerely, Melissa WandallPresidentNational Coalition for Safer Roads

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Given the evidence of significant numbers of red-light viola-tions, one of the most effective ways for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians to protect themselves against this safety issue is by improving their awareness of when it is most likely to occur.

While red-light safety cameras can help to catch offenders and make everyone — from drivers to pedestrians — more cautious on or near the road, red-light running is a continuing public safety hazard in all of the analyzed municipalities and states.

This report examined the frequency of violations by the day of the week. Friday proved to be the worst day for intersection safety in 2013 — safety cameras caught 570,122 total red-light violations. Sunday saw the fewest violations, with a total of 439,323 red-light runners.

On travel days surrounding major holidays, Memorial Day weekend ranked first in violations, with a total of 39,021. For 2013, Halloween proved to be the holiday period with the low-est violations, with 28,902.

The analysis found that drivers most frequently run red lights in the afternoon (defined as 1:00-5:00 p.m.). Overall, nearly one-third of all red-light running violations (1,070,572, or 30.07 percent) occurred during this period. The late night hours saw the fewest number of violations, with only 9.92 percent (353,178) of all violations occurring in the period from 10:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m. Four of the states analyzed saw fewer violations occur during the night hours (7:00-10:00 p.m.), but neither trend comes as much of a surprise as roadways con-tain far fewer drivers during the later hours.

The report analyzed data from 2,216 red-light safety cameras in operation from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013. The cameras were located across 202 areas in 20 states (see page XX for report methodology).

In total, the red-light safety cameras captured 3,560,724 violations. On average, each camera recorded 1,607 violations during the year. The average day saw a massive total of 9,755 violations.

Making comparisons based on simple totals is tricky since the number of cameras and populations relative to each area vary widely between the areas analyzed. However, an examination of the simple totals can give us a quick idea of which states utilize red-light safety cameras most.

After careful examination, the data points to an obvious conclusion. Any time you get behind the wheel or step into a roadway there is a very real risk of encountering a red-light violator.

Red-light safety cameras are a valuable tool to promote road-way safety and improve driver behavior. Knowing the cameras exist and understanding the informative data will lead to better awareness about this critical public safety issue and promote more careful and courteous driving all around. With this resource, we will work to reduce red-light violations and improve road safety — meaning fewer collisions, fewer injuries and fewer deaths resulting from someone’s poor and reckless decision to run a red light.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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SUMMARY OF FINDINGS: HOLIDAY RANKINGS

Roadways are usually more crowded around the holidays, with more people driving to and from gatherings and celebrations. This report evaluates the number of red-light running violations on seven different holiday weekends and special events during 2013. It includes the three-to-four days surrounding each holiday in order to get the best representation of these high-traffic days.

When looking at the surrounding travel periods leading up to each holiday, Memorial Day weekend proved to be the most danger-ous for intersection safety in 2013, as it had been in 2011. The weekend surrounding Independence Day also ranked as one of the top holiday periods for red-light running across the 20 states included in this report. Of the seven periods analyzed, Halloween had the fewest red-light violations.

OVERALL RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIODS1. Memorial Day (Friday, May 24 – Monday, May 27 ) – 39,0212. Independence Day (Wednesday, July 3 – Saturday, July 6) - 38,6903. Labor Day (Friday, August 30 – Monday, September 2) – 37,5764. Thanksgiving (Thursday, November 28 – Sunday, December 1) – 31,7905. Christmas (Monday, December 23 – Thursday, December 26) – 31,3676. Super Bowl (Friday, February 1 – Sunday, February 3) – 30,1537. Halloween (Wednesday, October 30 – Friday, November 1) – 28,902

KEY TRENDS

38,690INDEPENDENCE DAY

37,576LABOR DAY

31,790THANKSGIVING

31,367CHRISTMAS

39,021MEMORIAL DAY

28,902HALLOWEEN

30,153SUPER BOWL

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SUMMARY OF FINDINGS: TIME OF DAY

Data from red-light safety cameras was collected and analyzed to determine the time of day people were mostly likely to run red lights. The comparisons for this analysis divided a 24-hour period into six time frames, as follows:

Morning (6:00-10:00 a.m.)Mid-day (10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.) Afternoon (1:00-5:00 p.m.)Evening (5:00-7:00 p.m.)Night (7:00-10:00 p.m.)Late night (10:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m.)

STATE RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIOD

KEY TRENDS

STATE SUPER BOWL MEMORIAL DAY INDEPENDENCE DAY LABOR DAY HALLOWEEN THANKSGIVING CHRISTMAS

AL 330 503 420 464 322 418 379

AZ 1,139 977 1,053 1,018 1,136 938 1,313

CA 218 317 350 242 223 257 286

CO 359 545 543 503 396 270 365

DE 102 152 156 136 134 130 106

FL 8,386 9,807 6,878 8,313 7,080 7,479 7,054

GA 325 395 311 351 333 346 400

IL 201 461 417 404 263 316 330

LA 1,513 1,657 2,331 1,753 1,591 1,993 1,715

MD 1,019 1,475 1,943 1,560 1,236 1,334 1,566

MO 1,702 2,886 3,713 3,624 1,901 1,818 1,537

NC 178 260 357 249 219 172 172

NJ 2,573 3,505 3,474 3,015 2,190 2,626 2,423

NY 4,252 5,142 5,175 4,296 3,375 4,069 3,966

OH 151 585 497 666 330 333 311

PA 904 1,499 1,917 1,955 1,479 1,589 1,433

TN 870 1,405 1,559 1,442 1,090 1,319 1,297

TX 5,077 6,084 5,941 5,956 4,564 5,220 5,448

VA 89 109 194 101 78 81 79

WA 765 1,257 1,461 1,523 962 1,082 1,187

TOTAL 30,153 39,021 38,690 37,571 28,902 31,790 31,367

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OVERALL RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY TIME OF DAY1. Afternoon — 1,070,572 violations / 30.07% of total2. Mid-day — 708,906 / 19.91%3. Morning — 595,491 / 16.72%4. Evening — 460,101 / 12.92%5. Night — 372,476 /10.46%6. Late night — 353,178 / 9.92%

Across all studied states and municipalities, drivers most frequently ran red lights in the afternoon representing, nearly one-third of the daily violations, while roadways experienced the least number of violations in the late night hours.

KEY TRENDS

595,491MORNING

1,070,572AFTERNOON

708,906MID-DAY

460,101EVENING

372,476NIGHT

353,178LATE NIGHT

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STATE RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY TIME OF DAY

The afternoon period from 1:00-5:00 p.m. continued to be the worst time of day for red-light running within each state, mirroring the results from the 2012 study and staying consistent with the overall trend. The time of day when drivers are least likely to run a red light varied slightly from state to state between two periods of time. For the 20 states analyzed, the majority had the fewest violations from 10:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m.; while Florida, Louisiana, Missouri and Tennessee all had the fewest red-light runners from 7:00 -10:00 p.m.

KEY TRENDS

STATE MORNING MID-DAY AFTERNOON EVENING NIGHT LATE NIGHT TOTAL

AL 6,491 7,565 11,295 4,505 3,964 3,647 37,467

AZ 14,701 26,062 42,999 17,032 10,232 7,380 118,406

CA 4,898 6,323 8,825 3,234 2,706 2,420 28,406

CO 8,192 10,026 16,228 6,696 4,392 3,543 49,077

DE 1,931 1,813 3,824 1,968 1,378 1,240 12,154

FL 150,993 170,248 246,709 108,932 91,679 98,457 867,018

GA 4,916 6,799 12,503 5,884 4,666 1,958 36,726

IL 5,456 6,922 10,349 4,891 3,271 2,791 33,680

LA 27,707 34,726 47,383 17,654 14,826 19,866 162,162

MD 24,398 26,125 42,569 20,951 17,234 14,289 145,566

MO 46,101 52,126 75,553 33,334 29,009 32,572 268,695

NC 4,584 4,697 6,964 2,929 2,383 1,587 23,144

NJ 54,233 63,653 92,278 37,921 30,042 28,818 306,945

NY 77,490 97,912 145,632 61,733 50,791 38,083 471,641

OH 5,178 8,414 14,173 6,057 4,893 4,569 43,284

PA 26,161 27,509 50,579 21,625 15,365 15,064 156,303

TN 21,197 23,863 42,472 16,690 11,976 12,114 128,312

TX 90,481 109,152 161,891 72,330 59,629 52,332 545,815

VA 1,882 2,081 3,297 1,340 1,056 896 10,552

WA 18,501 22,890 35,049 14,395 12,984 11,552 115,371

TOTAL 595,491 708,906 1,070,572 460,101 372,476 353,178 3,560,724

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SUMMARY OF FINDINGS: DAY OF WEEK

When it comes to road safety, one day emerges as the worst for red light violations. Sundays saw the fewest violations, while Fridays, as consistent with the 2012 report, proved to be the worst day for intersection safety. In 2013, Fridays included a total of 570,151 violations for all of the recorded areas across country.

OVERALL RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY DAY OF WEEK 1. Friday — 570,151 violations / 16.01% of total2. Saturday — 545,548 / 15.32%3. Thursday — 516, 335 / 14.50%4. Wednesday — 506,687 / 14.23%5. Tuesday — 502,430 / 14.11%6. Monday — 480,250 / 13.49%7. Sunday — 439,323 / 12.34%

KEY TRENDS

480,250MONDAY

439,323SUNDAY

502,430TUESDAY

506,687WEDNESDAY

516,335THURSDAY

545,548SATURDAY

570,151FRIDAY

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STATE RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY DAY OF WEEK

Nearly all 20 states included in the analysis for intersection safety indicated consistent overall trends, with the greatest number of red-light violations occurring on Fridays — a total of 570,151 violations. However, eight states — including New York, Ohio and Washington — experienced more red-light violations on Saturday. Sunday was the least-likely day for drivers to run red lights in 16 of the 20 states studied. For California, Colorado, Louisiana and Ohio, Monday proved to be the day with fewest red-light violations.

KEY TRENDS

STATE SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY TOTAL

AL 4,797 4,839 4,977 5,106 5,222 6,294 6,232 37,467

AZ 10,491 16,563 17,578 17,830 18,868 20,949 16,127 118,406

CA 3,967 3,820 3,889 3,994 3,962 4,291 4,483 28,406

CO 4,966 6,628 6,925 7,255 7,559 8,400 7,344 49,077

DE 1,502 1,577 1,700 1,747 1,738 1,976 1,914 12,154

FL 105,007 119,109 125,125 124,164 125,638 139,212 128,763 867,018

GA 3,487 4,875 5,221 4,910 5,200 6,338 6,695 36,726

IL 4,380 4,468 4,578 4,762 4,729 5,376 5,387 33,680

LA 21,660 21,139 22,180 21,466 23,221 26,000 26,496 162,162

MD 17,007 19,366 20,446 20,929 21,090 24,062 22,666 145,566

MO 33,878 36,375 37,661 39,034 38,243 41,944 41,560 268,695

NC 2,378 3,331 3,456 3,404 3,600 3,809 3,166 23,144

NJ 40,254 40,512 42,407 43,942 44,372 47,261 48,197 306,945

NY 61,507 63,155 67,041 68,218 68,296 71,127 72,297 471,641

OH 6,068 5,501 5,696 6,192 5,968 6,502 7,357 43,284

PA 17,732 20,524 22,103 22,786 23,103 26,603 23,452 156,303

TN 13,749 17,485 18,317 18,367 19,041 22,663 18,690 128,312

TX 70,686 73,944 75,257 74,902 78,149 87,727 85,150 545,815

VA 1,260 1,467 1,521 1,596 1,576 1,672 1,460 10,552

WA 14,547 15,572 16,352 16,083 16,760 17,945 18,112 115,371

TOTAL 439,323 480,250 502,430 506,687 516,335 570,151 545,548 3,560,724

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SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

KEY STATE STATISTICS

TOTAL POPULATION FOR AREAS STUDIED: 230,867

TOTAL CAMERAS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 36

TOTAL VIOLATIONS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 37,497

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER CAMERA: 1,042

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER DAY: 103

MIDFIELDPopulation: 5,323

MONTGOMERYPopulation: 205,293

SELMAPopulation: 20,251

ALABAMA

ALABAMA RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY DAY OF WEEK

ALABAMA RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY TIME OF DAY

ALABAMA RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIODS

SUPER BOWL MEMORIAL DAY INDEPENDENCE DAY LABOR DAY HALLOWEEN THANKSGIVING CHRISTMAS

330 503 420 464 322 418 379

MORNING MID-DAY AFTERNOON EVENING NIGHT LATE NIGHT

6,491 7,565 11,295 4,505 3,964 3,647

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

4,797 4,839 4,977 5,106 5,222 6,294 6,232

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SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

KEY STATE STATISTICS

TOTAL POPULATION FOR AREAS STUDIED: 1,199,893

TOTAL CAMERAS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 61

TOTAL VIOLATIONS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 118,406

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER CAMERA: 1,941

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER DAY: 324

MESAPopulation: 452,084

SCOTTSDALEPopulation: 223,514

TUCSONPopulation: 524,295

ARIZONA

ARIZONA RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY DAY OF WEEK

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

10,491 16,563 17,578 17,830 18,868 20,949 16,127

ARIZONA RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY TIME OF DAY

MORNING MID-DAY AFTERNOON EVENING NIGHT LATE NIGHT

14,701 26,062 42,999 17,032 10,232 7,380

ARIZONA RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIODS

SUPER BOWL MEMORIAL DAY INDEPENDENCE DAY LABOR DAY HALLOWEEN THANKSGIVING CHRISTMAS

1,139 977 1,053 1,018 1,136 938 1,313

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SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

KEY STATE STATISTICS

TOTAL POPULATION FOR AREAS STUDIED: 1,586,615

TOTAL CAMERAS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 51

TOTAL VIOLATIONS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 28,406

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER CAMERA: 557

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER DAY: 78

CAPITOLAPopulation: 10,012

CATHEDRAL CITYPopulation: 52,655

CERRITOSPopulation: 49,629

COVINAPopulation: 48,346

MILLBRAEPopulation: 22,078

SAN DIEGOPopulation: 1,338,348

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCOPopulation: 65,547

CALIFORNIA

CALIFORNIA RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY DAY OF WEEK

CALIFORNIA RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY TIME OF DAY

CALIFORNIA RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIODS

SUPER BOWL MEMORIAL DAY INDEPENDENCE DAY LABOR DAY HALLOWEEN THANKSGIVING CHRISTMAS

218 317 350 242 223 257 286

MORNING MID-DAY AFTERNOON EVENING NIGHT LATE NIGHT

4,898 6,323 8,825 3,234 2,706 2,420

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

3,967 3,820 3,889 3,994 3,962 4,291 4,483

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SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

KEY STATE STATISTICS

TOTAL POPULATION FOR AREAS STUDIED: 334,308

TOTAL CAMERAS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 35

TOTAL VIOLATIONS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 49,077

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER CAMERA: 1,402

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER DAY: 134

BOULDERPopulation: 101,808

CHERRY HILLS VILLAGEPopulation: 6,226

COMMERCE CITYPopulation: 48,421

GREENWOOD VILLAGEPopulation: 14,454

LITTLETONPopulation: 43,775

LONE TREEPopulation: 11,852

PUEBLOPopulation: 107,772

COLORADO

COLORADO RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY DAY OF WEEK

COLORADO RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY TIME OF DAY

COLORADO RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIODS

SUPER BOWL MEMORIAL DAY INDEPENDENCE DAY LABOR DAY HALLOWEEN THANKSGIVING CHRISTMAS

359 545 543 503 396 270 365

MORNING MID-DAY AFTERNOON EVENING NIGHT LATE NIGHT

8,192 10,026 16,228 6,696 4,392 3,543

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

4,966 6,628 6,925 7,255 7,559 8,400 7,344

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SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

KEY STATE STATISTICS

TOTAL POPULATION FOR AREAS STUDIED: 793,422

TOTAL CAMERAS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 21

TOTAL VIOLATIONS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 12,154

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER CAMERA: 579

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER DAY: 33

NEW CASTLE & SUSSEX COUNTY (Operated by Delaware State Police Dept.) Population: 549,684 New Castle County + 206,649 Sussex County

DOVER Population: 37,089

DELAWARE

DELAWARE RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY DAY OF WEEK

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1,502 1,577 1,700 1,747 1,738 1,976 1,914

DELAWARE RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY TIME OF DAY

MORNING MID-DAY AFTERNOON EVENING NIGHT LATE NIGHT

1,931 1,813 3,824 1,968 1,378 1,240

DELAWARE RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIODS

SUPER BOWL MEMORIAL DAY INDEPENDENCE DAY LABOR DAY HALLOWEEN THANKSGIVING CHRISTMAS

102 152 156 136 134 130 106

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SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

KEY STATE STATISTICS

TOTAL POPULATION FOR AREAS STUDIED: 7,201,331

TOTAL CAMERAS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 704

TOTAL VIOLATIONS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 867,018

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER CAMERA: 1,232

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER DAY: 2,375

APOPKA Population: 44,474

AVENTURA Population: 36,981

BAL HARBOUR Population: 2,513

BOCA RATONPopulation: 87,836

BOYNTON BEACHPopulation: 70,101

CAMPBELLTONPopulation: 230

CLEWISTONPopulation: 7,063

COCOA BEACHPopulation: 11,260

CORAL GABLESPopulation: 49,411

CUTLER BAYPopulation: 42,221

DAVIEPopulation: 95,489

DORALPopulation: 48,134

DUNNELLONPopulation: 1,733

EL PORTALPopulation: 2,325

FLORIDA CITYPopulation: 11,913

FT. LAUDERDALEPopulation: 17,0747

GREEN COVE SPRINGSPopulation: 6,977

GROVELANDPopulation: 9,181

GULFPORTPopulation: 12,066

HAINES CITYPopulation: 21,088

HALLANDALE BEACHPopulation: 38,327

HIALEAH GARDENSPopulation: 22,495

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTYPopulation: 1,291,578

HOLLYWOODPopulation: 145,236

HOMESTEADPopulation: 63,190

JUNO BEACHPopulation: 3,176

KENNETH CITYPopulation: 4,980

KEY BISCAYNEPopulation: 12,762

LAKELANDPopulation: 99,999

MARGATEPopulation: 55,026

MEDLEYPopulation: 838

MIAMIPopulation: 413,892

MIAMI GARDENSPopulation: 110,754

MIAMI SPRINGSPopulation: 14,231

MILTONPopulation: 9,140

NEW PORT RICHEYPopulation: 14,934

NORTH BAY VILLAGEPopulation: 7,362

NORTH MIAMIPopulation: 60,565

OCOEEPopulation: 38,354

OLDSMARPopulation: 13,703

OPA-LOCKAPopulation: 15,701

ORANGE COUNTYPopulation: 122,5267

ORLANDOPopulation: 249,562

PALATKAPopulation: 10,472

PALM BEACH COUNTYPopulation: 137,2171

PALM COASTPopulation: 77,374

PALM SPRINGSPopulation: 20,342

PEMBROKE PINESPopulation: 160,306

PORT RICHEYPopulation: 2,671

SARASOTAPopulation: 52,811

SOUTH PASADENAPopulation: 4,964

ST. PETERSBURGPopulation: 246,541

SUNRISEPopulation: 88,843

SURFSIDEPopulation: 5,924

SWEETWATERPopulation: 20,566

TAMPAPopulation: 347,645

TEMPLE TERRACEPopulation: 25,189

WEST MIAMIPopulation: 6,185

WEST PALM BEACHPopulation: 101,903

WEST PARKPopulation: 14,609

FLORIDA

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FLORIDA RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY DAY OF WEEK

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

105,007 119,109 125,125 124,164 125,638 139,212 128,763

FLORIDA RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY TIME OF DAY

MORNING MID-DAY AFTERNOON EVENING NIGHT LATE NIGHT

150,993 170,248 246,709 108,932 91,679 98,457

FLORIDA RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIODS

SUPER BOWL MEMORIAL DAY INDEPENDENCE DAY LABOR DAY HALLOWEEN THANKSGIVING CHRISTMAS

8,386 9,807 6,878 8,318 7,080 7,479 7,054

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TOTAL POPULATION FOR AREAS STUDIED: 1,209,809

TOTAL CAMERAS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 20

TOTAL VIOLATIONS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 36,726

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER CAMERA: 1,836

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER DAY: 101

CLAYTON COUNTYPopulation: 264,220

DULUTHPopulation: 27,926

GWINNETT COUNTYPopulation: 859,304

MARIETTAPopulation: 58,359

GEORGIA

GEORGIA RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY DAY OF WEEK

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

3,487 4,875 5,221 4,910 5,200 6,338 6,695

GEORGIA RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY TIME OF DAY

MORNING MID-DAY AFTERNOON EVENING NIGHT LATE NIGHT

4,916 6,799 12,503 5,884 4,666 1,958

GEORGIA RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIODS

SUPER BOWL MEMORIAL DAY INDEPENDENCE DAY LABOR DAY HALLOWEEN THANKSGIVING CHRISTMAS

325 395 311 351 333 346 400

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TOTAL POPULATION FOR AREAS STUDIED: 220,894

TOTAL CAMERAS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 25

TOTAL VIOLATIONS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 33,680

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER CAMERA: 1,354

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER DAY: 92

BEDFORD PARKPopulation: 580

GRANITE CITYPopulation: 29,545

HOFFMAN ESTATESPopulation: 52,305

LAKE IN THE HILLSPopulation: 29,089

LINCOLNWOODPopulation: 12,656

MAYWOODPopulation: 24,164

MORTON GROVEPopulation: 23,461

PLAINFIELDPopulation: 40,466

WILLOWBROOKPopulation: 8628

ILLINOIS

ILLINOIS RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY DAY OF WEEK

ILLINOIS RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY TIME OF DAY

ILLINOIS RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIODS

SUPER BOWL MEMORIAL DAY INDEPENDENCE DAY LABOR DAY HALLOWEEN THANKSGIVING CHRISTMAS

201 461 417 404 263 316 330

MORNING MID-DAY AFTERNOON EVENING NIGHT LATE NIGHT

2,371 2,223 3,186 1,446 1,191 1,450

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

4,380 4,468 4,578 4,762 4,729 5,376 5,387

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TOTAL POPULATION FOR AREAS STUDIED: 599,308

TOTAL CAMERAS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 44

TOTAL VIOLATIONS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 162,162

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER CAMERA: 3,686

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER DAY: 444

BATON ROUGEPopulation: 230,058

NEW ORLEANSPopulation: 369,250

LOUISIANA

LOUISIANA RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY DAY OF WEEK

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

21,660 21,139 22,180 21,466 23,221 26,000 26,496

LOUISIANA RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY TIME OF DAY

MORNING MID-DAY AFTERNOON EVENING NIGHT LATE NIGHT

27,707 34,726 47,383 17,654 14,826 19,866

LOUISIANA RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIODS

SUPER BOWL MEMORIAL DAY INDEPENDENCE DAY LABOR DAY HALLOWEEN THANKSGIVING CHRISTMAS

1,513 1,657 2,331 1,753 1,591 1,993 1,715

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TOTAL POPULATION FOR AREAS STUDIED: 2,014,380

TOTAL CAMERAS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 101

TOTAL VIOLATIONS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 145,566

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER CAMERA: 1,441

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER DAY: 399

ANNE ARUNDELPopulation: 555,743

BEL AIRPopulation: 10,274

CHARLES COUNTYPopulation: 152,864

CHEVERLY Population: 6,291

COLMAR MANORPopulation: 1,404

COTTAGE CITYPopulation: 1,305

GREENBELTPopulation: 23,541

HOWARD COUNTYPopulation: 304,580

HYATTSVILLEPopulation: 17,865

LANDOVER HILLSPopulation: 1,687

LAURELPopulation: 25,554

MORNINGSIDEPopulation: 2,015

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTYPopulation: 890,081

UNIVERSITY PARKPopulation: 2,548

WESTMINSTERPopulation: 18,628

MARYLAND

MARYLAND RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY DAY OF WEEK

MARYLAND RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY TIME OF DAY

MARYLAND RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIODS

SUPER BOWL MEMORIAL DAY INDEPENDENCE DAY LABOR DAY HALLOWEEN THANKSGIVING CHRISTMAS

1,019 1,475 1,943 1,560 1,236 1,334 1,566

MORNING MID-DAY AFTERNOON EVENING NIGHT LATE NIGHT

24,398 26,125 42,569 20,951 17,234 14,289

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

17,007 19,366 20,446 20,929 21,090 24,062 22,666

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MISSOURI

TOTAL POPULATION FOR AREAS STUDIED: 1,006,768

TOTAL CAMERAS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 183

TOTAL VIOLATIONS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 268,695

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER CAMERA: 1,468

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER DAY: 736

ARNOLDPopulation: 21,013

BEL-NORPopulation: 1,499

BEVERLY HILLSPopulation: 574

BRENTWOODPopulation: 8,035

BRIDGETONPopulation: 11,630

CALVERTON PARKPopulation: 1,293

CLAYTONPopulation: 15,910

COUNTRY CLUB HILLSPopulation: 1,274

CREVE COEURPopulation: 17,855

ELLISVILLEPopulation: 9,143

EXCELSIOR SPRINGSPopulation: 11,288

FERGUSONPopulation: 21,135

FLORISSANTPopulation: 52,252

GRANDVIEWPopulation: 24,601

HAZELWOODPopulation: 25,677

KANSAS CITYPopulation: 464,310

MOLINE ACRESPopulation: 2,442

NORTHWOODSPopulation: 4,227

RICHMOND HEIGHTSPopulation: 8,566

ST. JOHNPopulation: 6,494

ST. LOUISPopulation: 318,172

ST. ANNPopulation: 12,978

SUGAR CREEKPopulation: 3,345

WEBSTER GROVESPopulation: 23,055

MISSOURI RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY DAY OF WEEK

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

33,878 36,375 37,661 39,034 38,243 41,944 41,560

MISSOURI RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY TIME OF DAY

MORNING MID-DAY AFTERNOON EVENING NIGHT LATE NIGHT

46,101 52,126 75,553 33,334 29,009 32,572

MISSOURI RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIODS

SUPER BOWL MEMORIAL DAY INDEPENDENCE DAY LABOR DAY HALLOWEEN THANKSGIVING CHRISTMAS

1,702 2,886 3,713 3,624 1,901 1,818 1,537

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KEY STATE STATISTICS

TOTAL POPULATION FOR AREAS STUDIED: 109,922

TOTAL CAMERAS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 13

TOTAL VIOLATIONS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 23,144

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER CAMERA: 1,780

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER DAY: 63

WILMINGTONPopulation: 109,922

NORTH CAROLINA

NORTH CAROLINA RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY DAY OF WEEK

NORTH CAROLINA RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY TIME OF DAY

NORTH CAROLINA RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIODS

SUPER BOWL MEMORIAL DAY INDEPENDENCE DAY LABOR DAY HALLOWEEN THANKSGIVING CHRISTMAS

178 260 357 249 219 172 172

MORNING MID-DAY AFTERNOON EVENING NIGHT LATE NIGHT

4,584 4,697 6,964 2,929 2,383 1,587

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

2,378 3,331 3,456 3,404 3,600 3,809 3,166

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NEW JERSEY

TOTAL POPULATION FOR AREAS STUDIED: 791,977

TOTAL CAMERAS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 161

TOTAL VIOLATIONS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 90,105

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER CAMERA: 2,253

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER DAY: 247

BRICK TOWNSHIPPopulation: 75,072

DEPTFORDPopulation: 30,561

EAST BRUNSWICKPopulation: 47,512

EAST WINDSORPopulation: 27,190

GLASSBOROPopulation: 18,987

GLOUCESTER TOWNSHIPPopulation: 64,634

JERSEY CITYPopulation: 247,597

LAWRENCEPopulation: 3,290

LINDENPopulation: 40,499

MONROEPopulation: 36.129

PALISADES PARKPopulation: 19,936

PISCATAWAYPopulation: 56,044

POHATCONGPopulation: 3,339

RAHWAYPopulation: 27,785

ROSELLE PARKPopulation: 13,512

UNION TOWNSHIPPopulation: 5908

WAYNEPopulation: 54,717

WOODBRIDGEPopulation: 19,265 (2010)

NEW JERSEY RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY DAY OF WEEK

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

40,254 40,512 42,407 43,942 44,372 47,261 48,197

NEW JERSEY RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY TIME OF DAY

MORNING MID-DAY AFTERNOON EVENING NIGHT LATE NIGHT

54,233 63,653 92,278 37,921 30,042 28,818

NEW JERSEY RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIODS

SUPER BOWL MEMORIAL DAY INDEPENDENCE DAY LABOR DAY HALLOWEEN THANKSGIVING CHRISTMAS

2,573 3,505 3,474 3,015 2,190 2,626 2,423

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KEY STATE STATISTICS

TOTAL POPULATION FOR AREAS STUDIED: 1,550,595

TOTAL CAMERAS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 225

TOTAL VIOLATIONS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 471,641

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER CAMERA: 2,096

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER DAY: 1,292

NASSAU COUNTYPopulation: 1,352,146

YONKERSPopulation: 198,449

NEW YORK

NEW YORK RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY DAY OF WEEK

NEW YORK RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY TIME OF DAY

NEW YORK RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIODS

SUPER BOWL MEMORIAL DAY INDEPENDENCE DAY LABOR DAY HALLOWEEN THANKSGIVING CHRISTMAS

4,252 5,142 5,175 4,296 3,375 4,069 3,966

MORNING MID-DAY AFTERNOON EVENING NIGHT LATE NIGHT

77,490 97,912 145,632 61,733 50,791 38,083

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

61,507 63,155 67,041 68,218 68,296 71,127 72,297

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OHIO

TOTAL POPULATION FOR AREAS STUDIED: 17,593

TOTAL CAMERAS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 11

TOTAL VIOLATIONS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 43,284

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER CAMERA: 3,935

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER DAY: 119

EAST CLEVELANDPopulation: 17,593

OHIO RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY DAY OF WEEK

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

6,068 5,501 5,696 6,192 5,968 6,502 7,357

OHIO RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY TIME OF DAY

MORNING MID-DAY AFTERNOON EVENING NIGHT LATE NIGHT

5,178 8,414 14,173 6,057 4,893 4,569

OHIO RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIODS

SUPER BOWL MEMORIAL DAY INDEPENDENCE DAY LABOR DAY HALLOWEEN THANKSGIVING CHRISTMAS

151 585 497 666 330 333 311

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KEY STATE STATISTICS

TOTAL POPULATION FOR AREAS STUDIED: 1,547,607

TOTAL CAMERAS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 108

TOTAL VIOLATIONS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 156,303

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER CAMERA: 1,447

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER DAY: 428

PHILADELPHIAPopulation: 1,547,607

PENNSYLVANIA

PENNSYLVANIA RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY DAY OF WEEK

PENNSYLVANIA RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY TIME OF DAY

PENNSYLVANIA RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIODS

SUPER BOWL MEMORIAL DAY INDEPENDENCE DAY LABOR DAY HALLOWEEN THANKSGIVING CHRISTMAS

904 1499 1,917 1,955 1,479 1,589 1,433

MORNING MID-DAY AFTERNOON EVENING NIGHT LATE NIGHT

26,161 27,509 50,579 21,625 15,365 15,064

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

17,732 20,524 22,103 22,786 23,103 26,603 23,452

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TENNESSEE

TOTAL POPULATION FOR AREAS STUDIED: 1,041,538

TOTAL CAMERAS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 125

TOTAL VIOLATIONS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 128,312

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER CAMERA: 1,026

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER DAY: 352

GALLATINPopulation: 31,603

HUNTINGDONPopulation: 3,985

KNOXVILLEPopulation: 182,200

MCKENZIEPopulation: 5,383

MEMPHISPopulation: 655,155

MILLINGTONPopulation: 10,487

MT. JULIETPopulation: 26,870

MURFREESBOROPopulation: 114,038

RED BANKPopulation: 11,817

TENNESSEE RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY DAY OF WEEK

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

13,749 17,485 18,317 18,367 19,041 22,663 18,690

TENNESSEE RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY TIME OF DAY

MORNING MID-DAY AFTERNOON EVENING NIGHT LATE NIGHT

21,197 23,863 42,472 16,690 11,976 12,114

TENNESSEE RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIODS

SUPER BOWL MEMORIAL DAY INDEPENDENCE DAY LABOR DAY HALLOWEEN THANKSGIVING CHRISTMAS

870 1,405 1,559 1,442 1,090 1,319 1,297

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KEY STATE STATISTICS

TOTAL POPULATION FOR AREAS STUDIED: 2,101,167

TOTAL CAMERAS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 196

TOTAL VIOLATIONS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 545,815

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER CAMERA: 2,785

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER DAY: 1,495

AMARILLOPopulation: 195,250

ARLINGTONPopulation: 375,600

BALCONES HEIGHTSPopulation: 2,941

BASTROPPopulation: 7,394

BURLESONPopulation: 38,983

CEDAR HILLPopulation: 46,461

CLEVELANDPopulation: 7,647

CONROEPopulation: 61,533

DIBOLLPopulation: 4,776

ELGINPopulation: 8,232

FORT WORTHPopulation: 777,992

FRISCOPopulation: 128,176

HUMBLEPopulation: 15,392

HUTTOPopulation: 18,765

IRVINGPopulation: 225,427

JERSEY VILLAGEPopulation: 7,792

LITTLE ELMPopulation: 28,966

LUFKINPopulation: 36,009

MAGNOLIAPopulation: 1,393

SUGAR LANDPopulation: 82,480

WATAUGAPopulation: 24,044

WILLISPopulation: 5,914

TEXAS

TEXAS RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY DAY OF WEEK

TEXAS RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY TIME OF DAY

TEXAS RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIODS

SUPER BOWL MEMORIAL DAY INDEPENDENCE DAY LABOR DAY HALLOWEEN THANKSGIVING CHRISTMAS

5,077 6,084 5,941 5,956 4,564 5,220 5,448

MORNING MID-DAY AFTERNOON EVENING NIGHT LATE NIGHT

90,481 109,152 161,891 72,330 59,629 52,332

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

70,686 73,944 75,257 74,902 78,149 87,727 85,150

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VIRGINIA

TOTAL POPULATION FOR AREAS STUDIED: 238,135

TOTAL CAMERAS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 8

TOTAL VIOLATIONS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 10,552

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER CAMERA: 1,319

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER DAY: 29

ARLINGTON COUNTYPopulation: 224,906

FALLS CHURCHPopulation: 13,229

VIRGINIA RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY DAY OF WEEK

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

1,260 1,467 1,521 1,596 1,576 1,672 1,460

VIRGINIA RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY TIME OF DAY

MORNING MID-DAY AFTERNOON EVENING NIGHT LATE NIGHT

1,882 2,081 3,297 1,340 1,056 896

VIRGINIA RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIODS

SUPER BOWL MEMORIAL DAY INDEPENDENCE DAY LABOR DAY HALLOWEEN THANKSGIVING CHRISTMAS

89 109 194 101 78 81 79

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KEY STATE STATISTICS

TOTAL POPULATION FOR AREAS STUDIED: 1,321,696

TOTAL CAMERAS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 88

TOTAL VIOLATIONS FOR AREAS STUDIED: 115,371

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER CAMERA: 1,311

AVERAGE VIOLATIONS PER DAY: 316

BELLEVUEPopulation: 126,439

FEDERAL WAYPopulation: 91,933

LACEYPopulation: 43,860

LAKE FOREST PARKPopulation: 12,972

LYNNWOODPopulation: 36,275

PUYALLUPPopulation: 38,147

RENTONPopulation: 95,448

SEATTLEPopulation: 634,535

SPOKANEPopulation: 209,525

WENATCHEEPopulation: 32,562

WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY DAY OF WEEK

WASHINGTON RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY TIME OF DAY

WASHINGTON RED-LIGHT VIOLATIONS BY HOLIDAY TRAVEL PERIODS

SUPER BOWL MEMORIAL DAY INDEPENDENCE DAY LABOR DAY HALLOWEEN THANKSGIVING CHRISTMAS

765 1,257 1,461 1,523 962 1,082 1,187

MORNING MID-DAY AFTERNOON EVENING NIGHT LATE NIGHT

18,501 22,890 35,049 14,395 12,984 11,552

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

14,547 15,572 16,352 16,083 16,760 17,945 18,112

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TOTAL NUMBER OF CAMERAS: 2,216

TOTAL NUMBER OF AREAS: 202

TOTAL NUMBER OF STATES: 20

TOTAL POPULATION STUDIED: 25,037,825

For this report, data was collected for all American Traffic Solutions red-light safety cameras that were operational for the entire year of 2013. The data was analyzed at the state and municipality levels to identify trends concerning the time of day and day of week for red-light running violations. Trends were also identified using the red-light violation data collected on key holiday travel periods throughout the year. These results were compiled using the following totals and reflect only the red-light safety camera statistics for the specific regions addressed in this report.

The National Coalition for Safer Roads (NCSR) supported the research and creation of the first Safer Roads Report 2012: Trends in Red-Light Running. This year’s report, Safer Roads Report 2014: Trends in Red-Light Running, examines data gathered for the entirety of 2013 that was analyzed to provide insight into trends from the last year. NCSR was organized as an industry trade association with the express purpose of advocating on behalf of the traffic safety technology industry. NCSR is proud to advocate the use of red-light safety cameras in more than 600 communities across the country to change reckless driver behavior, stop red-light running and save lives. NCSR is supported by American Traffic Solutions, with coalition partners including the National Safety Council, Safe Kids USA, Child Safety Network, National Organizations for Youth Safety, America Walks and Red Means Stop, as well as numerous police departments, medical professionals, safety advocates, industry leaders, community leaders and concerned citizens. For more information, visit http://NCSRsafety.org/, follow @SaferRoadsuSA on Twitter and on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SaferRoadsUSA.

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