Thursday, April 29, 2010

Red light camera tickets - then and now

An interesting report was given to our Board of Police Commissioners on Tuesday as an informational item that outlined how many tickets have been issued at intersections with red light cameras during their first three months of operation compared to their most recent three months of operation. The table is below (keep in mind that they started at different times, which is noted). The cameras at 39th Street and Southwest Trafficway have been running the longest - more than a year now - but people continue to get tickets there at about the same rate they did a year ago. Compare that to 169 Highway and N. 68th St., which has seen a 93 percent drop in tickets issued.

Overall, though, the cameras seem to be having an impact on red light-running behavior. Tickets have dropped by 58 percent total.


Camera Location
1st Quarter tickets issued
Last quarter tickets issued
(1-10-10 to 3/31/10)
Percent change
39th & Southwest Trfwy
1,681 (2/1/09 to 4/30/09)
1,641
-2%
19th & Walnut
51 (6/1/09 to 8/31/09)
36
-29%
27th & Southwest Trfwy
181 (6/1/09 to 8/31/09)
290
+60%
39th & Main
350 (6/1/09 to 8/31/09)
254
-27%
63rd & Prospect
1,003 (6/1/09 to 8/31/09)
663
-34%
79th & Wornall
724 (6/1/09 to 8/31/09)
596
-18%
55th & 71 Highway
6,929 (6/1/09 to 8/31/09)
992
-86%
59th & 71 Highway
1,701 (6/1/09 to 8/31/09)
1,238
-27%
Gregory & 71 Highway
2,625 (6/1/09 to 8/31/09)
1,000
-62%
Vivion & N. Oak
451 (6/1/09 to 8/31/09)
374
-17%
Winner Rd. & I-435
927 (6/1/09 to 8/31/09)
554
-40%
23rd & I-435
692 (6/1/09 to 8/31/09)
495
-28%
68th & 169 Highway
2,122 (6/1/09 to 8/31/09)
147
-93%
Red Bridge & 71 Hwy.
3,355 (8/1/09 to 10/31/09)
1,131
-66%
152 Hwy & Flintlock
1,993 (8/1/09 to 10/31/09)
731
-63%
Bannister & 71 Hwy.
1,597 (8/1/09 to 10/31/09)
782
-51%
I-435 & Wornall
1,070 (8/1/09 to 10/31/09)
561
-48%




TOTAL
27,452
11,485
-58%



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