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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