{"id":5612,"date":"2024-12-16T19:01:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T01:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/going-places.thegeneral.com\/blog\/uncategorized\/traffic-enforcement-cameras-are-on-the-rise\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T10:03:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T15:03:16","slug":"traffic-enforcement-cameras-are-on-the-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thegeneral.com\/going-places\/blog\/car-and-driving-basics\/traffic-enforcement-cameras-are-on-the-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Traffic Enforcement Cameras are on the Rise. Here&#8217;s Where."},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_5758\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5758\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5758 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thegeneral.com\/going-places\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Traffic-Enforcement-Cameras-are-on-the-Rise.-Heres-Where.-featured-image.jpg\" alt=\"Traffic Enforcement Cameras are on the Rise. Here's Where_featured_image\" width=\"1010\" height=\"720\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5758\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>alexgo.photography \/\/ Shutterstock<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><b>Traffic Enforcement Cameras are on the Rise. Here&#8217;s Where.<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technology is helping some states and cities crack down on dangerous driving.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In particular, traffic cameras have spread throughout the nation. These are intended to ensure that drivers fully stop at red lights and maintain posted speed limits, both of which help motorists avoid major safety threats. About 340 communities throughout the United States have red light cameras and 278 have speed cameras, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Automated camera enforcement programs are not everywhere, and some states even prohibit them. <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegeneral.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The General<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> used data from the nonprofit <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iihs.org\/topics\/red-light-running\/automated-enforcement-laws\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insurance Institute for Highway Safety<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to map state policies on the use of red light and speed cameras, as well as analyze their prevalence across the nation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Case studies have shown the efficacy of traffic cameras. New York City was the first to implement a red light camera program in 1992. In October 2024, the state of New York announced it was expanding its red light camera programs, citing a 73% drop in red light running and related crashes where they were installed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following its own example, New York City in 2013 started adding speed cameras to school zones and realized immediate results. In those school zones, speeding fell by 63%, crashes by 15%, and fatalities by 55%. The cameras issued an average of 104 speed violations per day in their first month, a figure that fell to 51 per day by the end of their first year in service. The vast majority of drivers didn&#8217;t receive a second fine after their first offense\u2014signaling a change in driver habits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">School zones are a common site for speed cameras, but the devices are also useful in residential neighborhoods and construction zones. When installing red light cameras, jurisdictions tend to make data-driven decisions about where to place them; factors include red light violations, intersection crash data, and pedestrian injuries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>WHAT IS CAR LIABILITY INSURANCE?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn all about <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegeneral.com\/blog\/what-is-liability-car-insurance\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">car liability insurance<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and what it covers, how much you may need and if it is required in your state.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5759\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5759\" style=\"width: 919px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5759 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thegeneral.com\/going-places\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Half-of-states-and-DC-allow-camera-law-enforcement-map-919x1024.png\" alt=\"Half of states and DC allow camera law enforcement map\" width=\"919\" height=\"1024\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>The General<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><b>States Split on Use of Cameras for Traffic Safety Enforcement<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Red light and speed cameras are typically permitted by state law and city, county, or area ordinances. Their use, however, is not ubiquitous.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The spread of these automatic traffic enforcement cameras\u2014especially red light cameras\u2014has received major backlash. Critics say the cameras are an example of policing for profit or that they don&#8217;t do enough to protect pedestrians.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eight states prohibit red light cameras, and the same number doesn&#8217;t allow speed cameras. Both types are illegal in six states: Maine, Mississippi, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Texas, and West Virginia. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a ban into law in 2019 after years of opposing them as the state&#8217;s attorney general. His office cited a study by two economics professors who determined that red light cameras increased rear-end accidents\u2014a common complaint from opponents. On the other hand, a study by the IIHS showed that red light cameras\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iihs.org\/topics\/red-light-running#communities-using-red-light-cameras\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reduce fatal crashes<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at monitored intersections.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prior to the Texas ban, red light cameras in the city of Plano drove accidents down by a third and simultaneously raised money for trauma centers and traffic safety programs. State police officials had also supported the cameras.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bias is another point of contention in automated traffic enforcement. Proponents say that cameras are equitable, as they follow consistent rules and apply the same repercussions for all vehicles running red lights or speeding, eliminating any prejudiced application of laws by police officers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the issue of where cameras are placed can still contribute to and reinforce discrimination in law enforcement. For instance, a <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.propublica.org\/series\/driven-into-debt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ProPublica series<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014backed up by University of Illinois Chicago research\u2014found that Chicago&#8217;s automated red light and speed camera programs disproportionately ticketed Black and Latino motorists, with dire financial consequences. Meanwhile, the city of Rochester, New York, ended a six-year red light camera program in 2016 after determining that it unevenly fined low-income residents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>AMAZING AUTO INSURANCE<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discover one of the highest rated <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegeneral.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">auto insurance<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> agencies with over 60 years of protecting drivers around the nation.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5760\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5760\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thegeneral.com\/going-places\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Traffic-Enforcement-Camera.png\" alt=\"Traffic Enforcement Camera_camera between red lights\" width=\"1010\" height=\"720\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5760\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Mike Kuhlman \/\/ Shutterstock<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><b>Red Light and Speed Camera Trends Have Diverged<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even the studies that showed discrimination also found that the cameras improved safety. As with any form of law enforcement, automated cameras are a tool with benefits and drawbacks that must be weighed in community decisions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ProPublica reported that Chicago would review cameras at locations where evidence suggested they didn&#8217;t reduce crashes but that the city wasn&#8217;t considering cutting or downsizing the program. Federal Highway Administration guidance on speed cameras provides that they should supplement other efforts, including more traditional enforcement measures, engineering, and education, to &#8220;alter the social norms of speeding.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The number of red light cameras has actually <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iihs.org\/topics\/red-light-running#:~:text=Trends%20in%20the%20number%20of%20U.S.%20communities%20with%20red%20light%20safety%20camera%20programs\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">decreased drastically<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> over the past decade amid community opposition and lack of financial viability as well as reductions in citations (i.e., fewer people running red lights). Meanwhile, the number of communities with speed cameras has <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iihs.org\/topics\/speed#speed-safety-cameras:~:text=Trends%20in%20the%20number%20of%20U.S.%20communities%20with%20speed%20safety%20cameras\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">continued to grow<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014and helped alter dangerous driving habits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Federal regulations say states could spend up to 10% of their allocated Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds on automated traffic enforcement measures. This means over $1.5 billion in federal funding is available to expand these technologies. But since not all states allow them\u2014and considering other highway safety initiatives that could be funded instead\u2014the real investment will likely be much smaller.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Still, as states and jurisdictions deal with mounting speed-related fatal crashes, which remain at the highest levels in over a decade following a 2020 peak, Americans should expect to encounter enforcement cameras in their travels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>FIND AFFORDABLE CAR INSURANCE<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get a hassle-free online quote to find the <\/span><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><a style=\"color: #008000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thegeneral.com\/car-insurance\/basics\/cheap-car-insurance\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cheap car insurance<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> you need at no cost in just two minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Written by: Paxtyn Merten. Story editing by Mike Taylor. Additional editing by Kelly Glass. Copy editing by Tim Bruns.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The General used data from the nonprofit Insurance Institute for Highway Safety to map state laws on the use of red light and speed cameras.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":5617,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-and-driving-basics"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Traffic Enforcement Cameras are on the Rise. 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