Starting July 1, a new state statute requires all cities and counties throughout Florida that operate red-light cameras to issue a yearly summary report.
Lakeland Police Department’s report offers a look at the past year’s numbers, from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024: (From Public Records Request)
- 19 red-light cameras installed (one added since last year)
- 12 intersections covered (one added since last year)
- 26,364 red-light camera violations issued
- 798 violations contested
- 685 of the contested violations were upheld
- 6 violations were dismissed
- 7,388 Uniform Traffic Citations were issued to violators who did not pay timely
- 17,388 red-light camera violations paid
Here’s how much revenue the city collects in red-light camera violations and where the funds go: (From Public Records Request)
- $3,311,008.17 collected from violations
- $1,495,192.66 sent to the state of Florida
- $869,956.87 to cover the city’s program administration and expenses
- $945,858.64 given to the City’s General Fund
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