{"id":49889,"date":"2024-09-17T18:32:58","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T22:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=49889"},"modified":"2024-09-17T18:33:03","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T22:33:03","slug":"how-many-red-light-camera-tickets-did-the-city-of-lakeland-issue-last-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/09\/17\/how-many-red-light-camera-tickets-did-the-city-of-lakeland-issue-last-year\/","title":{"rendered":"How many red-light camera tickets did\u00a0the City of Lakeland\u00a0issue last year?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"82afcb\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"546\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/radar-equipped-sensorjpg-jpeg.webp?resize=970%2C546&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49890 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #82afcb; width:478px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/radar-equipped-sensorjpg-jpeg.webp?w=970&amp;ssl=1 970w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/radar-equipped-sensorjpg-jpeg.webp?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/radar-equipped-sensorjpg-jpeg.webp?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lakeland Police Department&#8217;s report offers a look at the past year&#8217;s numbers, from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024: (From Public Records Request)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>19 red-light cameras installed (one added since last year)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>12 intersections covered (one added since last year)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>26,364 red-light camera violations issued<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>798 violations contested<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>685 of the contested violations were upheld<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>6 violations were dismissed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>7,388 Uniform Traffic Citations were issued to violators who did not pay timely<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>17,388 red-light camera violations paid<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"76797b\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"275\" height=\"183\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/images-5.jpeg?resize=275%2C183&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49891 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #76797b; width:485px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s how much revenue the city collects in red-light camera violations and where the funds go: (From Public Records Request)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>$3,311,008.17 collected from violations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>$1,495,192.66 sent to the state of Florida<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>$869,956.87 to cover the city&#8217;s program administration and expenses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>$945,858.64 given to the City&#8217;s General Fund<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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