Driving Citation Statistics

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Statistic Verification

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Date Verified: 7.8.2014

A traffic ticket is a notice issued by a law enforcement official to a motorist or other road user, accusing violation of traffic laws. Traffic tickets generally come in two forms, citing a moving violation, such as exceeding the speed limit, or a non-moving violation, such as a parking violation, with the ticket also being referred to as a parking citation, notice of illegal parking or parking ticket. In the United States, most traffic laws are codified in a variety of state, county and municipal laws or ordinances, with most minor violations classified as civil infractions. What constitutes a “minor violation” or infraction varies, examples include non-moving violations, defective or improper vehicle equipment, seat belt and child-restraint safety violations, and insufficient proof of license, insurance or registration.

Driving Citation Statistics

Average number of people per day that receive a speeding ticket

112,000

Total annual number of people who receive speeding tickets

41,000,000

Total percentage of drivers that will get a speeding ticket this year

20.6 %

Average cost of a speeding ticket (including fees)

$152

Total paid in speeding tickets per year

$6,232,000,000

Average annual speeding ticket revenue per U.S. police officer

$300,000

Percent speeding tickets that get contested in traffic court

5 %

Total number of licensed drivers in America today

196,000,000

Top 10 Driving Citation States

Rank

State

1

Ohio

2

Pennsylvania

3

New York

4

California

5

Texas

6

Georgia

7

Virginia

8

North Carolina

9

Massachusetts

10

Connecticut

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