Smile, you're fined.
3,909 active cameras in New York City, Chicago, Washington DC and San Francisco wrote 10,697,085 tickets in their latest 12 months of data. Estimated take: at least $646M, if every ticket were paid at the lowest posted fine.
Busiest cameras last month
| # | Camera | City | Type | Tickets | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10540 S Western Ave | Chicago | Speed | 13,062 | 2026-08 |
| 2 | DC-295 SW 0.05 mile south of Exit 1 | Washington, DC | Speed | 12,917 | 2026-09 |
| 3 | 5857 N Broadway | Chicago | Speed | 11,499 | 2026-08 |
| 4 | 3358 S Ashland Ave | Chicago | Speed | 10,743 | 2026-08 |
| 5 | 2740 S Archer Ave | Chicago | Speed | 9,870 | 2026-08 |
| 6 | 445 W 127th St | Chicago | Speed | 8,780 | 2026-08 |
| 7 | Potomac River Fwy & 25th St NW | Washington, DC | Speed | 8,297 | 2026-09 |
| 8 | 7115 N Sheridan Rd | Chicago | Speed | 7,378 | 2026-08 |
| 9 | 600 block of Kenilworth Ave NE | Washington, DC | Speed | 6,883 | 2026-09 |
| 10 | 536 E Morgan Dr | Chicago | Speed | 6,749 | 2026-08 |
Each city publishes on its own schedule, so "last month" is the latest complete month in each city's data.
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Sources: Parking Violations Issued — Fiscal Year 2024, extracted October 22, 2026, data through June 25, 2024; Parking Violations Issued — Fiscal Year 2025, extracted October 22, 2026, data through June 25, 2025; Parking Violations Issued — Fiscal Year 2026, extracted October 22, 2026, data through June 25, 2026; Parking Violations Issued — Fiscal Year 2027, extracted October 22, 2026, data through September 27, 2026; Red Light Camera Violations, extracted October 22, 2026, data through October 7, 2026; Speed Camera Violations, extracted October 22, 2026, data through September 6, 2026; Automated Safety Cameras Violation Count By Month, extracted October 22, 2026, data through October 9, 2026; Automated Speed Enforcement Citations, extracted October 22, 2026, data through June 30, 2026; Red Light Camera Citations, extracted October 22, 2026, data through August 1, 2026.
Cite as
Camera Tickets USA, “Speed and red-light camera tickets in the US”, https://cameraticketsusa.com/, data as of October 9, 2026.