Statistic Verification |
Source: U.S. Highway Patrol |
Date Verified: 5.24.2013 |
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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