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Back-to-School is just around the corner -- Beware of school zone safety and traffic citations
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August 12, 2022
In Pennsylvania, two school zone traffic laws have been cited more than 26,671 times over the past five years (2017-2021). The infographic below highlights key data and demographics about speeding in school zones or illegally passing a school bus.
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Section / Offense Description |
Filed Year |
Total |
% of Overall |
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2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
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3345 /Overtaking School Bus |
2,291 |
2,283 |
2,660 |
990 |
1,503 |
9,727 |
N/A |
Adams |
31 |
4 |
13 |
7 |
8 |
63 |
0.65% |
Allegheny |
453 |
433 |
564 |
169 |
294 |
1,913 |
19.67% |
Armstrong |
4 |
8 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
22 |
0.23% |
Beaver |
28 |
15 |
9 |
4 |
16 |
72 |
0.74% |
Bedford |
0 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
6 |
22 |
0.23% |
Berks |
149 |
122 |
84 |
23 |
39 |
417 |
4.29% |
Blair |
14 |
5 |
14 |
9 |
8 |
50 |
0.51% |
Bradford |
1 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
23 |
0.24% |
Bucks |
200 |
169 |
196 |
45 |
71 |
681 |
7.00% |
Butler |
38 |
64 |
82 |
59 |
61 |
304 |
3.13% |
Cambria |
21 |
17 |
11 |
6 |
21 |
76 |
0.78% |
Cameron |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.02% |
Carbon |
10 |
6 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
28 |
0.29% |
Centre |
50 |
31 |
40 |
7 |
16 |
144 |
1.48% |
Chester |
161 |
155 |
153 |
50 |
75 |
594 |
6.11% |
Clarion |
7 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
23 |
0.24% |
Clearfield |
3 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
20 |
0.21% |
Clinton |
2 |
2 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
13 |
0.13% |
Columbia |
13 |
14 |
23 |
6 |
8 |
64 |
0.66% |
Crawford |
9 |
9 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
28 |
0.29% |
Cumberland |
26 |
30 |
33 |
16 |
29 |
134 |
1.38% |
Dauphin |
86 |
63 |
62 |
23 |
35 |
269 |
2.77% |
Delaware |
119 |
125 |
193 |
58 |
96 |
591 |
6.08% |
Elk |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
0.10% |
Erie |
42 |
49 |
46 |
24 |
53 |
214 |
2.20% |
Fayette |
11 |
5 |
9 |
4 |
5 |
34 |
0.35% |
Forest |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.01% |
Franklin |
9 |
7 |
12 |
4 |
9 |
41 |
0.42% |
Fulton |
1 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
0.08% |
Greene |
4 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
0.12% |
Huntingdon |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
0.09% |
Indiana |
3 |
5 |
13 |
3 |
1 |
25 |
0.26% |
Jefferson |
7 |
5 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
27 |
0.28% |
Juniata |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0.06% |
Lackawanna |
44 |
39 |
21 |
8 |
13 |
125 |
1.29% |
Lancaster |
60 |
75 |
80 |
41 |
55 |
311 |
3.20% |
Lawrence |
4 |
9 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
25 |
0.26% |
Lebanon |
12 |
6 |
7 |
2 |
6 |
33 |
0.34% |
Lehigh |
70 |
60 |
64 |
29 |
93 |
316 |
3.25% |
Luzerne |
18 |
36 |
53 |
14 |
27 |
148 |
1.52% |
Lycoming |
12 |
7 |
12 |
6 |
3 |
40 |
0.41% |
McKean |
2 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
14 |
0.14% |
Mercer |
14 |
9 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
40 |
0.41% |
Mifflin |
7 |
9 |
10 |
1 |
15 |
42 |
0.43% |
Monroe |
18 |
12 |
20 |
10 |
15 |
75 |
0.77% |
Montgomery |
218 |
333 |
378 |
160 |
193 |
1,282 |
13.18% |
Montour |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
0.05% |
Northampton |
52 |
34 |
56 |
20 |
33 |
195 |
2.00% |
Northumberland |
5 |
11 |
10 |
11 |
8 |
45 |
0.46% |
Philadelphia |
71 |
64 |
68 |
23 |
8 |
234 |
2.41% |
Perry |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
0.13% |
Pike |
4 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
0.11% |
Potter |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
0.08% |
Schuylkill |
29 |
14 |
15 |
8 |
16 |
82 |
0.84% |
Snyder |
1 |
2 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
18 |
0.19% |
Somerset |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
0.10% |
Sullivan |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0.03% |
Susquehanna |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
0.11% |
Tioga |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
11 |
0.11% |
Union |
1 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
15 |
0.15% |
Venango |
11 |
15 |
7 |
5 |
11 |
49 |
0.50% |
Warren |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
0.08% |
Washington |
25 |
24 |
35 |
14 |
9 |
107 |
1.10% |
Wayne |
3 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
2 |
16 |
0.16% |
Westmoreland |
21 |
36 |
32 |
21 |
16 |
126 |
1.30% |
Wyoming |
9 |
4 |
9 |
7 |
4 |
33 |
0.34% |
York |
53 |
86 |
107 |
36 |
54 |
336 |
3.45% |
3365 / Speeding In School Zone |
3,651 |
3,530 |
5,014 |
1,933 |
2,816 |
16,944 |
N/A |
Adams |
76 |
52 |
62 |
38 |
21 |
249 |
1.47% |
Allegheny |
714 |
453 |
482 |
181 |
133 |
1,963 |
11.59% |
Armstrong |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
11 |
0.06% |
Beaver |
74 |
54 |
106 |
54 |
98 |
386 |
2.28% |
Bedford |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
0.04% |
Berks |
114 |
119 |
130 |
37 |
90 |
490 |
2.89% |
Blair |
22 |
17 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
49 |
0.29% |
Bucks |
440 |
507 |
553 |
197 |
275 |
1,972 |
11.64% |
Butler |
35 |
28 |
34 |
12 |
14 |
123 |
0.73% |
Cambria |
16 |
16 |
17 |
13 |
11 |
73 |
0.43% |
Cameron |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0.02% |
Carbon |
2 |
15 |
19 |
4 |
2 |
42 |
0.25% |
Centre |
7 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
25 |
0.15% |
Chester |
149 |
174 |
146 |
27 |
59 |
555 |
3.28% |
Clarion |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0.04% |
Clearfield |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0.02% |
Clinton |
17 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
20 |
0.12% |
Columbia |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0.02% |
Crawford |
16 |
26 |
8 |
4 |
0 |
54 |
0.32% |
Cumberland |
32 |
37 |
69 |
18 |
26 |
182 |
1.07% |
Dauphin |
39 |
23 |
41 |
39 |
21 |
163 |
0.96% |
Delaware |
271 |
231 |
532 |
71 |
249 |
1,354 |
7.99% |
Elk |
6 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
0.09% |
Erie |
65 |
90 |
133 |
112 |
128 |
528 |
3.12% |
Fayette |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
0.04% |
Franklin |
13 |
22 |
56 |
45 |
33 |
169 |
1.00% |
Fulton |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
0.05% |
Greene |
9 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
14 |
26 |
0.15% |
Huntingdon |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0.02% |
Indiana |
3 |
7 |
0 |
4 |
11 |
25 |
0.15% |
Jefferson |
0 |
1 |
5 |
10 |
13 |
29 |
0.17% |
Juniata |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0.01% |
Lackawanna |
11 |
19 |
22 |
1 |
20 |
73 |
0.43% |
Lancaster |
17 |
12 |
19 |
26 |
135 |
209 |
1.23% |
Lawrence |
12 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
19 |
0.11% |
Lebanon |
28 |
17 |
54 |
17 |
16 |
132 |
0.78% |
Lehigh |
32 |
22 |
74 |
16 |
9 |
153 |
0.90% |
Luzerne |
35 |
76 |
33 |
15 |
85 |
244 |
1.44% |
Lycoming |
19 |
20 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
56 |
0.33% |
McKean |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0.04% |
Mercer |
6 |
40 |
23 |
2 |
33 |
104 |
0.61% |
Monroe |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0.02% |
Montgomery |
790 |
1,011 |
1,833 |
742 |
932 |
5,308 |
31.33% |
Montour |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0.01% |
Northampton |
247 |
191 |
262 |
115 |
155 |
970 |
5.72% |
Northumberland |
6 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
14 |
0.08% |
Philadelphia |
5 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
14 |
0.08% |
Potter |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0.04% |
Schuylkill |
23 |
15 |
14 |
1 |
0 |
53 |
0.31% |
Snyder |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0.01% |
Somerset |
52 |
27 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
91 |
0.54% |
Tioga |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0.02% |
Union |
38 |
8 |
11 |
9 |
2 |
68 |
0.40% |
Venango |
22 |
19 |
17 |
9 |
76 |
143 |
0.84% |
Warren |
9 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
0.06% |
Washington |
24 |
31 |
30 |
13 |
44 |
142 |
0.84% |
Wayne |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.01% |
Westmoreland |
94 |
107 |
125 |
61 |
59 |
446 |
2.63% |
Wyoming |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0.02% |
York |
46 |
1 |
42 |
23 |
9 |
121 |
0.71% |
Grand Total |
5,942 |
5,813 |
7,674 |
2,923 |
4,319 |
26,671 |
N/A |
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