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Distracted driving citations in Pennsylvania
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April 03, 2023
Distracted driving citations in Pennsylvania continue to trend downward as 2022 data shows citations decreased 10 percent from last year – representing a 60 percent decrease from 2018.
Distracted driving citations in Pennsylvania can be issued for 1) using headphones while driving, 2) using a handheld mobile phone while driving a commercial vehicle or 3) texting while driving. Texting includes sending, reading or writing a text-based message.
The infographic below highlights key data and demographics about distracted drivers in Pennsylvania over the last five years (2018 – 2022). A high-resolution file of the graphic is available for download at www.pacourts.us under Media Resources. See editor’s note for detailed county data.
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Editor’s Note:
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Statewide Count of distracted driving offenses filed from 1/1/2018 through 12/31/2021, as recorded in the Magisterial District Judge System (MDJS) and Philadelphia Municipal Court Traffic Division eTIMS System; Grouped by County |
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County |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
Total |
Percentage of Total |
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Adams |
57 |
55 |
37 |
31 |
18 |
198 |
1.28% |
|
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Allegheny |
384 |
273 |
197 |
219 |
153 |
1,226 |
7.92% |
|
|
Armstrong |
9 |
17 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
50 |
0.32% |
|
|
Beaver |
32 |
22 |
15 |
10 |
17 |
96 |
0.62% |
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|
Bedford |
41 |
24 |
17 |
11 |
11 |
104 |
0.67% |
|
|
Berks |
189 |
199 |
103 |
83 |
82 |
656 |
4.24% |
|
|
Blair |
22 |
25 |
16 |
18 |
9 |
90 |
0.58% |
|
|
Bradford |
6 |
10 |
5 |
7 |
14 |
42 |
0.27% |
|
|
Bucks |
217 |
139 |
60 |
56 |
52 |
524 |
3.38% |
|
|
Butler |
46 |
50 |
35 |
21 |
32 |
184 |
1.19% |
|
|
Cambria |
18 |
34 |
12 |
11 |
11 |
86 |
0.56% |
|
|
Cameron |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
0.05% |
|
|
Carbon |
28 |
30 |
18 |
19 |
15 |
110 |
0.71% |
|
|
Centre |
42 |
17 |
13 |
12 |
10 |
94 |
0.61% |
|
|
Chester |
272 |
216 |
116 |
102 |
116 |
822 |
5.31% |
|
|
Clarion |
27 |
23 |
16 |
4 |
8 |
78 |
0.50% |
|
|
Clearfield |
16 |
10 |
22 |
10 |
18 |
76 |
0.49% |
|
|
Clinton |
13 |
31 |
12 |
15 |
12 |
83 |
0.54% |
|
|
Columbia |
89 |
51 |
37 |
25 |
38 |
240 |
1.55% |
|
|
Crawford |
20 |
22 |
38 |
16 |
12 |
108 |
0.70% |
|
|
Cumberland |
189 |
261 |
113 |
95 |
58 |
716 |
4.62% |
|
|
Dauphin |
127 |
155 |
106 |
75 |
73 |
536 |
3.46% |
|
|
Delaware |
157 |
177 |
80 |
95 |
109 |
618 |
3.99% |
|
|
Elk |
53 |
16 |
4 |
16 |
6 |
95 |
0.61% |
|
|
Erie |
56 |
43 |
37 |
44 |
43 |
223 |
1.44% |
|
|
Fayette |
33 |
27 |
16 |
22 |
21 |
119 |
0.77% |
|
|
Forest |
4 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
18 |
0.12% |
|
|
Franklin |
57 |
71 |
59 |
40 |
45 |
272 |
1.76% |
|
|
Fulton |
15 |
11 |
6 |
3 |
3 |
38 |
0.25% |
|
|
Greene |
12 |
8 |
1 |
5 |
17 |
43 |
0.28% |
|
|
Huntingdon |
8 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
21 |
0.14% |
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|
Indiana |
24 |
18 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
59 |
0.38% |
|
|
Jefferson |
17 |
27 |
35 |
10 |
11 |
100 |
0.65% |
|
|
Juniata |
15 |
16 |
8 |
2 |
6 |
47 |
0.30% |
|
|
Lackawanna |
102 |
99 |
47 |
45 |
39 |
332 |
2.14% |
|
|
Lancaster |
214 |
174 |
82 |
58 |
81 |
609 |
3.93% |
|
|
Lawrence |
30 |
19 |
8 |
13 |
11 |
81 |
0.52% |
|
|
Lebanon |
105 |
93 |
26 |
28 |
20 |
272 |
1.76% |
|
|
Lehigh |
163 |
201 |
90 |
78 |
64 |
596 |
3.85% |
|
|
Luzerne |
107 |
122 |
83 |
84 |
94 |
490 |
3.16% |
|
|
Lycoming |
33 |
40 |
15 |
12 |
11 |
111 |
0.72% |
|
|
McKean |
14 |
12 |
7 |
6 |
9 |
48 |
0.31% |
|
|
Mercer |
45 |
39 |
27 |
30 |
17 |
158 |
1.02% |
|
|
Mifflin |
4 |
4 |
2 |
7 |
4 |
21 |
0.14% |
|
|
Monroe |
60 |
77 |
46 |
35 |
40 |
258 |
1.67% |
|
|
Montgomery |
577 |
443 |
188 |
221 |
150 |
1,579 |
10.20% |
|
|
Montour |
3 |
8 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
17 |
0.11% |
|
|
Northampton |
149 |
110 |
51 |
54 |
40 |
404 |
2.61% |
|
|
Northumberland |
23 |
16 |
22 |
8 |
5 |
74 |
0.48% |
|
|
Perry |
22 |
12 |
6 |
10 |
6 |
56 |
0.36% |
|
|
Philadelphia |
255 |
211 |
74 |
61 |
56 |
657 |
4.24% |
|
|
Pike |
11 |
18 |
11 |
12 |
10 |
62 |
0.40% |
|
|
Potter |
22 |
9 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
46 |
0.30% |
|
|
Schuylkill |
34 |
41 |
14 |
28 |
18 |
135 |
0.87% |
|
|
Snyder |
25 |
26 |
13 |
17 |
12 |
93 |
0.60% |
|
|
Somerset |
42 |
29 |
16 |
6 |
10 |
103 |
0.67% |
|
|
Sullivan |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0.03% |
|
|
Susquehanna |
40 |
21 |
14 |
21 |
25 |
121 |
0.78% |
|
|
Tioga |
11 |
15 |
3 |
7 |
10 |
46 |
0.30% |
|
|
Union |
12 |
13 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
37 |
0.24% |
|
|
Venango |
27 |
45 |
22 |
21 |
10 |
125 |
0.81% |
|
|
Warren |
7 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
21 |
0.14% |
|
|
Washington |
83 |
62 |
34 |
25 |
18 |
222 |
1.43% |
|
|
Wayne |
7 |
7 |
5 |
8 |
2 |
29 |
0.19% |
|
|
Westmoreland |
81 |
78 |
39 |
54 |
32 |
284 |
1.83% |
|
|
Wyoming |
16 |
16 |
5 |
3 |
4 |
44 |
0.28% |
|
|
York |
170 |
142 |
77 |
92 |
87 |
568 |
3.67% |
|
|
Grand Total |
4,793 |
4,292 |
2,293 |
2,163 |
1,941 |
15,482 |
N/A |
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