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Back to school: Traffic citations in school zones
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August 10, 2023
In Pennsylvania, two school zone traffic laws have been cited more than 25,583 times over the past five years (2018-2022). The infographic below highlights key data and demographics about violations for speeding in school zones or illegally passing a school bus.
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Title 75 School Zone violations issued from 1/1/2018 through 12/31/2022, as recorded in the Magisterial District Judge System (MDJS) and Philadelphia Municipal Court Traffic Division eTIMS System.; County Composition
|
Section / Offense Description |
Filed Year |
Total |
Percentage of Overall |
||||
|
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
|||
|
3345 / Meeting/Overtaking School Bus |
2,283 |
2,659 |
990 |
1,503 |
1,824 |
9,259 |
N/A |
|
Adams |
4 |
13 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
38 |
0.41% |
|
Allegheny |
433 |
564 |
169 |
294 |
313 |
1,773 |
19.15% |
|
Armstrong |
8 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
19 |
0.21% |
|
Beaver |
15 |
9 |
4 |
16 |
49 |
93 |
1.00% |
|
Bedford |
3 |
5 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
28 |
0.30% |
|
Berks |
122 |
83 |
23 |
39 |
51 |
318 |
3.43% |
|
Blair |
5 |
14 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
44 |
0.48% |
|
Bradford |
7 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
14 |
36 |
0.39% |
|
Bucks |
169 |
196 |
45 |
71 |
115 |
596 |
6.44% |
|
Butler |
64 |
82 |
59 |
61 |
55 |
321 |
3.47% |
|
Cambria |
17 |
11 |
6 |
21 |
13 |
68 |
0.73% |
|
Carbon |
6 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
22 |
0.24% |
|
Centre |
31 |
40 |
7 |
16 |
7 |
101 |
1.09% |
|
Chester |
155 |
153 |
50 |
75 |
118 |
551 |
5.95% |
|
Clarion |
7 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
18 |
0.19% |
|
Clearfield |
7 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
21 |
0.23% |
|
Clinton |
2 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
0.13% |
|
Columbia |
14 |
23 |
6 |
8 |
14 |
65 |
0.70% |
|
Crawford |
9 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
22 |
0.24% |
|
Cumberland |
30 |
33 |
16 |
29 |
34 |
142 |
1.53% |
|
Dauphin |
63 |
62 |
23 |
35 |
35 |
218 |
2.35% |
|
Delaware |
125 |
193 |
58 |
96 |
90 |
562 |
6.07% |
|
Elk |
3 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
10 |
0.11% |
|
Erie |
49 |
46 |
24 |
53 |
41 |
213 |
2.30% |
|
Fayette |
5 |
9 |
4 |
5 |
14 |
37 |
0.40% |
|
Forest |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0.03% |
|
Franklin |
7 |
12 |
4 |
9 |
24 |
56 |
0.60% |
|
Fulton |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0.08% |
|
Greene |
0 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
13 |
0.14% |
|
Huntingdon |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
0.10% |
|
Indiana |
5 |
13 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
28 |
0.30% |
|
Jefferson |
5 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
27 |
0.29% |
|
Juniata |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
0.08% |
|
Lackawanna |
39 |
21 |
8 |
13 |
20 |
101 |
1.09% |
|
Lancaster |
75 |
80 |
41 |
55 |
47 |
298 |
3.22% |
|
Lawrence |
9 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
22 |
0.24% |
|
Lebanon |
6 |
7 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
28 |
0.30% |
|
Lehigh |
60 |
64 |
29 |
93 |
52 |
298 |
3.22% |
|
Luzerne |
36 |
53 |
14 |
27 |
34 |
164 |
1.77% |
|
Lycoming |
7 |
12 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
32 |
0.35% |
|
McKean |
4 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
21 |
0.23% |
|
Mercer |
9 |
7 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
33 |
0.36% |
|
Mifflin |
9 |
10 |
1 |
15 |
10 |
45 |
0.49% |
|
Monroe |
12 |
20 |
10 |
15 |
14 |
71 |
0.77% |
|
Montgomery |
333 |
378 |
160 |
193 |
282 |
1,346 |
14.54% |
|
Montour |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
0.06% |
|
Northampton |
34 |
56 |
20 |
33 |
27 |
170 |
1.84% |
|
Northumberland |
11 |
10 |
11 |
8 |
19 |
59 |
0.64% |
|
Philadelphia |
64 |
68 |
23 |
8 |
13 |
176 |
1.90% |
|
Perry |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
0.11% |
|
Pike |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
0.10% |
|
Potter |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
0.10% |
|
Schuylkill |
14 |
15 |
8 |
16 |
14 |
67 |
0.72% |
|
Snyder |
2 |
8 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
24 |
0.26% |
|
Somerset |
1 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
0.11% |
|
Sullivan |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.01% |
|
Susquehanna |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
0.09% |
|
Tioga |
1 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
0.13% |
|
Union |
3 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
17 |
0.18% |
|
Venango |
15 |
7 |
5 |
11 |
4 |
42 |
0.45% |
|
Warren |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
0.09% |
|
Washington |
24 |
35 |
14 |
9 |
19 |
101 |
1.09% |
|
Wayne |
0 |
9 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
17 |
0.18% |
|
Westmoreland |
36 |
32 |
21 |
16 |
38 |
143 |
1.54% |
|
Wyoming |
4 |
9 |
7 |
4 |
12 |
36 |
0.39% |
|
York |
86 |
107 |
36 |
54 |
114 |
397 |
4.29% |
|
3365 / Speeding In School Zone |
3,530 |
5,014 |
1,933 |
2,815 |
3,032 |
16,324 |
N/A |
|
Adams |
52 |
62 |
38 |
21 |
17 |
190 |
1.16% |
|
Allegheny |
453 |
482 |
181 |
133 |
254 |
1,503 |
9.21% |
|
Armstrong |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
6 |
16 |
0.10% |
|
Beaver |
54 |
106 |
54 |
98 |
127 |
439 |
2.69% |
|
Bedford |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
0.04% |
|
Berks |
119 |
130 |
37 |
90 |
68 |
444 |
2.72% |
|
Blair |
17 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
27 |
0.17% |
|
Bradford |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.01% |
|
Bucks |
507 |
553 |
197 |
275 |
294 |
1,826 |
11.19% |
|
Butler |
28 |
34 |
12 |
14 |
3 |
91 |
0.56% |
|
Cambria |
16 |
17 |
13 |
11 |
27 |
84 |
0.51% |
|
Cameron |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0.02% |
|
Carbon |
15 |
19 |
4 |
2 |
21 |
61 |
0.37% |
|
Centre |
7 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
24 |
0.15% |
|
Chester |
174 |
146 |
27 |
59 |
136 |
542 |
3.32% |
|
Clarion |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.01% |
|
Clearfield |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.01% |
|
Clinton |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0.02% |
|
Columbia |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0.02% |
|
Crawford |
26 |
8 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
44 |
0.27% |
|
Cumberland |
37 |
69 |
18 |
26 |
28 |
178 |
1.09% |
|
Dauphin |
23 |
41 |
39 |
21 |
32 |
156 |
0.96% |
|
Delaware |
231 |
532 |
71 |
249 |
342 |
1,425 |
8.73% |
|
Elk |
6 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
15 |
0.09% |
|
Erie |
90 |
133 |
112 |
128 |
79 |
542 |
3.32% |
|
Fayette |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0.02% |
|
Franklin |
22 |
56 |
45 |
33 |
31 |
187 |
1.15% |
|
Fulton |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
0.05% |
|
Greene |
1 |
1 |
1 |
14 |
2 |
19 |
0.12% |
|
Huntingdon |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0.03% |
|
Indiana |
7 |
0 |
4 |
11 |
11 |
33 |
0.20% |
|
Jefferson |
1 |
5 |
10 |
13 |
129 |
158 |
0.97% |
|
Juniata |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0.02% |
|
Lackawanna |
19 |
22 |
1 |
20 |
11 |
73 |
0.45% |
|
Lancaster |
12 |
19 |
26 |
135 |
50 |
242 |
1.48% |
|
Lawrence |
3 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
13 |
0.08% |
|
Lebanon |
17 |
54 |
17 |
16 |
33 |
137 |
0.84% |
|
Lehigh |
22 |
74 |
16 |
9 |
44 |
165 |
1.01% |
|
Luzerne |
76 |
33 |
15 |
85 |
27 |
236 |
1.45% |
|
Lycoming |
20 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
38 |
0.23% |
|
McKean |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
0.04% |
|
Mercer |
40 |
23 |
2 |
32 |
58 |
155 |
0.95% |
|
Mifflin |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.01% |
|
Monroe |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0.02% |
|
Montgomery |
1,011 |
1,833 |
742 |
933 |
791 |
5,310 |
32.53% |
|
Montour |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.01% |
|
Northampton |
191 |
262 |
115 |
155 |
177 |
900 |
5.51% |
|
Northumberland |
3 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
11 |
0.07% |
|
Philadelphia |
3 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
25 |
0.15% |
|
Potter |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
17 |
0.10% |
|
Schuylkill |
15 |
14 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
0.18% |
|
Snyder |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
0.03% |
|
Somerset |
27 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
40 |
0.25% |
|
Tioga |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0.02% |
|
Union |
8 |
11 |
9 |
2 |
4 |
34 |
0.21% |
|
Venango |
19 |
17 |
9 |
76 |
69 |
190 |
1.16% |
|
Warren |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.01% |
|
Washington |
31 |
30 |
13 |
44 |
13 |
131 |
0.80% |
|
Wayne |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.01% |
|
Westmoreland |
107 |
125 |
61 |
59 |
62 |
414 |
2.54% |
|
Wyoming |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0.02% |
|
York |
1 |
42 |
23 |
9 |
21 |
96 |
0.59% |
|
Grand Total |
5,813 |
7,673 |
2,923 |
4,318 |
4,856 |
25,583 |
N/A |
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