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Traffic Citations in School Zones
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August 09, 2024
As the new school year approaches, the Pennsylvania Courts wants to remind drivers to slow down in school zones and stop for school buses, stay alert and ensure the safety of our students. In Pennsylvania, two school zone traffic laws have been cited more than 25,057 times over the past five years (2019-2023).
This infographic highlights key data about violations for speeding in school zones or illegally passing a school bus A high-resolution file of the graphic is available for download, county level detail is provided at the end of the release.
PA Courts InfoShare is a monthly product of the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts (AOPC) that visually highlights the work of the courts with interesting data and statistics obtained through the judiciary’s case management systems, interactive dashboards and other research. Reproduction is encouraged with source cited.
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Editor’s Note:
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Title 75 School Zone violations issued from 1/1/2019 through 12/31/2023, as recorded in the Magisterial District Judge System (MDJS) and Philadelphia Municipal Court Traffic Division eTIMS System.; County Composition |
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Section / Offense Description |
Filed Year |
Total |
Percentage of Overall |
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|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
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|
3345 / Meeting/Overtaking School Bus |
2,659 |
990 |
1,503 |
1,823 |
1,784 |
8,759 |
N/A |
|
Adams |
13 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
4 |
38 |
0.43% |
|
Allegheny |
564 |
169 |
294 |
313 |
300 |
1,640 |
18.72% |
|
Armstrong |
5 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
6 |
17 |
0.19% |
|
Beaver |
9 |
4 |
16 |
49 |
44 |
122 |
1.39% |
|
Bedford |
5 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
29 |
0.33% |
|
Berks |
83 |
23 |
39 |
51 |
53 |
249 |
2.84% |
|
Blair |
14 |
9 |
8 |
8 |
13 |
52 |
0.59% |
|
Bradford |
4 |
3 |
8 |
14 |
8 |
37 |
0.42% |
|
Bucks |
196 |
45 |
71 |
115 |
187 |
614 |
7.01% |
|
Butler |
82 |
59 |
61 |
55 |
77 |
334 |
3.81% |
|
Cambria |
11 |
6 |
21 |
13 |
6 |
57 |
0.65% |
|
Cameron |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.01% |
|
Carbon |
5 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
21 |
0.24% |
|
Centre |
40 |
7 |
16 |
7 |
8 |
78 |
0.89% |
|
Chester |
153 |
50 |
75 |
118 |
93 |
489 |
5.58% |
|
Clarion |
4 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
12 |
0.14% |
|
Clearfield |
4 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
19 |
0.22% |
|
Clinton |
8 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
0.11% |
|
Columbia |
23 |
6 |
8 |
14 |
7 |
58 |
0.66% |
|
Crawford |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
16 |
0.18% |
|
Cumberland |
33 |
16 |
29 |
33 |
43 |
154 |
1.76% |
|
Dauphin |
62 |
23 |
35 |
35 |
23 |
178 |
2.03% |
|
Delaware |
193 |
58 |
96 |
90 |
109 |
546 |
6.23% |
|
Elk |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
0.09% |
|
Erie |
46 |
24 |
53 |
41 |
38 |
202 |
2.31% |
|
Fayette |
9 |
4 |
5 |
14 |
4 |
36 |
0.41% |
|
Forest |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0.03% |
|
Franklin |
12 |
4 |
9 |
24 |
11 |
60 |
0.69% |
|
Fulton |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
8 |
0.09% |
|
Greene |
7 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
14 |
0.16% |
|
Huntingdon |
3 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
0.08% |
|
Indiana |
13 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
24 |
0.27% |
|
Jefferson |
8 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
8 |
30 |
0.34% |
|
Juniata |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
0.06% |
|
Lackawanna |
21 |
8 |
13 |
20 |
23 |
85 |
0.97% |
|
Lancaster |
80 |
41 |
55 |
47 |
63 |
286 |
3.27% |
|
Lawrence |
6 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
15 |
0.17% |
|
Lebanon |
7 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
9 |
31 |
0.35% |
|
Lehigh |
64 |
29 |
93 |
52 |
40 |
278 |
3.17% |
|
Luzerne |
53 |
14 |
27 |
34 |
38 |
166 |
1.90% |
|
Lycoming |
12 |
6 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
29 |
0.33% |
|
McKean |
2 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
4 |
21 |
0.24% |
|
Mercer |
7 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
9 |
33 |
0.38% |
|
Mifflin |
10 |
1 |
15 |
10 |
12 |
48 |
0.55% |
|
Monroe |
20 |
10 |
15 |
14 |
13 |
72 |
0.82% |
|
Montgomery |
378 |
160 |
193 |
282 |
218 |
1,231 |
14.05% |
|
Montour |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
0.10% |
|
Northampton |
56 |
20 |
33 |
27 |
23 |
159 |
1.82% |
|
Northumberland |
10 |
11 |
8 |
19 |
8 |
56 |
0.64% |
|
Perry |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
11 |
0.13% |
|
Philadelphia |
68 |
23 |
8 |
13 |
26 |
138 |
1.58% |
|
Pike |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
0.10% |
|
Potter |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
0.08% |
|
Schuylkill |
15 |
8 |
16 |
14 |
8 |
61 |
0.70% |
|
Snyder |
8 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
2 |
24 |
0.27% |
|
Somerset |
3 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
16 |
0.18% |
|
Sullivan |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0.05% |
|
Susquehanna |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
12 |
0.14% |
|
Tioga |
3 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
18 |
0.21% |
|
Union |
6 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
14 |
0.16% |
|
Venango |
7 |
5 |
11 |
4 |
4 |
31 |
0.35% |
|
Warren |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
0.09% |
|
Washington |
35 |
14 |
9 |
19 |
31 |
108 |
1.23% |
|
Wayne |
9 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
25 |
0.29% |
|
Westmoreland |
32 |
21 |
16 |
38 |
30 |
137 |
1.56% |
|
Wyoming |
9 |
7 |
4 |
12 |
8 |
40 |
0.46% |
|
York |
107 |
36 |
54 |
114 |
98 |
409 |
4.67% |
|
3365 / Speeding In School Zone |
5,014 |
1,933 |
2,815 |
3,032 |
3,504 |
16,298 |
N/A |
|
Adams |
62 |
38 |
21 |
17 |
60 |
198 |
1.21% |
|
Allegheny |
482 |
181 |
133 |
254 |
298 |
1,348 |
8.27% |
|
Armstrong |
0 |
0 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
16 |
0.10% |
|
Beaver |
106 |
54 |
98 |
127 |
104 |
489 |
3.00% |
|
Bedford |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
13 |
0.08% |
|
Berks |
130 |
37 |
90 |
68 |
108 |
433 |
2.66% |
|
Blair |
4 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
18 |
28 |
0.17% |
|
Bradford |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.01% |
|
Bucks |
553 |
197 |
275 |
294 |
293 |
1,612 |
9.89% |
|
Butler |
34 |
12 |
14 |
3 |
8 |
71 |
0.44% |
|
Cambria |
17 |
13 |
11 |
27 |
78 |
146 |
0.90% |
|
Cameron |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0.02% |
|
Carbon |
19 |
4 |
2 |
21 |
19 |
65 |
0.40% |
|
Centre |
2 |
2 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
20 |
0.12% |
|
Chester |
146 |
27 |
59 |
136 |
236 |
604 |
3.71% |
|
Clinton |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
9 |
0.06% |
|
Columbia |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.01% |
|
Crawford |
8 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
18 |
0.11% |
|
Cumberland |
69 |
18 |
26 |
28 |
70 |
211 |
1.29% |
|
Dauphin |
41 |
39 |
21 |
32 |
38 |
171 |
1.05% |
|
Delaware |
532 |
71 |
249 |
342 |
228 |
1,422 |
8.72% |
|
Elk |
1 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
15 |
24 |
0.15% |
|
Erie |
133 |
112 |
128 |
79 |
103 |
555 |
3.41% |
|
Fayette |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0.02% |
|
Franklin |
56 |
45 |
33 |
31 |
28 |
193 |
1.18% |
|
Fulton |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
0.04% |
|
Greene |
1 |
1 |
14 |
2 |
0 |
18 |
0.11% |
|
Huntingdon |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
0.03% |
|
Indiana |
0 |
4 |
11 |
11 |
5 |
31 |
0.19% |
|
Jefferson |
5 |
10 |
13 |
128 |
157 |
313 |
1.92% |
|
Juniata |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0.02% |
|
Lackawanna |
22 |
1 |
20 |
11 |
21 |
75 |
0.46% |
|
Lancaster |
19 |
26 |
135 |
50 |
0 |
230 |
1.41% |
|
Lawrence |
3 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
17 |
0.10% |
|
Lebanon |
54 |
17 |
16 |
33 |
22 |
142 |
0.87% |
|
Lehigh |
74 |
16 |
9 |
44 |
16 |
159 |
0.98% |
|
Luzerne |
33 |
15 |
85 |
27 |
39 |
199 |
1.22% |
|
Lycoming |
17 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
19 |
0.12% |
|
McKean |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0.02% |
|
Mercer |
23 |
2 |
32 |
58 |
83 |
198 |
1.21% |
|
Mifflin |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
0.03% |
|
Monroe |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
17 |
20 |
0.12% |
|
Montgomery |
1,833 |
742 |
933 |
792 |
1,049 |
5,349 |
32.82% |
|
Montour |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.01% |
|
Northampton |
262 |
115 |
155 |
177 |
132 |
841 |
5.16% |
|
Northumberland |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
8 |
0.05% |
|
Philadelphia |
5 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
39 |
61 |
0.37% |
|
Potter |
7 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
9 |
26 |
0.16% |
|
Schuylkill |
14 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
0.09% |
|
Snyder |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
0.03% |
|
Somerset |
9 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
13 |
0.08% |
|
Tioga |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.01% |
|
Union |
11 |
9 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
27 |
0.17% |
|
Venango |
17 |
9 |
76 |
69 |
28 |
199 |
1.22% |
|
Warren |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.01% |
|
Washington |
30 |
13 |
44 |
13 |
60 |
160 |
0.98% |
|
Westmoreland |
125 |
61 |
59 |
62 |
67 |
374 |
2.29% |
|
Wyoming |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0.01% |
|
York |
42 |
23 |
9 |
21 |
22 |
117 |
0.72% |
|
Grand Total |
7,673 |
2,923 |
4,318 |
4,855 |
5,288 |
25,057 |
N/A |