{"id":24971,"date":"2019-03-10T16:33:05","date_gmt":"2019-03-10T20:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rhinolawyers.com\/?p=24971"},"modified":"2026-05-27T16:38:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T16:38:18","slug":"7-interesting-driving-citation-statistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.rhinolawyers.com\/es\/7-interesting-driving-citation-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Interesting Driving Citation Statistics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chances are you\u2019ve probably heard someone else complaining about how bad drivers from a particular state are, and chances are we have all been at least a little guilty of this type of stereotyping ourselves. However, the truth of the matter is though that every state has plenty of really bad drivers these days. So, of course, this leads to some very interesting driving citation statistics that range from surprising to just plain scary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. The #1 Way U.S. Residents Interact with Police<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The most common way the average person in this country will interact with the police is in a traffic stop of some sort. Thus, it was estimated that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bjs.gov\/index.cfm?ty=tp&amp;tid=702\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">44% of all face-to-face contact<\/a> between individuals and police officers was for a driving citation. In fact, about half of all those stops result in a traffic ticket. Today there are over 195 million licensed drivers on the roads (both unrestricted and commercial licenses). So, it\u2019s safe to assume these numbers have only grown.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. 41M People Get Speeding Citations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are 195 million licensed drivers on the road, and on average every year 41 million of them receive driving citations. That means you have around a 20% chance of getting a citation yourself (we\u2019re rounding off the numbers here, of course, but that\u2019s close). In order to reach that number each year, though, law enforcement officers have to write out a significant number of tickets each and every day.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. 112,000 Driving Citation a Day<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Police officers issue about 112,000 driving citations a day on average. In fact, even if you don\u2019t have far to drive, there are countless ways you could get caught speeding. Here are a few ways drivers are caught.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Police speed traps.<\/li>\n<li>Caught on red-light cameras.<\/li>\n<li>Drive past a police car without paying attention.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>4. Average Ticket Costs $152<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Every state attaches different fines for its citations, but on average, you can expect to pay about $152 for an average ticket. However, do a little math on that, and these tickets will bring in $17,024,000 a day to police forces across the country. That is a pretty good chunk of change. While you think you may know how to avoid speeding tickets on your own, you still need to use Trapster for a little additional help while on the road.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Over $6 Billion in Annual Revenue<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of dollars for each ticket, tens of millions of dollars every day, and all of a sudden, the number of citations every year will bring in around $6 billion. A lot of this money goes to new road construction and other city improvements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Only 5% Contested Speeding Tickets in Court<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No matter how angry a speeding ticket might make us, there is actually only a small fraction of the 41 million people who ever contest a ticket. In fact, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, around 85% of the people pulled over felt the reason was legitimate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. The 10 States with the Highest Number of Tickets Issued<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ohio<\/li>\n<li>Pennsylvania<\/li>\n<li>New York<\/li>\n<li>California<\/li>\n<li>Texas<\/li>\n<li>Georgia<\/li>\n<li>Virginia<\/li>\n<li>North Carolina<\/li>\n<li>Massachusetts<\/li>\n<li>Connecticut<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Lastly, these driving citation statistics may not be all that surprising to some people, but hopefully, they serve as a good reminder that there are a lot of vigilant police officers out there, and with a little help from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.rhinolawyers.com\/es\/meet-your-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">criminal defense team<\/a> en <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.rhinolawyers.com\/es\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>RHINO Lawyers<\/strong><\/a>, you can avoid contributing to next year\u2019s stats.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chances are you\u2019ve probably heard someone else complaining about how bad drivers from a particular state are, and chances are we have all been at least a little guilty of this type of stereotyping ourselves. 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