Published Research

Arizona State University, 2007  

• In Arizona, the Scottsdale Pilot Speed Camera Program showed there was a 54% reduction in total crashes.  Speeds fell by about 9 mph and estimated cost savings was $17 million. 

Iowa State University, 2007 

• In Iowa, Council Bluffs  saw total crashes  decrease by 44% and rear end collisions decrease by 40%.  

Texas A&M, 2008 

• In Texas, there was a 30% total reduction in accidents since the use of red light cameras, with 43% reduction in the most dangerous right angle accidents. 

Old Dominion University, 2007 

• In Virginia Beach, for locations with cameras, the relative risk of red light running was three times higher before cameras than after cameras were deployed.  In other words, red light running events reduced 69% with cameras. 

American Journal of Public Health, 2002

• In Oxnard, crashes at signalized intersections were reduced by 7% and injury crashes were reduced by 29%.  Right-angle crashes, those most associated with red light violations, were reduced by 32%; right-angle crashes involving injuries were reduced by 68%.