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13 New 9-3-04, more added 10-26-09 Counts Table 1: 2000 - 2004 Monthly Counts Most cities demand, from their camera vendor, a monthly tabulation showing, among other things, how many tickets were issued that month at each intersection or "approach." Several times in 2004 I asked Culver City for a copy of their monthly intersection-by-intersection tabulations, but they never provided them (the first request is at: Culver City Documents Set # 1). They did provide some overall totals of tickets issued and collected, and that information is below. Footnotes are indicated by brackets ( ).
This table made by highwayrobbery.net, using official monthly tabulations and invoices. Any grand totals are as provided by the City. Footnotes to the table: (1) The figure for "Tickets Issued" comes from a monthly report which the police department provides to the city council. Samples of that report are reproduced in Culver City Documents Set # 1, pages 11 and 12.(2) The figure for "Tickets Paid" comes from a monthly memo (typically covering 30 days of activity, but ranging from 20 to 42 days) which the Automated Enforcement Section sends up the chain of command. Here is a recent example of that memo. ![]() (3) The "Number of Approaches Operating" comes from a monthly invoice which RedFlex submits to the City. ("Approach" is camera industry terminology meaning camera enforcement against traffic moving in 1 compass direction at an intersection. An intersection could have up to four Approaches operating - although in most cities, including Culver City, they just have one or two.) Through February 2004 the invoices were detailed - they contained a list showing each intersection where there was a camera, and indicated the number of Approaches at that intersection. Beginning with March 2004 the invoices say only: "March 2004 - Intersection Service Fee $32,859.40." There is no list of the intersections. (The "detailed" invoices showed that the City paid RedFlex $2347.10 monthly for each Approach.) Table 2: More Ticket Counts - 2003-2009 12-Month Totals
This table made by highwayrobbery.net, using official reports provided by the City under the California Public Records Act. [ ] indicates a footnote. [1] Totals, except for 6-Year grand total, are as provided by the City. [2] Totals in this row were calculated by highwayrobbery.net - if you would like to crunch or graph the numbers, use this spreadsheet. [3] Un-used columns are to allow for later expansion of City's system. [4] Any figures in red type (or, if you are looking at this table in black and white, the upper figure when there are two or more figures in a cell) are what RedFlex calls Total Violations, or all incidents recorded by the cameras, and due to time limitations may have been posted here only for selected months or locations. If there is sufficient public interest, the remaining months will be posted. The figures in black type are what RedFlex calls Notices Printed, and represent the sum of genuine citations issued (those filed with the court) plus any Nominations mailed (not filed with the court, a.k.a. Snitch Tickets). [5] Monthly data has been requested but has not yet been received. [6] The camera enforcement is believed to be on traffic on the first-named street, but the direction of enforcement (north, south, east, west, thru, left, right) is not yet available. [7] Includes enforcement of posted "no turn on red" signs. [9] From official data received 10-24-09. "Late Time" Graphs The City provided bar graphs of Late Times, etcetera, for most cameras. These graphs track violations recorded, not tickets issued. Where there is a large number of long Late Time violations in a curb lane, it is believed to indicate heavy ticketing on right turns. (The curb lane will be the lane with the highest lane number.) ![]() The picture above is an example from another city. Jul03-Jun04 Bar Graphs Jul08-Jun09 Bar Graphs
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