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Cameras Capture Over 17,500 Pensacola Red Light Violations
September 1, 2025
The City of Pensacola’s red light camera program has been active since January 2025 and is now averaging approximately 97 citations a day.
In June, the city saw a decrease in red light camera citation numbers from 3,162 to 2,673, the second-lowest total since citations began in February. However, in July, the number of citations began to increase.
“These are egregious violations, not just someone who was a couple inches over the line,” Pensacola Mayor D.C. Reeves said. “Anyone watching the footage can see the complete disregard for the public’s safety, which is exactly why the cameras were installed.”
Red Light Camera Intersections by the Numbers
- 9th Avenue & Bayou — 5,557 (31% of citations)
- north, south, east and west approaches
- 9th Avenue & Airport — 2,606 (15% of citations)
- north, south, east and west approaches
- 9th Avenue & Fairfield Drive — 3,449 (20% of citations)
- east and west approaches
- 9th Avenue & Gregory Street — 6,052 (34% of citations)
- west approach
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12 Responses to “Cameras Capture Over 17,500 Pensacola Red Light Violations”
I love to read the comments about the cameras. Lots of seemingly irrational exclamations from haters who don’t have a clue how easy it is to avoid a red light camera citation. Just stop. Also, I love roundabouts.
Rodney; Please correct me if I am wrong; 3000 tickets X $158 equals $474000 not $47000. That amount of money is plenty of incentive to expand that program. The question I have is; who owns the cameras, and collects the fines undoubtedly for a percentage, and do any local politicians have any connections to that company?
5,557 at 31% is 1,722.67
2606 at 15% is 390.90
3449 at 20% is 689.80
6052 at 34% is 2,057.68
Total: 17,664 at 100% is 4,861.02
How much are the Citations??????
3000 tickets a month at $158 a piece brings in over $45,000 a month. To think anyone would give up that income to improve interesftions or prevent red light infractions is probably far fetched.
If I did my math right, that is almost three million dollars in revenue. If any of you believe money is not the driving force behind these cams, I’ve got a gold mine to sell you . Between those cams and the parking downtown, I find less and less reasons to go down there.
How much revenue was collected?
Sounds like DC Reeves found a business opportunity, and has no interest in even recognizing underlying reasons why this is happening. NW Florida is incredibly disgusting, loads of sunburnt, drunk white men. Yeah, it’s dangerous driving.
Oh goodness, cue the “roundabout hating club.”
The only reason that roundabouts don’t work here is drivers refuse to understand how they work. Which is with a defined pattern of entry and exit that relies on cooperation.
Most drivers in our area are ignorant and only concerned with how fast they personally can get to where they are going instead of contributing to smooth traffic flow.
I don’t foresee selfish people adopting different behaviors.
I hope the cost of the ticket will slow them down.
I’m glad DC is not running Escambia County. Pensacola can have him.
I grew up in Pensacola, moved away for work in 2003, and recently returned here to retire. In Indiana, where I lived for 10 years, the city replaced most traffic lights with roundabouts. The result was fewer accidents and faster, smoother traffic flow.
Since moving back, I’ve noticed how much time is wasted at poorly timed lights. Pensacola could see the same benefits by investing traffic camera fines and road improvement funds into roundabouts. The payoff in safety and efficiency would far outweigh the cost.
The Mayor said it right…….disregard for others safety.
I hope there were as many tickets handed out.