Monthly Chicago speed camera violations climbed to their highest level in more than three years during July 2025 following Mayor Brandon Johnson’s introduction of 22 new cameras. More cameras in new locations gave Johnson more cash. | AP Photo/Stacy Thacker,File
By Patrick Andriesen and Jon Josko | Illinois Policy Institute
Chicago’s speed cameras issued more violations to drivers during the month of July 2025 than any month during the past three years, sending an average 8,457 tickets to motorists each day.
Analysis shows Chicago’s speed cameras issued 2,210,254 violations to drivers between August 2024 and July 2025, including more than 250,000 tickets during July. That’s more tickets than any month since May 2022.
Overall, tickets took a 1% drop from the previous 12 months through July. The rapid spike in new tickets started in June, when Mayor Brandon Johnson added 22 speed cameras. Some communities received far more tickets than others.
Neighborhoods on the city’s North Side have the most cameras at 50 and see the bulk of tickets, totaling 634,608 in the 12-month period. The Southwest Side saw the largest spike in speed camera tickets per camera, jumping 42%.
Drivers on the Southeast Side continued to get the most tickets from each of the 11 cameras. They averaged 19,521 tickets per camera through July, more than triple the tickets per camera issued in the Central District, which includes the Loop, and has nine cameras.
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