Security cameras “caught” a record number of violators: where they are most often fined
15 November 10:49
In the first three quarters of 2024, more than 3.2 million traffic violations were detected by auto-fixation cameras. This figure is 1.7 times higher than last year’s for the same period and is a record for the last 5 years. This is evidenced by the data of the Patrol Police Department, Komersant ukrainskyi reports with reference to Opendatabot.
More than 2 million violations were recorded by police officers.
Almost all violations recorded by the cameras concerned speeding. Only 1% – 16,833 violations – were related to stopping or driving in the public transport lane.
The highest number of violations per month was recorded this year in September – 520,247.
| Year | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of violations | 1 215 582 | 2 584 779 | 2 085 203 | 2 562 388 | 3 278 982 |
Where cameras most often record traffic violations
Currently, there are 308 traffic cameras in Ukraine in 19 regions of Ukraine and the capital. 20% of all cameras are located in Kyiv (30) and the region (32). There are 44 cameras in Lviv region, including 13 in Lviv and 31 in the region.
At the same time, in the regions close to the frontline (Donetsk, Luhansk, Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions), the monitoring devices are not connected.
For comparison, on the eve of the full-scale invasion, 246 devices in 24 cities and 15 regions recorded violations.
In addition to automatic recording, police officers issued 2,088,433 traffic tickets for traffic violations.
Drivers were fined most often in Lviv region: 220,161 tickets, followed by Kyiv (180,719) and Odesa (134,836).
