RPD Safety Camera Program shows drivers need to slow down
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Richmond Police Department is urging drivers to slow down near school zones after the latest speed camera numbers. The Richmond Police Department shared its latest annual statistics at a crime briefing on Thursday, Jan. 16. In the briefing, Chief Rick Edwards detailed numbers from their Safety Camera Program (SCP). Citations were mailed to drivers who went over the speed limit near school zones: Patrick Henry School of Science & Arts -- 2923 Lucille M. Brown Middle School -- 1259 River City Middle School -- 2864 Swansboro -- 183 Frances McClenney -- 6006 Huguenot -- 1968 Bushall Middle -- 3833 MLK Middle -- 268 Westover Hills -- 25 Mary Munford --154 Linwood Holton -- 7256 *Started mailing citations since March 18th A total of 26,739 citations were mailed out since the start of the SCP. The first two locations, Patrick Henry School of Science & Arts and Linwood Holton, began their citations on March 18., 2024. The rest of the locations started on October 1st, 2024. (Courtesy of Richmond Police Department) “This is a process that we utilize and I have to have officers review each one before the summons is mailed out,” Edwards said. Edwards said his department mailed more than 16,500 citations from the nine speed cameras that went live in October. Speed cameras only operate from 7:15 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. or 7:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. and from 2:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. or 2:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. on days when school is in session. Ten thousand more citations were issued since March from the first two cameras installed. Linwood Holton had 7,256 citations but on track to outpace Holton’s record, Edwards said, are the drivers near Frances McClenney. "So that [location] has 6006 and that started in October,” Edward said. “So, the others had a much longer time. That will quickly overtake Linwood Holton.” As of January 6, there have been $334,372 received from citations from the last three months of 2024. That number will rise as more violations from December are reviewed and approved by sworn officers. Two more speed cameras near Thomas Jefferson High School and Richmond Technical School for the Arts are set to come online by February 26.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Richmond Police Department is urging drivers to slow down near school zones after the latest speed camera numbers.
The Richmond Police Department shared its latest annual statistics at a crime briefing on Thursday, Jan. 16. In the briefing, Chief Rick Edwards detailed numbers from their Safety Camera Program (SCP). Citations were mailed to drivers who went over the speed limit near school zones:
- Patrick Henry School of Science & Arts -- 2923
- Lucille M. Brown Middle School -- 1259
- River City Middle School -- 2864
- Swansboro -- 183
- Frances McClenney -- 6006
- Huguenot -- 1968
- Bushall Middle -- 3833
- MLK Middle -- 268
- Westover Hills -- 25
- Mary Munford --154
- Linwood Holton -- 7256
*Started mailing citations since March 18th
A total of 26,739 citations were mailed out since the start of the SCP. The first two locations, Patrick Henry School of Science & Arts and Linwood Holton, began their citations on March 18., 2024. The rest of the locations started on October 1st, 2024.
(Courtesy of Richmond Police Department)
“This is a process that we utilize and I have to have officers review each one before the summons is mailed out,” Edwards said.
Edwards said his department mailed more than 16,500 citations from the nine speed cameras that went live in October. Speed cameras only operate from 7:15 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. or 7:45 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. and from 2:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. or 2:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. on days when school is in session.
Ten thousand more citations were issued since March from the first two cameras installed.
Linwood Holton had 7,256 citations but on track to outpace Holton’s record, Edwards said, are the drivers near Frances McClenney.
"So that [location] has 6006 and that started in October,” Edward said. “So, the others had a much longer time. That will quickly overtake Linwood Holton.”
As of January 6, there have been $334,372 received from citations from the last three months of 2024. That number will rise as more violations from December are reviewed and approved by sworn officers.
Two more speed cameras near Thomas Jefferson High School and Richmond Technical School for the Arts are set to come online by February 26.
