Speed cameras issue over 600,000 tickets, collecting $54 million: VSP

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Speed cameras across the Commonwealth issued more than 600,000 tickets last year, bringing in over $54 million in fines, according to a state report released in January.

Virginia State Police released a report in January 2026 on speed camera usage and enforcement covering Jan. 1, 2025, to Dec. 31, 2025. The state compiled data from 49 state and local law-enforcement agencies that operate speed cameras on school crossing zones, highway work zones and areas defined as high-risk intersection segments.

The report found there were more than 230 speed cameras in school zones and highway work zones, with fines capped at $100 per violation.

According to the report, more than 600,000 speed camera citations were issued across Virginia in 2025, totaling more than $54 million in fines.

In Central Virginia, the New Kent County Sheriff's Office recorded some of the highest violation numbers, particularly in Interstate 64 work zones. The report found that New Kent issued 106,113 violations and collected $7.1 million in penalties.

Chesterfield and the city of Richmond also reported significant totals. Chesterfield recorded 25,722 violations, collecting $1.6 million in penalties.

Richmond shows the highest counts due to the large number of school-zone cameras, with 102,350 violations and $2.9 million in penalties.

Other urban and high-traffic localities across the Commonwealth also experienced high volumes, including Fairfax County, Prince William County and the Suffolk Police Department.

Some agencies reported tens of thousands of citations, though the report found that others issued only a few hundred due to smaller populations, limited devices and newer programs that may still be in warning periods.

The report shows the program has grown since 2020, with traffic violations climbing annually, from 92,062 in 2020 to nearly 1 million last year, according to the report.

Civil penalties collected also increased significantly, from $4.2 million in 2020 to over $54 million in 2025, the report found.

Violations do not result in license points, insurance impacts or criminal penalties unless an officer issues a summons, per the report.

The report can be viewed in full below: