With a population of 2,751,796, the county of Miami-Dade has the largest population in Florida. It is also home to 36 incorporated cities, including the mile wide and 9 miles long city of Miami Beach where 92,307 people reside and millions of people visit a year. It’s also home to smaller cities with their own police departments like Key Biscayne, El Portal, North Bay Village and Bal Harbor. According to a report from the Mayor’s office, the county welcomed 15.8 million overnight visitors in 2017.
With its high population and the millions of visitors on the road, Miami-Dade County is now known for having one of the most congested highway systems in the nation and drivers spend hours on the road commuting between places. This makes drivers more prone not only to be involved in car accidents but to get traffic citations.
According to data from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Vehicles, approximately 3 million traffic citations are issued every year. In 2017, law enforcement wrote 673,247 traffic citations in Miami-Dade only and even though the state says the majority of tickets written in Florida are due to speeding, Dade County issued 150,216 red light camera traffic fines. This is half of the total red camera tickets written in the entire state of Florida.
From the total citations written in 2017 to Miami-Dade County drivers, nearly 430,477 fines were non-criminal offenses and 55,482 were criminal like DUI, reckless driving, leaving the scene of an accident , driving with an expired or suspended licence and fleeing. If you receive a citation for any of these violations, you could be facing serious repercussions and will most likely need an experienced traffic ticket attorney to help you with these charges. Click here to learn more.
Quick Stats
Miami-Dade collected an estimated $15,843,450 (using a $150 average) from 105,623 cases that paid civil fines or were found guilty.
Call An Experience Traffic Ticket Attorney
Regardless of the fact that some violations are criminal and more serious, most traffic citations can turn into a big headache if they are not taken care of properly. Hiring a traffic ticket attorney who has experience with drivers trying to fight their traffic citation is always a good idea. The Ticket Clinic has been helping motorists for over 30 years and has traffic attorneys in all Florida counties ready to assist you. Call 1-800-Citation Today.
