Speeding, Injuries, and Traffic Fatalities Declined in Areas With Speed Cameras During First Year of 24/7 Enforcement

Speeding dropped an average of 30%, building on prior success of speed camera program

Sharp declines in injuries recorded on corridors across City 

NYC Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez today announced that speeding, injuries, and traffic fatalities declined in areas with speed cameras during the first year of 24/7 enforcement. Speed camera violations dropped an average of 30%, with the most dramatic drop occurring on Houston Street in the East Village, where speeding declined by 96%. In addition to the reduction in speeding, injuries also declined along corridors across the city.

“One year ago we launched 24/7 speed camera enforcement, and the results are in: the program has reduced speeding, decreased the number of injuries, and made our streets safer,” said NYC DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez. “Speeding happens most often on nights and weekends, and expanded enforcement has been a highly effective tool to keep New Yorkers safe.”

One of the biggest benefits of expanded speed camera enforcement has been in the reduction of traffic fatalities in previously unprotected times. Since Mayor Eric Adams “flipped the switch” to kick off 24/7 speed camera enforcement, traffic fatalities on city streets dropped by 25% in speed camera zones during expanded hours. Previously, speed cameras were only legally permitted to operate on weekdays between 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Speeding dropped the steepest at the following locations*:

• 96 percent on Houston Street (Manhattan)
• 84 percent on Cropsey Avenue (Brooklyn)
• 74 percent on North Conduit Boulevard (Brooklyn)
• 79 percent on Seagirt Boulevard (Queens)
• 83 percent on Union Turnpike (Queens)
• 68 percent on Bruckner Boulevard (Bronx)

*Data as of 6/30/2023

Following 24-hour operations, NYC DOT also recorded steep declines in traffic injuries during overnight and weekend hours at camera locations across the city, including a*:

• 45 percent injury reduction on Tremont Avenue (Bronx)
• 33 percent reduction on Kings Highway (Brooklyn)
• 19 percent reduction on Hylan Boulevard (Staten Island)
• 16 percent reduction on Queens Boulevard (Queens)
• 18 percent reduction on Amsterdam Avenue (Manhattan)

*Data as of 7/31/2023