Red Light Camera Program

Why Red Light Cameras?

On an average day, five people will be seriously injured or
killed in a traffic-related crash on Chicagos streets.
Each year, Chicago has approximately 80,000 crashes:
20,000 resulting in injuries
130 resulting in fatalities

Vision Zero Campaign

In 2012, the City set a goal to reduce roadway fatalities to zero in ten
years. Red light cameras are one of a number of safety initiatives the
City uses to help reach this Vision Zero goal.

Crashes caused by red light running are more

common than any other crash type and more likely
to result in serious injury or death.
A 2013 national study revealed that crashes involving drivers who ran
red lights and other traffic controls were the most common type of
urban crash (22%) in the US; injuries occurred in 39% of these crashes.
Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety

Red Light Camera Program

Red Light Cameras

Red light camera enforcement has been credited with several
important benefits, including:
Minimize dangerous behaviors
Reduce fatal crashes
Improve traffic flow

Impact of Cameras in Chicago

From 2005 to 2013 at the 174 intersections that currently have red
light cameras, there were 95 fewer angle crashes resulting in an
injury or fatality a decrease of 38 percent.

Red Light Camera Program

How the Red Light Camera Program Works:

How a Potential Violation Is Captured
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The camera system tracks the status of the traffic light signal and
the position and speed of vehicles approaching the intersection.

If the traffic signal is red and the minimum red time grace period
has elapsed prior to the violation point, the system captures the
event with:
Two digital pictures (see below)
1st Virtual Trigger Line
(First Photo Position with vehicle
prior to violation point)

A 12-second video
2nd Virtual Trigger Line
(Second Photo Position taken as
vehicle proceeds through intersection )

Enforcement
Zone

Red Light
Camera

The signal has changed to red before the

vehicle enters the intersection

VIOL ATION POINT

Radar
Detection
Area

The vehicle continues through the

intersection, running the red light

Red Light Camera Program

How the Red Light Camera Program Works:

How a Ticket Is Issued
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Each violation is manually

reviewed twice:
First, by the red light
camera vendor, Xerox
Second, by the City
Department of Finance for
official determination

Reviewers manually zoom in to the

image, crop a photo of the license
plate, and record the plate number for
violation issuance

If the violation is determined to be valid, a violation notice is

mailed to the address to which the license plate is registered.
Fines are currently set at $100.

All red light camera tickets may be contested

through the Office of Administrative Hearings.

Red Light Camera Program

Crashes at Intersections
for Removal

Each year, the City reviews crash data at intersections with red light
cameras.

Red light camera removal criteria:

Zero right angle
crashes in the
previous year

OR

One right angle crash and a

total crash rate of less than 1
in the previous year.

The City focuses on right angle crashes because they are the most
dangerous, with the highest likelihood of ending in a fatality or serious
injury. These types of crashes are also the most costly.
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Locations for removal

Camera Location
OSCEOLA-TOUHY
CICERO-STEVENSON SB
DAMEN-BLUE ISLAND
ASHLAND-ARCHER
VINCENNES-111TH
ASHLAND-47TH
PULASKI-MONTROSE
JEFFERY-79TH
WESTERN-PRATT
KIMBALL-LINCOLN
CENTRAL-MADISON
ASHLAND-DIVERSEY
NARRAGANSETT-55TH-ARCHER
WESTERN AVE-51ST
ASHLAND-63RD
CALIFORNIA-31ST
HALSTED-63RD
WESTERN-ARMITAGE-MILWAUKEE
ELSTON-FOSTER
CORNELL-57TH
HARLEM-NORTHWEST HIGHWAY
ASHLAND-GARFIELD
STONY ISLAND-83RD
HALSTED-83RD
COTTAGE GROVE-95TH
ELSTON-LAWRENCE
HALSTED-103RD
CLARK-CHICAGO
CLARK-FULLERTON
HOMAN-NORTH-KIMBALL
STATE-79TH
CICERO-ARMITAGE
CICERO-HARRISON
OAK PARK-GRAND
WESTERN-VAN BUREN
PULASKI-PETERSON
PULASKI-ARMITAGE
STATE-63RD
COLUMBUS-ILLINOIS
CALIFORNIA-DEVON
KIMBALL-DIVERSEY-MILWAUKEE
LAKE SHORE NB-BELMONT
STONY ISLAND-76TH
NARRAGANSETT-FULLERTON
MILWAUKEE-MONTROSE
WESTERN-63RD
AUSTIN-DIVERSEY
MONTICELLO-IRVING PARK-ELSTON
KEDZIE-55TH
DAMEN-DIVISION
KEDZIE-ARMITAGE
CENTRAL-ADDISON
WESTERN-71ST
HALSTED-111TH
LARAMIE-MADISON
HALSTED-NORTH
HALSTED-DIVISION
ASHLAND-95TH
HAMLIN-LAKE
HALSTED-79TH
CENTRAL-IRVING PARK

Crash
Rate
(2013)2
0.45
0.50
0.94
0.98
0.98
1.16
1.25
1.30
1.31
1.34
1.48
1.49
1.55
1.66
1.75
1.77
1.90
1.99
0.66
0.73
0.74
0.81
0.82
0.87
0.89

1.07
1.09
1.25
1.32
1.34
1.36
1.38
1.41
1.45
1.47
1.48
1.62
1.99
2.12
2.38
2.44
5.52
0.51
0.80
1.06
1.07
1.26
1.31
1.36
1.38
1.39
1.40
1.41
1.44
1.44
1.57
1.58
1.59
1.75
1.86
1.89

Right Angle Remove

Crashes
Camera?
2
(2013)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2

No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

Camera Location
WESTERN-PETERSON
CLARK-IRVING PARK
HAMLIN-MADISON
STATE-75TH
PULASKI-ROOSEVELT
HALSTED-ROOSEVELT
CENTRAL-LAKE-CORCORAN
SHERIDAN-FOSTER
SACRAMENTO-CHICAGO
KEDZIE-71ST
PULASKI-DIVERSEY
COTTAGE GROVE-71ST-SOUTH
CHICAGO
AUSTIN-ADDISON
BROADWAY-FOSTER
KOSTNER-ROOSEVELT
KEDZIE-31ST
WESTERN-MONTROSE
HALSTED-95TH
KEDZIE-26TH
PULASKI-FOSTER
CICERO-DIVERSEY
PULASKI-50TH-ARCHER
ASHLAND-FULLERTON
SACRAMENTO-LAKE
KEDZIE-63RD
ASHLAND-CORTLAND
WESTERN-FULLERTON
PULASKI-NORTH
WESTERN-35TH-WESTERN BLVD
PULASKI-63RD
ASHLAND-DIVISION
SHERIDAN-BROADWAY-DEVON
KING-31ST
CALIFORNIA-PETERSON
KEDZIE-IRVING PARK
WESTERN-MADISON
WESTERN-TOUHY
WESTERN-CHICAGO
WESTERN-79TH
HALSTED-119TH
AUSTIN-IRVING PARK
LARAMIE-IRVING PARK
ASHLAND-IRVING PARK
CICERO-NORTH
CENTRAL-BELMONT
DAMEN-DIVERSEY-CLYBOURN
CLARK-RIDGE
ASHLAND-87TH
PULASKI-LAWRENCE
ASHLAND-LAWRENCE
HALSTED-MADISON
PULASKI-DIVISION
CENTRAL-CHICAGO
WESTERN-DEVON
WESTERN-LAWRENCE
CALIFORNIA-DIVERSEY
WESTERN-MARQUETTE
CICERO-ARCHER
HARLEM-ADDISON
DAMEN-63RD
PULASKI-BELMONT

Crash
Rate
(2013)2

Right Angle Remove

Crashes
Camera?
2
(2013)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3

No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

1.39
1.39
1.40
1.42
1.42
1.47
1.52
1.63
1.64
1.80
1.83
1.88
2.01
2.01
2.08
2.22
2.33
2.36
2.36
3.67
0.93
1.09
1.10
1.10
1.20
1.25
1.43
1.51
1.51
1.51
1.54
1.54
1.55
1.59
1.59
1.74
1.78
1.84
1.85
1.91
2.06
2.12
2.15
5.50
1.21
1.34
1.39
1.42
1.59

3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5

No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

1.99
2.03
2.07
2.15
2.35
2.48
2.49
0.93
1.07
1.08
1.16
1.21

Camera Location
CICERO-PETERSON
HALSTED-115TH
WESTERN-NORTH
WESTERN-CERMAK
CANAL-ROOSEVELT
CICERO-LAWRENCE
PULASKI-CHICAGO
PULASKI-IRVING PARK
KILPATRICK-IRVING PARK
STONY ISLAND-67TH-CORNELL
CICERO-WASHINGTON
LA SALLE-KINZIE
CENTRAL-DIVERSEY
CALIFORNIA-IRVING PARK
ASHLAND-71ST
SHERIDAN-HOLLYWOOD
HARLEM-BELMONT
LAFAYETTE-87TH
WESTERN-FOSTER
ELSTON-ADDISON
KOSTNER-OGDEN
KEDZIE-47TH
PULASKI-FULLERTON
WENTWORTH-GARFIELD(WB)
HALSTED-FULLERTON-LINCOLN
VINCENNES-87TH
NAGLE-DEVON-MILWAUKEE
WESTERN-DIVERSEY-ELSTON
PULASKI-79TH
WESTERN-ADDISON
CICERO-ADDISON
LARAMIE-FULLERTON
CICERO-FULLERTON
WESTERN-PERSHING-WESTERN BLVD
JEFFERY-95TH
WESTERN-47TH-WESTERN BLVD
STONY ISLAND-95TH
WESTERN-GARFIELD-WESTERN BLVD
NARRAGANSETT-IRVING PARK
STONY ISLAND-79TH-SOUTH
CHICAGO
HALSTED-99TH
PULASKI-CERMAK
NAGLE-FOSTER
PULASKI-55TH
KEDZIE-COLUMBUS
CICERO-47TH
CICERO-CHICAGO
ASHLAND-MADISON
CENTRAL-FULLERTON
KOSTNER-NORTH-GRAND
ELSTON-FULLERTON
KEDZIE-BELMONT-KENNEDY EXIT
NWB

Crash
Rate
(2013)2

Right Angle Remove

Crashes
Camera?
2
(2013)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10

No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

2.57
3.97
4.82
2.04
1.67
1.94
2.59
2.64
2.65
6.96
3.27
2.13

10
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
14
15
21

No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

1.64
1.68
1.92
2.25
2.79
2.97
2.99
3.14
0.78
0.95
1.08
1.46
1.64
1.70
1.77
2.33
2.84
8.01
1.71
1.85
1.97
2.02
2.03
2.18
2.38
2.77
3.01
1.77
1.51
1.77
1.78
2.13
2.58
2.93
3.27
3.30
3.99
1.83
2.13
2.50

Crash Rate = Crashes per Million Vehicles

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). Statement before the Colorado House Transportation and Energy
Committee. Automated Traffic Enforcement Research. February 25, 2015.
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2013 is latest data from IDOT.

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AV

NC

BRYN MAWR AVE

OL

RI

DG

AV
E

FOSTER AVE

AVE

GUNNISON ST

LAWRENCE AVE

CLARENDON AVE

MONTROSE AVE
KOSTNER AVE

E
AV

IRVING PARK RD

HARLEM AVE

RE
HO

ES

ADDISON ST

DR

RACINE AVE

FO

VE
ER

ES

PR

CALIFORNIA AVE

KEDZIE AVE

NAGLE AVE

GIN

LAK

T
ES

E
AV

AV
E

FOSTER AVE

HIG

RE

TP

ES

R
FO

BRYN MAWR AVE

FOSTER AVE

VE
ER

ASHLAND AVE
1600 W

DAMEN AVE
2000 W

WESTERN AVE
2400 W

CALIFORNIA AVE
2800 W

KEDZIE AVE

LI

PULASKI RD

AV
E

AVE

CUMBERLAND AVE

CENTRAL PARK AVE

3600 W

KEDZIE AVE
3200 W
S
ER

OG

ORIOLE AVE

D AVE

TT

PULASKI RD
4000 W

KOSTNER AVE
4400 W

CICERO AVE
4800 W

CENTRAL AVE
5300 W
LARAMIE AVE
5200 W
CENTRAL AVE

PETERSON AVE
HW

CO

IRVING PARK RD
4000 N

LOGAN BLVD

AVE

EL

ST
O

IL
W
AU

KE

AV
E

LI

AV
E

LN

AV
E

ARMITAGE AVE

KINZIE ST

PULASKI RD

KINZIE LAK
ST
E ST
400 N

KILBOURN AVE

CHICAGO AVE
800 N

CLARK ST

LY
B

AV
E

DIVISION ST

CHICAGO AVE

HOMAN AVE

HAMLIN AVE

DIVISION ST
1200 N

CALIFORNIA AVE

HOMAN AVE

HUMBOLDT DR

NORTH AVE
AUSTIN BLVD

HARLEM AVE
7200 W

NORTH AVE
1600 N

AUSTIN AVE

OAK PARK AVE

ARMITAGE
2000 N

ND

KOSTNER AVE

GRAND AVE

GRA

SHERIDAN RD

DIVERSEY AVE
SOUTHPORT AVE

FULLERTON AVE
2400 N

SHEFFIELD AVE

DIVERSEY
AVE 2800 N

NARRAGANSETT AVE

PACIFIC AVE
8000 W

BELMONT AVE

CUMBERLAND AVE
8400 W

BELMONT AVE
3200 N

AV
E

TA
L

PRATT BLVD

SHERIDAN RD

TOUHY AVE

BROADWAY

ES

MONTROSE AVE
4400 N

ADDISON ST
3600 N

HW

HARLEM AVE

LAWRENCE AVE
LAWRENCE
4800 N

EL

Red Light Camera

Intersections

E
AV

RO

TOUHY AVE

KIMBALL AVE

NO

RT

CANFIEL

FOSTER AVE

AUSTIN AVE
6000 W

LD

R
GE

HOWARD ST

CICERO AVE

ORIOLE AVE

DEVON AVE

CA

PETERSON AVE
6000 N

BRYN MAWR AVE

EAST RIVER RD

MANNHEIM RD

FOSTER AVE
5200 N

DEVON AVE
6400 N

AVE

BRYN MAWR
AVE 5600 N

PRATT AVE

TOUHY AVE

IGH
LEH

EAST RIVER RD
8800 W

TOUHY AVE
7200 N
PRATT AVE
6800 N

NAGLE AVE
6400 W

HOWARD ST
7600 N

OAK PARK AVE

6800 W

ORIOLE AVE
7600 W

HARLEM AVE
7200 W

Red Light Camera Program

GR

AN

AV
E

KINZIE ST

LAKE ST

MADISON ST
1N/1S

STATE ST

16TH ST

18TH ST

18TH ST

18TH ST

CERMAK RD

CERMAK RD

26TH ST
2600 S

26TH ST

26TH ST

31ST ST
3100 S

31ST ST

31ST ST

31ST ST

35TH ST
3500 S

PERSHING RD

E
AV

H
RC

43RD ST

KEDZIE AVE

E
AV

DAMEN AVE

R
PA

AUSTIN AVE

KE

LA

WOODLAWN AVE

47TH ST

51ST ST

55TH ST
5500 S

55TH ST

GARFIELD BLVD

55TH ST

63RD ST
6300 S

COTTAGE GROVE AVE

CICERO AVE

CENTRAL AVE

CHICAGO
MIDWAY
AIRPORT

59TH ST

59TH ST
CORNELL DR

NARRAGANSETT AVE

57TH DR

59TH ST
5900 S

63RD ST

QU

MARQUETTE RD
6700 S

67TH ST

MARQUETTE RD

71ST ST
7100 S

ET

TE

DR

71ST ST
AVE
NES
CEN
VIN

74TH ST

E
AV
AN

CH

US

E
AV

GE

MB

LU

E
AV

CO

75TH ST

EX

75TH ST
7500 S
79TH ST
7900 S

79TH ST
YATES BLVD

EXCHANGE AVE

CENTRAL AVE
5600 W

AUSTIN AVE
6000 W

AR

NARRAGANSETT AVE
6400 W

G
AN
CH

OAK PARK AVE

6800 W

65TH ST

EX

HARLEM AVE
7200 W

CALIFORNIA AVE

ER

HALSTED ST

OAKWOOD BLVD

43RD ST
4300 S

51ST ST
5100 W

31ST DR

35TH ST

PERSHING RD
3900 S

47TH ST
4700 S

COLUMBUS DR

CANAL ST

RACINE AVE

DAMEN AVE

E
AV

MICHIGAN AVE

CERMAK RD
2200 S

DE

OG

CALUMET AVE

16TH ST
1600 S

WESTERN AVE

AVE

CALIFORNIA AVE

ROOSEVELT RD

VAN BUREN ST

VAN BUREN ST

HARRISON ST
H
IFT

KOSTNER AVE

ROOSEVELT RD
1200 S

HARRISON ST

LARAMIE AVE

HARRISON ST
600 S

HOMAN AVE

CENTRAL AVE

MADISON ST

83RD ST
8300 S

83RD ST

83RD ST

83RD ST

TH

A
Y

N
E DR

JEFFERY BLVD

IC

LAKE SHOR

COLFAX AVE

JEFFERY AVE

AVE
ES

AV
E

EWING AVE

AVE
COTTA

GE GR

TORRENCE AVE

OVE

98TH PL

100TH ST

PO
S

LI

103RD ST
RACINE AVE

E
AV

106TH ST

KEDZIE AVE

115TH ST

STATE LINE RD

MICHIGAN AVE
HALSTED ST

WENTWORTH AVE

119TH ST

122ND ST

126TH ST

INDIANA AVE

RD
E
AV

STATE LINE RD
4100 E

AVENUE O
3430 E

TORRENCE AVE
2630 E

STONY ISLAND AVE

1600 E

WOODLAWN AVE
1200 E

138TH ST

COTTAGE GROVE
800 E
AVE

138TH ST
13800 S

DR M L KING JR DR
400 E

STATE ST
1E/1W

130TH ST

NA
AI

HALSTED ST
800 W

127TH ST

BR

RACINE AVE
1200 W

127TH ST
12700 S

STEWART AVE
400 W

ASHLAND AVE
1600 W

DAMEN AVE
2000 W

CALIFORNIA AVE
2800 W

WESTERN AVE
2400 W

KEDZIE AVE
3200 W

CENTRAL PARK AVE

3600 W

119TH ST
11900 S

ASHLAND AVE

115TH ST

115TH ST

JEFFERY AVE
2000 E

PULASKI RD

STONY ISLAND AVE

111TH ST

AVENUE O

107TH ST

107TH ST

111TH ST

PULASKI RD
4000 W

NA

CICERO AVE
4800 W

TH

A
DI

115TH ST
11500 S

IN

111TH ST
11100 S

VINC
ENN

RACINE AVE

VE
Y A
ERL

99TH ST

99TH ST

107TH ST
10700 S

SO

95TH ST

103RD ST
10300 S

Deactivated 2014

DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DR

95TH ST
9500 S

99TH ST
9900 S

Deactivated March 2015

ASHLAND AVE

KOSTNER AVE
4400 W

91ST ST
9100 S

87TH ST

BEV

Active

E
AV

Legend

87TH ST
8700 S