This page shows traffic ticket and crash counts for Monroe County, New York. The numbers come from Traffic Safety Statistical Repository (TSSR) data. Ticket and crash data cover 2009 to 2024.
Monroe County had 86,157 traffic tickets in 2024. That is 41% fewer than in 2009. Speeding tickets went from 23,562 in 2009 to 10,476 in 2024. Cell phone and texting tickets went from 5,777 in 2009 to 974 in 2024. Impaired driving tickets went from 4,607 in 2009 to 3,939 in 2018.
Monroe County had 18,168 reported crashes in 2024. A 2018 change in crash reporting makes earlier years hard to compare.
These are raw counts. They are not adjusted for population or miles driven.
These charts cover cell phone tickets (VTL 1225-c) and texting tickets (VTL 1225-d).
Cell phone and texting tickets by year
Monroe County had 974 cell phone and texting tickets in 2024. That is 83% fewer than in 2009, when there were 5,777. The highest year was 2010, with 5,807.
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Cell phone and texting tickets by year, Monroe County
Year
Cell phone and texting tickets
2009
5,777
2010
5,807
2011
5,585
2012
5,327
2013
5,429
2014
5,082
2015
3,696
2016
3,100
2017
2,163
2018
1,981
2019
1,950
2020
1,047
2021
941
2022
841
2023
1,065
2024
974
Phone use and texting tickets by year
From 2009 to 2024, Monroe County had 50,765 cell phone and texting tickets. “Cell Phone (V&T 1225-c)” made up 69% of them. “Texting (V&T 1225-d)” made up 31%.
Cell Phone (V&T 1225-c)
Texting (V&T 1225-d)
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Phone use and texting tickets by year, Monroe County
Year
Cell Phone (V&T 1225-c)
Texting (V&T 1225-d)
2009
5,775
2
2010
5,755
52
2011
5,293
292
2012
4,203
1,124
2013
3,433
1,996
2014
2,926
2,156
2015
2,006
1,690
2016
1,475
1,625
2017
915
1,248
2018
856
1,125
2019
721
1,229
2020
390
657
2021
345
596
2022
333
508
2023
354
711
2024
383
591
Cell phone ticket results
In 2024, the most common result for cell phone tickets in Monroe County was “Convicted on a Non-Texting Violation.” That was 79% of 481 tickets. Next was “Convicted on Same Texting Violation,” at 11%.
Data year: 2024.
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Cell phone ticket results, Monroe County
Result
Count
Share
Convicted on a Non-Texting Violation
378
79%
Convicted on Same Texting Violation
54
11%
Dismissed/Acquitted
49
10%
Total
481
100%
Texting ticket results
In 2024, the most common result for texting tickets in Monroe County was “Convicted on a Non-Cell Phone Violation.” That was 72% of 321 tickets. Next was “Dismissed/Acquitted,” at 15%.
These charts cover speeding tickets under VTL 1180.
Speeding tickets by year
Monroe County had 10,476 speeding tickets in 2024. That is 56% fewer than in 2009, when there were 23,562. The highest year was 2014, with 24,185.
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Speeding tickets by year, Monroe County
Year
Speeding tickets
2009
23,562
2010
23,610
2011
21,409
2012
20,080
2013
18,979
2014
24,185
2015
20,614
2016
19,061
2017
16,494
2018
14,786
2019
15,163
2020
12,485
2021
12,291
2022
10,502
2023
10,953
2024
10,476
School zone speeding tickets by year (VTL 1180-c)
Monroe County had 72 school zone speeding tickets in 2024. That is 44% fewer than in 2009, when there were 129.
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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School zone speeding tickets by year (VTL 1180-c), Monroe County
Year
School zone speeding tickets
2009
129
2010
42
2011
61
2012
69
2013
74
2014
25
2015
50
2016
66
2017
117
2018
66
2019
85
2020
10
2021
58
2022
38
2023
47
2024
72
Work zone speeding tickets by year (VTL 1180-f)
Monroe County had 32 work zone speeding tickets in 2024. That is 82% fewer than in 2009, when there were 173.
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Work zone speeding tickets by year (VTL 1180-f), Monroe County
Year
Work zone speeding tickets
2009
173
2010
126
2011
77
2012
40
2013
49
2014
24
2015
26
2016
38
2017
55
2018
12
2019
14
2020
4
2021
10
2022
31
2023
32
2024
32
Speeding ticket results
In 2024, the most common result for speeding tickets in Monroe County was “Convicted on a Non-Speeding Violation.” That was 64% of 8,819 tickets. Next was “Convicted on Same Speeding Violation,” at 26%.
Data year: 2024.
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Speeding ticket results, Monroe County
Result
Count
Share
Convicted on a Non-Speeding Violation
5,649
64%
Convicted on Same Speeding Violation
2,275
26%
Dismissed/Acquitted
870
10%
Convicted on Different Speeding Violation
25
less than 1%
Total
8,819
100%
Speeding tickets by where the driver is licensed
In 2024, 90% of speeding tickets in Monroe County went to drivers licensed in New York State. Next was Other US States, at 4%.
Data year: 2024.
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Speeding tickets by where the driver is licensed, Monroe County
These charts cover impaired driving tickets under VTL 1192 (subsections 1 to 4). They include alcohol and drug cases.
Impaired driving tickets by year
Monroe County had 3,939 impaired driving tickets in 2018. That is 14% fewer than in 2009, when there were 4,607. The highest year was 2011, with 5,473.
Years shown: 2009–2018.
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Impaired driving tickets by year, Monroe County
Year
Impaired driving tickets
2009
4,607
2010
4,923
2011
5,473
2012
4,798
2013
4,577
2014
4,354
2015
4,545
2016
4,503
2017
4,281
2018
3,939
Impaired driving tickets by age and gender
In 2018, male drivers got 71% of impaired driving tickets in Monroe County. The 21 - 29 age group had the most, with 879.
Male
Female
Data year: 2018.
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Impaired driving tickets by age and gender, Monroe County
Age group
Male
Female
Total
16 - 20
49
38
87
21 - 29
590
289
879
30 - 39
487
188
675
40 - 49
285
86
371
50 - 59
203
64
267
60 and Over
94
17
111
Impaired driving tickets by time of day
In 2018, the Mid - 3 am time block had the most impaired driving tickets in Monroe County, with 1,031. The 6am - 9am time block had the fewest, with 40.
Data year: 2018.
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Impaired driving tickets by time of day, Monroe County
Time of day
Count
Share
Mid - 3 am
1,031
46%
3am - 6am
238
11%
6am - 9am
40
2%
9am - Noon
46
2%
Noon - 3pm
60
3%
3pm - 6pm
102
5%
6pm - 9pm
214
9%
9pm - Mid
525
23%
Total
2,256
100%
Impaired driving tickets by day of the week
In 2018, Saturday had the most impaired driving tickets in Monroe County, with 596. Monday had the fewest, with 192.
Data year: 2018.
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Impaired driving tickets by day of the week, Monroe County
Day
Count
Share
Sunday
503
21%
Monday
192
8%
Tuesday
215
9%
Wednesday
208
9%
Thursday
294
12%
Friday
382
16%
Saturday
596
25%
Total
2,390
100%
Impaired driving tickets by month
In 2020, August had the most impaired driving tickets in Monroe County, with 173. April had the fewest, with 89.
Data year: 2020.
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Impaired driving tickets by month, Monroe County
Month
Count
Share
January
146
9%
February
162
10%
March
155
10%
April
89
6%
May
138
9%
June
136
9%
July
171
11%
August
173
11%
September
103
6%
October
111
7%
November
114
7%
December
95
6%
Total
1,593
100%
Impaired driving ticket results, alcohol and drugs combined
In 2018, the most common result for impaired driving tickets in Monroe County was “Convicted on Same Impairment Violation.” That was 57% of 1,942 tickets. Next was “Convicted on Different Impairment Violation,” at 33%.
Data year: 2018.
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Impaired driving ticket results, alcohol and drugs combined, Monroe County
Result
Count
Share
Convicted on Same Impairment Violation
1,102
57%
Convicted on Different Impairment Violation
637
33%
Dismissed/Acquitted
198
10%
Convicted on Non-Impairment Violation
5
less than 1%
Total
1,942
100%
Alcohol-related impaired driving ticket results
In 2018, the most common result for alcohol-related tickets in Monroe County was “Convicted on Same Impairment Violation.” That was 57% of 1,771 tickets. Next was “Convicted on Different Impairment Violation,” at 34%.
Data year: 2018.
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Alcohol-related impaired driving ticket results, Monroe County
Result
Count
Share
Convicted on Same Impairment Violation
1,007
57%
Convicted on Different Impairment Violation
605
34%
Dismissed/Acquitted
155
9%
Convicted on Non-Impairment Violation
4
less than 1%
Total
1,771
100%
Drug-related impaired driving ticket results
In 2018, the most common result for drug-related tickets in Monroe County was “Convicted on Same Impairment Violation.” That was 56% of 145 tickets. Next was “Dismissed/Acquitted,” at 25%.
Data year: 2018.
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Drug-related impaired driving ticket results, Monroe County
In 2018, the police crash report form changed how property damage crashes are recorded. Because of this, crash counts from 2018 on are much higher than in earlier years. Compare years before and after 2018 with care.
Reported crashes by year
Monroe County had 18,168 reported crashes in 2024. That is 8% fewer than in 2018, the first year under the new crash report form. The highest year was 2019, with 21,157.
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Reported crashes by year, Monroe County
Year
Reported crashes
2009
15,288
2010
15,435
2011
14,626
2012
14,138
2013
14,167
2014
13,976
2015
14,319
2016
13,803
2017
13,526
2018
19,699
2019
21,157
2020
15,919
2021
17,786
2022
18,222
2023
18,349
2024
18,168
Pedestrian, bicycle and motorcycle crashes by year
In 2024, Monroe County had 331 crashes involving a pedestrian, 184 crashes involving a bicycle and 214 motorcycle crashes.
Pedestrian
Bicycle
Motorcycle
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Pedestrian, bicycle and motorcycle crashes by year, Monroe County
Year
Pedestrian
Bicycle
Motorcycle
2009
340
261
212
2010
339
242
198
2011
323
261
245
2012
313
231
247
2013
272
257
213
2014
294
211
213
2015
318
217
195
2016
338
223
210
2017
282
176
190
2018
300
169
199
2019
327
186
195
2020
228
180
210
2021
279
119
195
2022
267
148
221
2023
315
173
222
2024
331
184
214
Crashes by month
In 2020, January had the most crashes in Monroe County, with 1,945. April had the fewest, with 762.
Data year: 2020.
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Crashes by month, Monroe County
Month
Count
Share
January
1,945
12%
February
1,596
10%
March
1,050
7%
April
762
5%
May
1,048
7%
June
1,299
8%
July
1,362
9%
August
1,313
8%
September
1,270
8%
October
1,446
9%
November
1,386
9%
December
1,442
9%
Total
15,919
100%
Crashes by day of the week
In 2017, Friday had the most crashes in Monroe County, with 2,312. Sunday had the fewest, with 1,405.
Data year: 2017.
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Crashes by day of the week, Monroe County
Day
Count
Share
Sunday
1,405
10%
Monday
1,839
14%
Tuesday
2,175
16%
Wednesday
2,023
15%
Thursday
2,056
15%
Friday
2,312
17%
Saturday
1,716
13%
Total
13,526
100%
Drivers in crashes by age group
In 2020, the largest age group among drivers in Monroe County crashes was Male. That group made up 52% of drivers.
Data year: 2020.
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Drivers in crashes by age group, Monroe County
Age group
Count
Share
Male
13,221
52%
Female
10,910
43%
Unknown Gender
1,518
6%
Total
25,649
100%
Drivers in crashes by gender
In 2017, male drivers made up 51% of drivers in Monroe County crashes. Next were female drivers, at 45%.
Data year: 2017.
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Drivers in crashes by gender, Monroe County
Gender
Count
Share
Male
11,947
51%
Female
10,439
45%
Unknown Gender
901
4%
Total
23,287
100%
Human factors reported in crashes
In 2017, the most often reported human factor in Monroe County crashes was “Following Too Closely.” It was reported 2,807 times.
Data year: 2017.
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Human factors reported in crashes, Monroe County
Factor
Count
Share
Following Too Closely
2,807
20%
Failure to Yield Right-of-Way
2,508
18%
Driver Inattention/Distraction
2,370
17%
Passing/Lane Changing/Improper Use
1,537
11%
Unsafe Speed
1,270
9%
Traffic Control Device Disregarded
626
4%
Turning Improperly
607
4%
Alcohol Involvement
443
3%
Backing Unsafely
427
3%
Reaction to Other Uninvolved Vehicle
351
3%
All others
1,073
8%
Total
14,019
100%
Vehicle factors reported in crashes
In 2017, the most often reported vehicle factor in Monroe County crashes was “Other Vehicular.” It was reported 166 times.
Data year: 2017.
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Vehicle factors reported in crashes, Monroe County
Factor
Count
Share
Other Vehicular
166
43%
Brakes Defective
86
22%
Tire Failure/Inadequate
64
16%
Steering Failure
25
6%
Oversized Vehicle
22
6%
Accelerator Defective
7
2%
Driverless/Runaway Vehicle
6
2%
Headlights Defective
5
1%
Tow Hitch Defective
4
1%
Other Lighting Defects
2
less than 1%
All others
1
less than 1%
Total
388
100%
Environmental factors reported in crashes
In 2017, the most often reported environmental factor in Monroe County crashes was “Animal's Action.” It was reported 886 times.
Data year: 2017.
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Environmental factors reported in crashes, Monroe County
Factor
Count
Share
Animal's Action
886
40%
Pavement Slippery
855
38%
View Obstructed/Limited
263
12%
Glare
132
6%
Obstruction/Debris
69
3%
Traffic Control Device Improper/Non-Working
18
less than 1%
Pavement Defective
3
less than 1%
Shoulders Defective/Improper
2
less than 1%
Lane Marking Improper/Inadequate
1
less than 1%
Total
2,229
100%
Human factors reported in crashes by year
From 2009 to 2024, the most often reported factor in Monroe County crashes was “Alcohol Involvement.” It was reported 6,473 times. Next was “Drugs (Illegal),” with 615.
Alcohol Involvement
Drugs (Illegal)
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Human factors reported in crashes by year, Monroe County
Year
Alcohol Involvement
Drugs (Illegal)
2009
450
6
2010
438
12
2011
487
16
2012
486
21
2013
490
35
2014
454
39
2015
441
36
2016
454
52
2017
443
55
2018
514
84
2021
486
81
2022
488
76
2023
399
56
2024
443
46
Human factors reported in crashes by year, continued
From 2009 to 2024, the most often reported factor in Monroe County crashes was “Driver Inattention/Distraction.” It was reported 48,195 times. Next was “Unsafe Speed,” with 24,077.
Driver Inattention/Distraction
Unsafe Speed
Years shown: 2009–2024.
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Human factors reported in crashes by year, continued, Monroe County
Year
Driver Inattention/Distraction
Unsafe Speed
2009
3,495
1,362
2010
3,320
1,632
2011
2,994
1,504
2012
2,875
1,323
2013
2,798
1,435
2014
2,611
1,598
2015
2,705
1,432
2016
2,529
1,192
2017
2,370
1,270
2018
3,508
1,721
2019
3,876
1,774
2020
2,970
1,404
2021
3,136
1,526
2022
2,887
1,628
2023
3,009
1,653
2024
3,112
1,623
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