Schenectady, County

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Summary

Using newly released data from the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, the following charts break down how many drivers in have been getting speeding, cell phone and other traffic tickets in Schenectady County from 2009 to 2020. It also shows tickets by age, gender, and time, along with accident and other relevant data.

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Traffic Tickets

This graph shows the number of traffic tickets given in Schenectady County, NY from 2009 to 2020.

Year	Total Traffic Tickets
2,009	36,691
2,010	32,876
2,011	31,808
2,012	30,186
2,013	32,316
2,014	29,485
2,015	30,652
2,016	33,441
2,017	33,373
2,018	29,309
2,019	27,049
2,020	21,282

Cell Phone & Texting Tickets

Cell Phone VTL 1225(c) & Texting Tickets VTL 1225(d) from 2009 to 2020 in Schenectady County, NY.

Year	Total Cell Phone & Texting
2009	1,536
2010	1,345
2011	1,015
2012	960
2013	1,504
2014	1,434
2015	1,124
2016	1,091
2017	1,288
2018	725
2019	897
2020	483

Year	Total Cell Phone
2009	1,536
2010	1,345
2011	1,015
2012	960
2013	1,504
2014	1,434
2015	1,124
2016	1,091
2017	1,288
2018	725
2019	897
2020	483

Texting Disposition	sum Total
Convicted on Same Texting Violation	58
Convicted on a Non-Texting Violation	451
Dismissed/Acquitted	40

Year	sum Total
2009
2010	10
2011	34
2012	115
2013	363
2014	412
2015	339
2016	481
2017	649
2018	406
2019	476
2020	288

Cell Phone Disposition	sum Total
Convicted on Same Cell Phone Violation	59
Convicted on a Non-Cell Phone Violation	417
Dismissed/Acquitted	51

Speeding Tickets

Speeding tickets VTL 1180 from 2009 to 2020 in Schenectady County, NY.

year	Total Speeding Tickets
2009	10,389
2010	8,138
2011	7,706
2012	7,697
2013	7,841
2014	6,888
2015	7,604
2016	8,288
2017	7,344
2018	6,560
2019	6,528
2020	5,438

Speeding Driver Disposition	sum Total
Convicted on Different Speeding Violation	62
Convicted on Same Speeding Violation	2,121
Convicted on a Non-Speeding Violation	3,352
Dismissed/Acquitted	377

Driver License	sum Total
Canada	16
New York State	6,184
Northeast Region**	723
Other US States	271
Other/Unknown	108

year	§ 1180-c Speeding in School Zone
2009	590
2010	315
2011	289
2012	455
2013	745
2014	641
2015	409
2016	340
2017	314
2018	183
2019	261
2020	72

year	§ 1180-f Speeding in Posted Work Zone
2009	50
2010	113
2011	212
2012	99
2013	130
2014	131
2015	65
2016	202
2017	83
2018	99
2019	79
2020	88

Seat Belt Tickets

Seat Belt Tickets VTL 1229 from 2009 to 2020 in Schenectady County, NY.

Year	Total Seat Belt Tickets
2,009	36,691
2,010	32,876
2,011	31,808
2,012	30,186
2,013	32,316
2,014	29,485
2,015	30,652
2,016	33,441
2,017	33,373
2,018	29,309
2,019	27,049
2,020	21,282

Impairment Tickets

Impairments Tickets VTL 1192.1-4 from 2009 to 2020 in Schenectady County, NY.

year	Impairment Tickets
2,009	791
2,010	875
2,011	1,014
2,012	716
2,013	737
2,014	581
2,015	635
2,016	647
2,017	604
2,018	640

Age groups	Female	Male
16 - 20	3	6
21 - 29	29	77
30 - 39	40	80
40 - 49	24	38
50 - 59	13	37
60 and Over	5	16

hour_tssr	Total
Mid - 3 am	92
3am - 6am	37
6am - 9am	9
9am - Noon	10
Noon - 3pm	15
3pm - 6pm	35
6pm - 9pm	63
9pm - Mid	82

day_of_week	Day of Week	DayNum
Sunday	63	0.01
Monday	40	0.02
Tuesday	32	0.03
Wednesday	39	0.04
Thursday	57	0.05
Friday	56	0.06
Saturday	81	0.07

Month	Day of Week	MonthNun
January	26	0.01
February	36	0.02
March	28	0.03
April	12	0.04
May	20	0.05
June	17	0.06
July	25	0.07
August	29	0.08
September	26	0.09
October	26	0.1
November	28	0.11
December	24	0.12

Impaied Driver Disposition	sum Total
Convicted on Different Impairment Violation	150
Convicted on Non-Impairment Violation	3
Convicted on Same Impairment Violation	120
Dismissed/Acquitted	19

Impaied Driver Disposition	Total
Convicted on Same Impairment Violation	108
Convicted on Different Impairment Violation	130
Convicted on Non-Impairment Violation	2
Dismissed/Acquitted	16

Impaied Driver Disposition	Total
Convicted on Same Impairment Violation	10
Convicted on Different Impairment Violation	19
Convicted on Non-Impairment Violation	1
Dismissed/Acquitted	3

Vehicular Accidents

Vehicular crashes from 2009 to 2020 in Schenectady County, NY.

NOTE: Due to changes made by the Police Accident Report form with regards to the capture and reporting of property damage crashes, users will see a significant increase in the number of property damages crashes in 2019, compared to previous years.

YEAR	Total Crashes
2,009	3,456
2,010	3,351
2,011	3,319
2,012	2,948
2,013	3,044
2,014	3,156
2,015	3,468
2,016	3,249
2,017	3,333
2,018	3,978
2,019	4,137
2,020	3,470

YEAR	Motorcycle Crashes
2,009	60
2,010	58
2,011	58
2,012	61
2,013	55
2,014	46
2,015	45
2,016	46
2,017	49
2,018	35
2,019	37
2,020	41

YEAR	Bicycle and Motor Vehicle Crashes
2,009	60
2,010	52
2,011	54
2,012	51
2,013	43
2,014	46
2,015	48
2,016	46
2,017	38
2,018	34
2,019	40
2,020	41

YEAR	Pedestrian and Motor Vehicle Crashes
2,009	77
2,010	71
2,011	85
2,012	69
2,013	82
2,014	81
2,015	99
2,016	79
2,017	72
2,018	82
2,019	67
2,020	49

Month	Month	Month Number
January	368	0.01
February	366	0.02
March	220	0.03
April	156	0.04
May	227	0.05
June	291	0.06
July	271	0.07
August	259	0.08
September	297	0.09
October	312	0.1
November	336	0.11
December	367	0.12

Day of Week	Day of Week	Sort
Sunday	321	0.01
Monday	472	0.02
Tuesday	509	0.03
Wednesday	520	0.04
Thursday	515	0.05
Friday	583	0.06
Saturday	413	0.07

Gender	sum Total
Female	2,265
Male	2,859
Unknown Gender	276

Contributing Factors	sum Total
Aggressive Driving/Road Rage	18
Alcohol Involvement	85
Backing Unsafely	182
Cell Phone (hand held)	9
Driver Inattention/Distraction	821
Driver Inexperience	53
Drugs (Illegal)	14
Eating or Drinking	2
Failure to Keep Right	65
Failure to Yield Right-of-Way	616
Fatigued/Drowsy	13
Fell Asleep	40
Following Too Closely	547
Illness	17
Listening/Using Headphones	1
Lost Consciousness	20
Other Electronic Device	3
Outside Car Distraction	10
Passenger Distraction	8
Passing/Lane Changing/Improper Use	441
Pedestrian/Bicyclist Error/Confusion	44
Physical Disability	4
Prescription Medication	3
Reaction to Other Uninvolved Vehicle	73
Texting	2
Traffic Control Device Disregarded	170
Turning Improperly	128
Unsafe Speed	310
Using On Board Navigation Device	3

YEAR	Alcohol Involvement	Drugs (Illegal)
2009	131	5
2010	100	5
2011	132	14
2012	106	2
2013	92	9
2014	88	2
2015	80	16
2016	76	13
2017	85	14
2018	120	8

YEAR	Driver Inattention/Distraction	Unsafe Speed
2009	944	268
2010	985	323
2011	1,030	287
2012	919	247
2013	896	276
2014	857	281
2015	811	260
2016	822	267
2017	821	310
2018	926	391
2019	960	354

Contributing Factors	sum Total
Accelerator Defective	2
Brakes Defective	23
Driverless/Runaway Vehicle	1
Headlights Defective	1
Other Lighting Defects	2
Other Vehicular	25
Oversized Vehicle	19
Steering Failure	9
Tire Failure/Inadequate	21
Windshield Inadequate	1

Contributing Factors	sum Total
Animal's Action	220
Glare	29
Lane Marking Improper/Inadequate	1
Obstruction/Debris	20
Pavement Defective	4
Pavement Slippery	254
Shoulders Defective/Improper	1
Traffic Control Device Improper/Non-Working	5
View Obstructed/Limited	79

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