Ticket numbers down during police traffic operations

An Edmonton Police Service car is pictured in Edmonton on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson.

Edmontonians are steadily receiving fewer tickets during police traffic operations, according to a news release on infraction numbers from Edmonton Police Service (EPS).

EPS runs Operation 24 Hours a few times a year to crack down on speeding, distracted driving and other traffic violations on city roads within a day.

The latest campaign was Sept. 11 and saw 323 tickets issued to drivers.

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Of those, 68 were speed-related. Eight were distracted driving, 38 were moving violations and 108 infractions involved equipment and document issues.

There was one criminal code driving offence and one criminal charge after a vehicle stop, the release added.

One woman was clocked going 105 km/h in a 50 km/h zone near Scona Road and 94 Avenue and got a mandatory court summons.

Automated enforcement also caught 98 red-light violations.

Police reminded Edmontonians to avoid speeding in the wake of rising fatal collisions.

“Whether there’s a camera or an officer nearby or not, drivers can control their own speed and improve road safety for everyone,” Sgt. Rob David with traffic services said.

Still, these numbers are down considerably from the last campaign in May, which handed out 695 traffic tickets.

That’s in comparison to 902 violations from last September, although the month after that saw a high of 1,342 tickets all in one day on Oct. 11, 2024.

Police have attributed decreasing tickets in the past to the changes to automated enforcement tools like photo radar.

The latest information from the end of July marked 21 fatal crashes in the city in 2025.