Davie police present annual red-light camera report showing 17,465 notices and $1.48 million in paid violations

Assistant Police Chief Jim Poland presented the Town of Davie’s statutorily required annual red-light camera report covering July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, and summarized enforcement counts, collections and program uses.

Poland said the town operates 11 cameras at eight intersections. He said the total number of notices of violation during the reporting period was 17,465; 9,763 notices were paid, 41 notices were contested and pending, 11 contested and dismissed, 29 contested and upheld and 5,106 notices resulted in uniform traffic citations.

Poland said total revenue from paid red-light-camera violations for the period was $1,475,030.38. He said the amount remitted to the Florida Department of Revenue was $808,000.98 and the amount retained by the town — authorized by Florida Statute 316.0083 — was $541,402.32.

Poland described how the town uses retained revenue: to compensate two traffic-enforcement and citation-review officers, to support the school crossing program and to fund traffic-safety equipment such as speed cameras and radars. "The amount of revenue retained by the town of Davie are you to, compensate our 2 traffic enforcement and fraction officers who do all the reviews of the, the videos, the editing, attended court sessions," Poland said. He added the fund supports other traffic-related programs.

A council member asked about recidivism. Poland said Davie residents had "less than 10 recidivism" and that "93 percent" of other offenders were one-time offenders, adding the department is not seeing a high rate of repeat violations.

Poland told council the town must present this report annually to comply with the statute. No members of the public spoke during the public hearing portion of the item.

Authority cited in the presentation: Florida Statute 316.0083, the statute the chief referenced for reporting requirements.