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Carlsbad police report: parking citations jump 37% in second quarter; collisions stable

5528726 · August 4, 2025
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The Carlsbad Police Department said second-quarter enforcement efforts produced a 37% jump in parking citations and higher officer-initiated enforcement while overall collisions held near recent baselines.

Lieutenant Jason Arnotti, traffic-division commander for the Carlsbad Police Department, presented the department's second-quarter enforcement and mobility report, highlighting a 37% increase in parking citations and continued emphasis on proactive traffic enforcement.

"In the second quarter, our officers issued more than 1,400 parking citations, a 37% increase from the prior quarter," Arnotti said, noting particular increases in 72-hour parking enforcement and blocking bike lane citations. He reported that blocking bike-lane citations rose from 20 to 71 and that enforcement most frequently occurred on State Street (119 citations), Grand Avenue (41), Beach Avenue (38), Christianson Way (38) and Oak Avenue (30).

Arnotti said the department issued more than 4,000 parking…

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