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Oakland police report 1,370 speed-zone violations, say program prioritized safety over revenue
Summary
Oakland Police presented the first full-year report on the school speed‑zone camera program, citing 1,370 recorded violations in the 2025–26 period, $3,532.50 paid to the school crossing guard fund, and multiple system fixes after early signage and classification errors.
Oakland’s chief of police told the town commission that the school speed‑zone camera program generated 1,370 recorded violations between July 1, 2025, and June 30, 2026, and that the school has received $3,532.50 for crossing‑guard purposes. The chief emphasized the program was implemented for safety, not revenue: “This program was not generated as a revenue builder… We started this and brought this program here to make sure that the children coming and going from school are safe,” he said.
The chief described quality‑control steps that led to 735 canceled citations and two dismissals tied to incomplete signage; nine contested violations were upheld by a magistrate and 622 violations have been paid. He explained the $100 pre‑UTC payment option that avoids license points and insurance impacts, whereas unpaid citations that revert to a uniform traffic citation after the statutory 30‑day window may lead to higher fines and license consequences. The chief said some errors came from misclassifying summer camp activity as summer school and that signage was corrected July 28. In response to a commission question, he cited an assessment indicating about a 92% decrease in measured violations and noted there were no traffic crashes tied to the period covered by the report.
