NEW DATABASE: Cedar Rapids cameras have field day with speeders

Data acquired through the Freedom of Information Act show Cedar Rapids' eight stationary and one mobile traffic cameras caught more than 14,000 drivers from across the United States through the end of July. The stats tell an interesting story.

Speed demons

Speeding citations outnumber red-light citations by more than a 6-to-1 margin. Of citations issued so far, 12.7 percent were for red-light violations and 87.3 percent were for speeding.

For the record

Six citations were issued during the first minute the mobile speed camera was activated, at 9:38 a.m. on March 2.

Highest speed caught: 92 mph, April 11 on a vehicle registered to Kim M. Stulz of Cedar Rapids

Lowest speed caught at an intersection: 41 mph, by several people at Second Avenue and 10th Street SE, Second Avenue and Sixth Street SW, and Second Avenue and Third Street SW.

Lowest speed caught by the mobile speed camera: 32 mph

Search the database

More than 14,000 who've received citations from the city's red light cameras (leave all search fields blank to see the full list):

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Repeat offenders

12 citations: Brian & Joan Humes, Chesterfield, Mo. (Their son, Sam Warning, a Cedar Rapids RoughRider, also drives the vehicle.)

9 citations: Timothy J. Eaves, Cedar Rapids

8 citations: Amy Tae O. Clifford, Cedar Rapids

7 citations: John A. Garrison, Cedar Rapids

6 citations: Sarah N. Bracht-Wagner, Cedar Rapids; William G. Gersema, Cedar Rapids; Kristofer K. Miller, Cedar Rapids; David S. Sande, Urbandale

The big picture

3,126 citations from mobile speed camera

3,568 citations from Interstate 380 and Diagonal Drive exit. Most (2,351) were in Lane 4, or the far-left fast lane.

1,525 red-light citations

10,479 speeding citations

Where you from?

Citations include Iowa vehicles registered across the state, from Ackley to Zwingle. Photographed vehicles also represent 44 states, including Maine, Washington, Arizona and Florida. So far none from Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, Delaware, New Hampshire or West Virginia.

Local yokels

Number of citations and warnings issued to Iowans: 12,379, or 86.8 percent

Cedar Rapids: 6,569

Marion: 967

Hiawatha: 274

Fairfax: 131

Robins: 90

Iowa City: 395

Coralville: 165

North Liberty: 243

Waterloo: 247

Cedar Falls: 147

Welcome to Iowa

Number of citations and warnings issued to out-of-state drivers: 1,881, or 13.2 percent

Illinois: 575

Minnesota: 342

Oklahoma: 155

Missouri: 143

California: 60

Wisconsin: 57

Michigan: 49

Texas: 33

Ohio: 29

Nebraska: 25