If it feels like San Francisco suddenly turned into a ticket trap, the numbers back you up. After the Municipal Transportation Agency flipped the switch on 33 automated speed cameras, the city jumped from about 26,000 traffic tickets in 2024 to roughly 122,000 in 2025. In just five months, those cameras alone spat out about 91,000 citations, outpacing both SFPD traffic stops and red-light cameras combined.
Ticket counts surge
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, city authorities issued just over 26,000 traffic tickets in 2024 and roughly 122,000 in 2025. Speed-camera citations accounted for about 91,000 of those in a five-month span. The Chronicle also reported that SFPD issues roughly 20,000 traffic citations in a year, while red-light cameras…..