Over 30 speed and intersection safety cameras are currently operating across Portland Bureau of Transportation’s (PBOT) High Crash Network and more are coming online soon. Placed at locations with a history of serious and deadly crashes, the cameras support Portland’s Vision Zero goal of eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries on Portland streets.
Since November 2025, PBOT and the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) approved and issued over 69,000 citations from speed and intersection safety cameras. Every citation generated from the cameras is first reviewed by a duly authorized traffic enforcement agent of PBOT or a PPB officer.
Speed remains one of the leading factors in deadly traffic crashes in Portland. According to PBOT’s 2025 Deadly Traffic Crash Report, at least 41 percent of traffic deaths involved speeding. Slower speeds reduce severity of crashes and potential for crashes to occur. The report also found that 74 percent of deadly crashes occurred on Portland’s High Crash Network, the small percentage of streets where the majority of the city’s most serious traffic crashes occur…