State rankings
Speed Cameras by State
Speed Cameras by State: compare 51 US states on 4 metrics.
Red-Light Cams Permitted
2 values across 51 entries
RLC Authorizing Party
9 values across 51 entries
Speed Cam Permitted
2 values across 51 entries
SC Authorizing Party
8 values across 51 entries
Data
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51 states
 Alabama | Yes | State law | Yes | State law and city ordinance |
 Alaska | No | None (No legal permission established) | No | None (No legal permission established) |
 Arizona | Yes | State law | Yes | State law |
 Arkansas | No | None (No legal permission established) | Yes | State law |
 California | Yes | State law | No | None (No legal permission established) |
 Colorado | Yes | State law | Yes | State law and city ordinance |
 Connecticut | Yes | State law | Yes | State law |
 Delaware | Yes | State law | No | None (No legal permission established) |
 District of Columbia | Yes | District law | Yes | District law |
 Florida | Yes | State law | No | None (No legal permission established) |
 Georgia | Yes | State law | Yes | State law |
 Hawaii | Yes | State law and county ordinance | No | None (No legal permission established) |
 Idaho | No | None (No legal permission established) | No | None (No legal permission established) |
 Illinois | Yes | State law | Yes | State law and city ordinance |
 Indiana | No | None (No legal permission established) | Yes | State law |
 Iowa | Yes | City ordinance | Yes | City ordinance |
 Kansas | No | None (No legal permission established) | No | None (No legal permission established) |
 Kentucky | No | None (No legal permission established) | No | None (No legal permission established) |
 Louisiana | Yes | State law | Yes | State law and city ordinance |
 Maine | No | State law (prohibited) | No | State law (prohibited) |
 Maryland | Yes | State law | Yes | State law and city ordinance |
 Massachusetts | No | None (No legal permission established) | No | None (No legal permission established) |
 Michigan | No | None (No legal permission established) | No | None (No legal permission established) |
 Minnesota | No | None (No legal permission established) | No | None (No legal permission established) |
 Mississippi | No | State law (prohibited) | No | State law (prohibited) |
 Missouri | Yes | Prohibited by Missouri's Supreme Courtm but still used in the city of Hannibal, Mo. | No | Prohibited by Missouri's Supreme Court |
 Montana | No | State law (prohibited) | No | None (No legal permission established) |
 Nebraska | No | None (No legal permission established) | No | None (No legal permission established) |
 Nevada | Yes | State law | Yes | State law |
 New Hampshire | No | State law (prohibited) | No | State law (prohibited) |
 New Jersey | No | None (No legal permission established) | No | State law (prohibited) |
 New Mexico | Yes | State law and city ordinance | Yes | City ordinance |
 New York | Yes | State law and city ordinance | Yes | State law |
 North Carolina | Yes | State law and city ordinance | No | None (No legal permission established) |
 North Dakota | No | None (No legal permission established) | No | None (No legal permission established) |
 Ohio | Yes | State law and city ordinance | Yes | State law |
 Oklahoma | No | None (No legal permission established) | No | None (No legal permission established) |
 Oregon | Yes | State law | Yes | State law |
 Pennsylvania | Yes | State law and city ordinance | Yes | State law |
 Rhode Island | Yes | State law | Yes | State law |
 South Carolina | No | State law (prohibited except during emergency) | No | State law (prohibited except during emergency) |
 South Dakota | No | State law (prohibited) | No | None (No legal permission established) |
 Tennessee | Yes | State law and city ordinance | Yes | State law |
 Texas | No | State law (prohibited) | No | State law (prohibited) |
 Utah | No | None (No legal permission established) | No | State law (prohibited) |
 Vermont | No | None (No legal permission established) | No | None (No legal permission established) |
 Virginia | Yes | State law and city ordinance | Yes | State law |
 Washington | Yes | State law and city ordinance | Yes | State law |
 West Virginia | No | State law (prohibited) | No | State law (prohibited) |
 Wisconsin | No | None (No legal permission established) | No | State law (prohibited) |
 Wyoming | No | None (No legal permission established) | No | None (No legal permission established) |
Quick answers
- Where does this speed cameras by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: IIHS HLDI; Speed and Red Light Cameras - GHSA; Traffic Safety Review: State Speed and Red-Light Camera Laws and Programs - NCSL.