Year-Long Traffic Enforcement Yields 850+ Tickets In Evanston

EVANSTON, IL — As part of a year-long traffic enforcement campaign, Evanston police issued 867 citations and made 11 arrests.

These efforts conducted between Oct. 1, 2024 and Sept. 30, 2025 were aimed at reducing traffic accidents and saving lives.

“The goal of this enforcement was to make our roads safer for everyone,” said Sergeant Jeff Faison. “By focusing on the leading causes of crashes – such as speeding, impaired driving, distracted driving and failure to wear seat belts – we aimed to save lives and remind drivers that violating traffic laws will not be tolerated.”

Over the time period, police issued:

• 141 speeding citations.
• 316 occupant restraint citations.
• 202 electronic device use citations.
• 208 other moving and non-moving traffic citations.
• 11 traffic arrests.

Evanston police joined forces with more than 200 other state and local law enforcement agencies that participated in the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over,” “Drive High Get a DUI” and “Click It or Ticket” campaigns. The campaigns are funded with federal highway safety funds administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation.

"By focusing on impaired driving, speeding, seat belt violations and other dangerous behaviors, our department worked to protect all road users and prevent crashes caused by risky driving," police said in a statement.