Crime & Safety
How Many Tickets Did Police Give Out Last Year?
Readers are curious about how many tickets police gave out in 2011.

Welcome to You Asked...Patch Answers where we answer readers questions. We recently received questions from readers regarding tickets issued by police. Patch readers want to know how many tickets were issued last year. Here's your answer.
According to , last year they gave out 4,432 tickets. gave out 322 tickets. Here are some specific violations:
Reading
Violation Number of Tickets Speeding and speeding in violation of a specific regulation 908 Red light/right on red/stop sign 753 Lane 198 Defective Equipment 786 Insurance 119 Operating with Suspended/ Revoked licenses/registrations 682 Operating under the influence 28 Inspection sticker 570 Failure to yield 46North Reading
Violation Number of Tickets Speeding 110 Red light/stop sign 40 Lane 22 Defective Equipment 34 Insurance 6 Suspended/ Revoked licenses/registrations 17 Operating under the influence 12 Inspection sticker 20 License (90/10 & 90/11) 35 Failure to yield 13 Unregistered motor vehicle 13Find out what's happening in Readingfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
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