Crime & Safety
How Many Tickets Did RPD Give Out Last Year?
Find out how many tickets were given out and what they were for.

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According to Reading Police, 5,369 tickets were issued in 2012. Over 800 of those tickets were issued for a stop sign or red light violation. Over 1,000 of the tickets were issued for speeding violations, 733 were issued due to defective equipment and 190 were issued because of a seat belt violation.
Take a look at the various violations that tickets were issued for in Reading last year.
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Violation Number of tickets issued Uninsured Mv 46 Seat Belt Violation 190 Registration Sticker Missing 1 Oper Mv Un-Infl Of Liquor 16 Oper Mv Un-Infl Liq 2Nd Off 3 Oper Mv Un-Infl Liq 3Rd Or S 1 Oper Mv Un-Infl Of Drugs 1 Oper Mv Un-Infl Drug 2Nd Off 1 Oper Mv Reckless To Endanger 5 Oper Mv Neglig. To Endanger 4 Leave Scene After Prop Damage 11 Leave Scene After Pers.Injury 1 Unauth. Use Of Mv 5 Ignoring Mv Signage 174 Oper Mv Fail Display Plates 118 Oper Mv W/ Defective Equip. 733 Owner Op. Mv W/O Insp. Stick 31 Owner All. Mv Oper. W/O Stkr 34 Owner Failed To Have Mv Insp 624 Oper Mv Fail To Mt Safety St 114 Oper An Unreg. M/V Or Trailr 257 Op Mv W/O Plates Disp. Unreg 1 Oper Mv W/O Being Licensed 106 Oper Mv W/O Lic. In Possess. 43 Oper Mv W/O Regis.In Possess 24 Oper Mv Contrary Lic Restric 2 Jol Passenger Violation 1 Fail To Stop For School Bus 1 Oper Mv After Lic. Suspended 70 Oper Mv After Lic. Revoked 14 Oper Mv Aft Susp For Dwi 3 Op Mv After Susp. Of Reg. 12 Op Mv After Rev. Of Reg. 75 Attaching Plates To A Mv 4 Oper Mv While Drink. Alcohol 7 Fail To Stop For Police-Mv 4 No Owner Markings 8 Operating An Uninsured Mv 76 Allowed Oper Uninsured Mv 6 One Way Street Violation 57 Wrong Way At Rotary 1 Marked Lanes Violation 204 Fail To Obey Police Officer 1 Following Too Close St. Hgwy 21 Fail Use Care, State Hgwy 11 Yield Sign Violation, St Hwy 1 Failure To Obey Officer 1 Speeding 194 Speeding In Vio. Of Spec Reg 884 Ld Not Covered Whil Oper Mv 1 Fail To Dr.Rt.Appr. Emerg 5 Fail Rstr. Chld Ov 5 N/Ov 12 1 Tire Tread Depth Viol. 1 Allow Improper Prsn Oper Mv 3 Jol Cdl Vehicle Violation 1 Jol Pass Restriction 13 Impeded Oper.(Cell Phone) 13 Fail To Slow @ Intersection 24 Fail To Signal B4 Stop/Turn 37 Oper Mv W/ Stud Tires-Restr. 1 Oper Mv W/ Unnecessary Noise 11 Load Over 4 Feet 1 Mv Doc Falsifying,Steal,Etc. 2 Refuse To Prod. Lic Or Regis 2 Fail Rep. Addr./Name Chg.Reg 4 Fail To Keep Rt. 9 Improper Passing 2 Fail Keep Rt W/View Obstruct 2 Fail Drive Lane Nearest Rt 5 Fail To Yld-Inters-Mv Opp Di 46 Fail To Yld -Inters-Mv Fr Rt 12 Fail. To Yield To Pedestrian 33 Right On Red Prohibited 51 Rec'G, Buying, Etc Stolen Mv 1 Illgl Poss Class A Substance 1 Mobl. Phone Use W/O One Hand 3 Use Of Mobl./Elec.Dev Und 18 2 Liq, Minor Trnsprt/Carry 8 Littering From Mv 5 Stop Yield Red Light 839 Window Nontransparent 9 Texting While Operating Veh. 12 Oper After Susp Subsequent 1 Reg Sticker Not Attached 2 Oper Aft Revocation Subseq 4 Total 5,369
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