Traffic infractions in Seattle

Seattle police officers ticketed for about 39,000 traffic violations in 2016, which is the lowest annual total so far this decade, and a 28 percent decline from 2015. Explore the trend in ticketing for a selection of traffic infraction categories in Seattle from 2010 to 2016. Click on a bar for more detail.

Number of infractions

Source: Seattle Municipal Court

Note: Speeding category excludes school-zone citations. Cell phone includes talking or texting. Bicyclist includes helmet and moving violations. HOV lane includes transit lane.

ELLIS SIMANI / THE SEATTLE TIMES