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programs. The largest number of tickets was for red light violations, 273,224, <br />followed by speed violations of more than 11 mph over the limit, 250,238.2 <br />The study found that tickets were more likely to be issued to drivers from low- <br />and moderate-income zip codes and to drivers from minority zip codes than to <br />other drivers. This disparity persisted even though residents in low- and <br />moderate-income areas were less likely than residents in non-LMI areas to <br />commute by driving or to own a vehicle. <br />Figure 7 on page 6 of the study shows that significantly more speed and red-light <br />camera tickets were issued per capita to drivers from low- and moderate-income <br />zip codes than to drivers from higher-income zip codes. <br /> <br />Likewise, Figure 8 shows that significantly more speed and red-light camera <br />tickets were issued per capita to drivers from minority zip codes than to drivers <br />from non-minority zip codes. <br />2 In 2020, in an attempt to address a budget deficit, Chicago lowered the threshold for issuing <br />automated speeding tickets to 6 mph over the speed limit, effectively tripling the number of <br />tickets issued.