The use of cameras to enforce speeding laws is spiking — with localities across Virginia raking in millions of dollars with the new systems.
Two cities in Hampton Roads — Suffolk and Chesapeake — account for nearly half of the $57.8 million in penalties collected from speeding drivers in school zones and highway work zones in the state.
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Suffolk collected $16.7 million in fines between 2022 and 2024 — or 29% of the statewide total, according to reports that the Virginia State Police file to the General Assembly annually about the cameras' usage.
Chesapeake collected $11.5 million, or 20% of the state totals.
When much smaller numbers were added in from Portsmouth, Hampton, York County and Southamp