In Halton, Burlington highest for tickets, traffic stops

Burlington recorded more traffic stops and tickets than any other municipality in Halton in 2015, according to information from Stephen Tanner, Chief of Police for the Halton Regional Police Service.

“Often citizens are unaware of the investment and time spent by the Police Service in relation to traffic enforcement throughout the Region,” Chief Tanner said in a letter circulated to members of council. The letter included statistical information on traffic initiatives and enforcement for last year.

There were 17,150 Provincial Offence Notices issued in Burlington, versus 15,508 in Oakville which is a larger city, followed by 7,942 in Milton and 5,481 in Halton Hills.

There were 24,405 traffic stops in Burlington, versus 19,787 in Oakville, 12,471 in Milton and 8,057 in Halton Hills.

Burlington also had the highest number of traffic complaints, at 2,128, versus 1,994 for Oakville, 1,623 for Milton and 1,179 for Halton Hills.

Oakville recorded the highest number of collisions in the region, at 2,770, versus 2,615 for Burlington, 1,427 for Milton and 728 for Halton Hills.

Read the letter here: Halton Regional Police Traffic Data