Who gets Laguna's Vehicle Parking Violations?

A popular myth is parking tickets and moving violations are issued to visiting tourists more frequently than Laguna Beach residents. The following data show this is in fact not the case.

• Registered drivers in Laguna Beach are served tickets most frequently
• City revenue from tickets are big business in Laguna Beach
• Laguna residents subsidize motor vehicle usage through fines 
• Enforcing motor vehicle violations cost big enforcement payrolls

(Data presented to Complete Streets Task Force, 8 March 2011) 

 

 

In 2008 Laguna Beach parking enforcement issued 41,345 tickets roughly $45 each, about two tickets per LB resident. EACH of those dots represents a parking violation. Can you find yours? (CSTF 8 March 2011)

 

 

The parking citation data shows most registered owners are located in OC. Let's zoom-in on the spike to see what's going on there (see below).

 

 

A close-up view of the 59% shows most registered owners come from OC, but Laguna owners bear the burden of parking violations. That spike is 92651.

 

 

 

 Myth:   Laguna tourists are cited parking tickets most frequently.

Busted!   Motorists from these cities are cited most frequently. 

 

(CSTF 8 March 2011)