Speeders beware: 125 traffic cameras are coming to L.A., along with hefty fines. Here's where they are

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By the end of the summer, 125 speed cameras will be installed on dozens of streets throughout Los Angeles, specifically on roads that are in school zones, are known street-racing corridors or where speeding has resulted in a high rate of traffic accidents.On Tuesday, Los Angeles became the latest city to gain approval from its leaders to install the cameras throughout the city’s 15 districts, from the San Fernando Valley to San Pedro.Installation will take place between April and July.Drivers who are photographed going 11 mph or more over the posted speed limit will have a 60-day grace period before they’re fined.

The move is part of a five-year pilot program authorized by a bill signed in 2023 that was designed to combat speeding and an alarming rise in traffic deaths.Traffic fatalities in Los Angeles declined from 2024 to 2025, but the number of deaths from accidents remains persistently high, according to a recent report by the Los Angeles Department of Transportation.

Speed accounts for nearly one-third of all traffic fatalities, according to officials.Roadway speed cameras have been proved to reduce speeding by 31% to 82% and fatal crashes by 53% to 71%, according to LADOT.The statewide pilot program includes the cities of Los Angeles, San José, Oakland, Glendale, Long Beach and San Francisco.

For the record:8:08 a.m.March 30, 2026A previous version of this story said the city of San Francisco installed more than 26,000 speed cameras.

It issued more than 26,000 traffic tickets.San Francisco, which has installed 33 speed cameras, issued more than 26,000 traffic tickets in 2024 and 122,000 the following year, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

Other cities began installing their cameras this year, including Oakland, which installed 18 in January.The city of Long Beach is set to install 18 cameras this spring, Glendale is scheduled to add nine this spring ...