Search the map below to find the places where local law enforcement officers write the most traffic tickets per square mile of their jurisdiction, or per person based on the population of the jurisdiction. Click the circles to view five years of ticket information in the charts below the map.

Search the map below to find the places where local law enforcement officers write the most traffic tickets per square mile of their jurisdiction, or per person based on the population of the jurisdiction. Click the municipalities to view five years of ticket information in the charts below the map.

Map by Kevin Crowe and Brian Williamson

Find out more

• Explore a map of Missouri and find out which municipality issues the most tickets.
• Read the article: Over the top ticketing tactics or simply enforcing the law?
• Search traffic stop statistics from more than 700 law enforcement agencies in Missouri.

About the research

The Post-Dispatch analysis included five years of traffic stop data which more than 700 law enforcement agencies are required to file with the Missouri Attorney General’s Office. The information includes detailed statistics on numbers of traffic stops, citations and warnings issued by each agency. To create the citation rate per…