The City of Los Angeles is installing speed cameras at 125 locations, two cameras per location in most cases, one for each direction of travel. It’s a five-year pilot allowed under California’s AB 645, and it runs through Jan. 1, 2032. LADOT says the first cameras switch on Oct. 26, 2026, and the rest follow by the end of 2026.
This site exists so nobody has to find out where they are from a letter in the mail. It’s independent and not affiliated with the city or LADOT.
How the cameras work
- Cameras are mounted on streetlight poles and read the rear license plate of vehicles going 11 mph or more over the limit.
- Tickets go to the registered owner by mail. They’re civil penalties, like parking tickets, with no points on your license.
- Every new camera starts with a 60-day warning period. After that, fines start at $50 and go up with speed.
- Income-based fine reductions and a community service option are available. Details are on LADOT’s site.
- LADOT picked locations using speed-related crash data, speeding counts and proximity to schools and senior centers, then finalized them with council offices. Each of the 15 council districts got eight or nine.
How to avoid a ticket
The honest answer: drive less than 11 mph over the limit, which is a pretty generous cushion. The other answer: check your commute and pick a route that skips them. Your call. Either way, watch your rear end.
How the data works
Camera locations come from LADOT’s public ArcGIS layers, the same ones behind the map on LADOT’s program page. We combine three of them: the 125 approved corridors, the individual camera mounting points with the direction each one enforces, and the per-location status LADOT uses on its map. Neighborhood boundaries come from the LA Times Mapping LA project, maintained in la-geography.
A script checks LADOT’s data twice a day. When a status changes, the site updates automatically. When locations move or cameras are added or removed, a person reviews the change before it goes live. The data was last updated Oct. 6, 2026, and LADOT last edited its camera layer Sept. 30, 2026.
Things to keep in mind:
- Cameras are still being installed. Locations, timing and status can change, and LADOT’s data can lag what’s on the street.
- Positions are approximate. They come from LADOT’s planned mounting points, not a survey of installed poles.
- Some cameras sit a few hundred feet past the end of the stretch LADOT mapped as their corridor. We show cameras where LADOT’s camera data puts them.
- A handful of cameras don’t list the direction they enforce, and one location lists two cameras for the same direction. We show what LADOT published.
- Neighborhood assignments use the LA Times boundaries, which are unofficial. Your mental map of Silver Lake may differ.
- This site covers the City of LA program only. Some neighboring cities, including Glendale and Long Beach, are authorized to run their own.
Want the raw data? Download it. Spot something wrong? Tell us. For official answers, email LADOT through its program page or follow Council File 23-1168.
What changed
- Oct. 6, 2026: Initial import
Questions
- When do LA's speed cameras turn on?
- LADOT says the first cameras activate Oct. 26, 2026 and expects all of them to be on by the end of 2026.
- How fast do you have to go to get a ticket?
- 11 mph or more over the posted speed limit. Below that, the cameras don't flag you.
- Is there a warning period?
- Yes. State law requires a 60-day warning period when the program starts and whenever a new camera is switched on. During that time, speeders get warning notices instead of tickets.
- How much is a speed camera ticket in Los Angeles?
- Fines start at $50 and rise with speed. They're civil penalties, like parking tickets, and don't add points to your license. Income-based reductions are available.
- Do the cameras photograph drivers?
- The cameras read rear license plates. LADOT says only the plate information needed for enforcement is collected.