click to enlarge DANNY WICENTOWSKI

Parking enforcement in the city of St. Louis generates millions of dollars every year, outstripping other comparable metro areas in terms of tickets issued — and it's not even close.

In 2017, meter agents and police officers in St. Louis wrote 305,217 parking tickets. Considering the city itself has a population of around 300,000, that's nearly one ticket for every resident.

St. Louis

Population: 311,404

2017 Citations: 305,217 (down from 380k)

Number of Parking Meters: 7,800

Type of Parking Enforcement: Parking Enforcement and Police

Parking Meter Enforcement Hours: Monday-Saturday from 8a-7p

About 15 percent of parking tickets are written by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.



Kansas City

Population: 481,420

2017 Citations: 17,911

Number of Parking Meters: 1,500

Type of Parking Enforcement: The Kansas City Police Department enforces on-street parking.

Parking Meter Enforcement Hours: Weekdays from 7a to 6p

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Indianapolis

Population: 859,204

2017 Citations: 91,408

Number of Parking Meters: 3,800

Type of Parking Enforcement: Parking Enforcement and Police

Parking Meter Enforcement Hours: Monday-Saturday from 7a-8p

The police do not allocate many resources to parking violations in Indy and only spend limited hours throughout the week.



Nashville

Population: 659,042

2017 Citations: 49,928

Number of Parking Meters: 2,000

Type of Parking Enforcement: Parking Enforcement and Police

Parking Meter Enforcement Hours: Monday-Saturday from 8a-6p

Parking Meters are placed throughout the Central Business District and western sections of the city, including West End Avenue to 31st Avenue and the Vanderbilt Hospital area.

Parking citations are issued by the Public Works Parking Patrol and Metro Nashville Police Department Officers. Fines vary based on the violation. On-street parking regulations are enforced by Public Works Parking Patrol Officers. They patrol meters, loading zones, fire hydrants and other restricted parking areas.

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