Were you caught in a red light camera ticket spike?

Want to search for an intersection near you? Please upgrade to a modern browser such as Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Internet Explorer 9+ Enter an intersection Go or Enter a license plate number Go Chicago red light cameras tagged drivers for more than 4 million tickets since 2007, including thousands caught during highly suspicious spikes. Enter an intersection or your car’s license plate number to see if you were one of them, or select an intersection below to see some of the most dramatic examples. Follow the steps below to see how a normal intersection compares to a spike intersection, and how appeal rates rise with the spikes. Read the full story

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Show appeals Drag ends to focus on a more detailed view of the top chart Note: Available data starts in 2007. Cameras were activated on different dates.

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The registered owner of a vehicle has up to 21 days to contest red light tickets. The vast majority of tickets listed in this database were paid without appeal, and the challenge period has expired. Click here for more information.

Sources: City of Chicago, Tribune reporting

Reporting by David Kidwell and Alex Richards

Application and design by Alex Bordens, David Eads, Ryan Mark and Ryan Nagle