Traffic Fine Revenue in Langley City

Since 2004, the provincial government has provided all traffic fine revenue collected in a local government area to that local government. In Langley City, we receive about half a million dollars in traffic fine revenue per year. In Langley City, we earmark the funding directly back to our local RCMP detachment.

The following chart shows the absolute amount of revenue we receive per year between 2018 and 2024.

It was interesting to see an increase in traffic revenue fines during the pandemic.

This next chart shows the per capita amount due to population growth.

Traffic revenue is an area where, if an equal amount of enforcement is applied, we want to see a decrease in fines as people change their behaviour. Although there has been a slight decline in per capita traffic fine revenue after the pandemic, speeding and distracted driving continue to be significant concerns in our community.