Over 30 speed & intersection cameras operating across Portland’s High Crash Network, issuing 69,000 citations since Nov., with more cameras coming soon

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(June 9, 2026) Over 30 speed and intersection safety cameras are operating across the Portland Bureau of Transportation's (PBOT) High Crash Network and more are coming online soon. Placed at locations with a history of serious and deadly crashes, the cameras support Portland's Vision Zero goal of eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries on Portland streets. Since Nov. 2025, PBOT and the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) approved and issued over 69,000 citations from speed and intersection safety cameras.

"The City of Portland is committed to Vision Zero and improving safety conditions on our streets," said Transportation Director Millicent Williams. "The deployment of speed and intersection safety cameras is a highly effective tool for ensuring that people driving obey the speed limit for their safety and the safety of others. We are thankful for our ongoing partnership with the Portland Police Bureau and their shared commitment to safety."

Speed remains one of the leading factors in deadly traffic crashes in Portland. According to PBOT's 2025 Deadly Traffic Crash Report, at least 41% of traffic deaths involved speeding. Slower speeds reduce severity of crashes and potential for crashes to occur. The report also found that 74% of deadly crashes occurred on Portland's High Crash Network, the small percentage of streets where the majority of the city's most serious traffic crashes occur.

The bureau also added new safety cameras at SE Powell Boulevard at SE 34th Avenue and NE 82nd at Klickitat Avenue. The northbound NE 82nd Avenue safety camera at NE Klickitat Street began issuing warnings on May 26 and will begin enforcement on June 27. Another safety camera at NE 82nd Avenue at NE Klickitat Street in the southbound direction will begin its 30-day warning period in June. PBOT contracted with NovoaGlobal in August 2025 as its new safety camera provider. Every citation generated from the cameras is first reviewed by a duly authorized traffic enforcement agent of PBOT or a PPB officer.

"The Portland Police Bureau is grateful for PBOT's commitment to creating a safer transportation system for everyone in Portland. While cameras within the high-crash corridor help encourage safer driving behaviors in areas where we know crashes are more likely to occur, PPB's Traffic Division also plays a key role," said Chief Bob Day of the Portland Police Bureau. "In addition, every person using our roadways - whether driving, biking, or walking - has a responsibility to make safe choices and look out for one another."

In addition to speed cameras, the Portland Police Bureau's Traffic Division continues to focus on traffic-related matters on the High Crash Network. This includes focusing on and arresting impaired drivers, whether through the division's own traffic stops or assisting patrol officers on stopped DUII drivers. The traffic division also continues to respond to trauma injury crashes to investigate when feasible. Crash investigations often illuminate circumstances that contributed, such as human factors, roadways conditions, and visibility. This information enhances the City's Vision Zero data-driven approach to investing in locations and addressing factors that commonly contribute to serious crashes.

The Portland Police Bureau also uses NovoaGlobal's technology in its mobile enforcement vans, with one actively out and enforcing in areas of concern that do not currently have safety cameras. A second van is scheduled to become active soon and will be used primarily during evenings and weekends. NovoaGlobal currently operates in the United States and South America, including Washington, D.C., Tacoma, and Beaverton. Their comprehensive traffic safety solutions offer tools to help combat the ongoing crisis of traffic-related injuries and fatalities.

Speed and intersection safety cameras are an effective tool for reducing dangerous speeding in Portland. Since the first safety cameras were installed in 2016, speeding at the original camera locations dropped 59%, while top-end speeding, defined as driving more than 10 mph over the speed limit, dropped 88%.

The safety camera program is a critical component of Portland's Vision Zero program, which aims to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries. Oregon state law allows cities to use speed and intersection safety cameras to improve traffic safety. The purpose of speed and intersection safety cameras is to change behavior, not to generate revenue. The program is funded by the revenue from camera citations and traffic safety diversion class registration fees.

PBOT continues to expand automated enforcement along the High Crash Network, focusing on locations where speeding contributes to the greatest risk of serious and fatal crashes. Additionally, PBOT continues to invest in safety projects on the High Crash Network. The following projects are currently under construction on High Crash Streets: NE Halsey Street (80th to 92nd avenues) - Safety and Access to Transit Project, NE 60th Avenue and Halsey Street Area Improvement Project , NE Killingsworth Safer Crossings Project, 82nd Avenue: Major Maintenance, and 82nd Avenue Crossing Project.

The City of Portland adopted Vision Zero in 2015 with the goal of eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries while improving safety and mobility for all Portlanders. To learn more about Portland's Vision Zero program and view the 2025 Deadly Traffic Crash Report, visit Vision Zero: Eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries | Portland.gov. To explore additional Vision Zero data, visit the Guide to the Vision Zero Dashboard.