In Bologna, traffic fines are worth 43.4 million euros, with a minimum increase of 0.4% compared to the previous year (equal to approximately +170 thousand euros). The city ranks fourth in the Italian ranking of municipalities with the highest revenues deriving from traffic fines. Codacons states this in a study carried out on the reporting published online by the Ministry of the Interior and based on the data that local authorities must provide by May 31st of each year, referring to the sums actually collected by local administrations through sanctions for violations of the Code of the road and their use.
At a national level, the proceeds collected in 2023 by the main municipalities thanks to traffic fines increased by +6.9% compared to the previous year, reaching the overall figure of 584.7 million euros in the 20 largest cities in Italy. Once again the Italian city that holds the record in terms of proceeds from road fines is Rome, with over 172 million euros in 2023, up by +29.7% on 2022, followed by Milan with 147 million euros (- 3% on 2022). Florence is more distant with 45 million and Bologna with 43 million – explains Codacons – Over 4 million euros are the proceeds guaranteed in Bologna by the speed cameras installed in the municipal area.
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Considering the number of inhabitants in each municipality, in Bologna the per capita value of fines is equal to 111.2 euros per resident, compared to the 55 euros of the national average. “Given these impressive numbers we cannot help but wonder what happened to the ‘Observatory on road fines’. Despite the crusade started by Minister Salvini against speed cameras and speed limits, nothing more has been heard of this Observatory, which is part of the MIT”, concludes the president of Codacons, Carlo Rienzi.
