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Mendota Heights Ranks #23 in Twin Cities for Speeding Tickets Issued Per Capita

WCCO-TV ranked 78 Twin Cities-area police departments on the number of speeding tickets per capita issued in 2011. Mendota Heights ranked 23rd.

WCCO-TV ranked 78 Twin Cities-area police departments on the number of speeding tickets per capita issued in 2011. Mendota Heights ranked 23rd.

According to WCCO's numbers, the Mendota Heights Police Department issued 483 speeding tickets in 2011 — a per capita breakdown of 0.043.

In case you were wondering, the Dakota County Sheriff's Office placed low on the list at 73rd of the 78 departments.

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Map Legend

    Green pins: 0 to 500 tickets
    Yellow pins: 500 to 1,500 tickets
    Red pins: 1,500 or more tickets

Police departments that cover multiple cities have a pin in each of the cities they cover. Sheriff’s offices, state patrol, park police, University of Minnesota police and airport police are not shown.

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