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Where Does Roseville Rank in Twin Cities for Speeding Tickets Per Capita Issued?

WCCO-TV ranked 78 Twin Cities-area police departments on the number of speeding tickets per capita issued in 2011. See where Roseville placed. .

If you've got a lead foot on the gas pedal, are you more likely to get a speeding ticket in Roseville than some other Twin Cities' towns?

WCCO-TV ranked 78 Twin Cities-area police departments on the number of speeding tickets per capita issued in 2011. Roseville came in 37th on the list.

According to WCCO's numbers, the Roseville Police Department issued 1,033 speeding tickets in 2011 — a per capita breakdown of 0.030.

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In case you were wondering, the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office placed 77th of the 78 departments. 

And where do some of Roseville's neighbors rank: Maplewood is 38th on the list,  Mounds View 40th and New Brighton 18th.  

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Topping the list was Edina. 

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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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