(August 31, 2026) — The Cape Coral Police Department conducted a special traffic operation on August 31, 2026. This high visibility enforcement operation specifically targeted speeding & aggressive driving. This operation was conducted citywide and resulted in 96 total citations.
OPERATION TIME: 6:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
TOTAL TRAFFIC STOPS: 101
WARNINGS: 12
SPEED CITATIONS: 56
SEATBELT CITATION: 02
MOVING CITATIONS: 89
NON-MOVING CITATIONS: 06
AGGRESSIVE DRIVING: 06
TEXTING AND DRIVING: 04
DISTRACTED DRIVING: 10
CRIMINAL CITATIONS: 01
CITATIONS (TOTAL): 96
DUI ARRESTS: 00
ARRESTS (OTHER): 02
*****The operation was paid for with FDOT sub-grant funding. Cape Coral currently ranks 9th out of 38 agencies in Speeding or Aggressive Driving for traffic fatalities and serious injuries on the Highway Safety Matrix – Ranking of Florida. To improve traffic safety in the City, the Department has partnered with FDOT’s Traffic Safety Office to bring additional enforcement and education through the implementation of saturation patrols.