Three counties in southeastern Pennsylvania are among the top five highest percentages for school zone and school bus related citations from 2021 to 2025.
Montgomery County had about 32% of the 16,834 citations in the state for speeding in a school zone during that five-year period, according to data released by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.
The Montgomery figure was tops in the state.
Delaware County and Chester County had about 9% and 6%, respectively, of the total citations.
State law sets the speed limit at 15 mph in a school zone.
Those three counties also were among the tops in citations for passing a stopped school bus, according to the data.
From 2021 to 2025, a total of 25,136 Pennsylvania drivers were cited for school-related violations. (Courtesy of Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts)
Montgomery County had about 13% of the 8,302 citations statewide, with Chester County at about 6% and Delaware County at about 5%.
State law requires drivers to stop at least 10 feet before reaching a school bus when its red signal lights are flashing and the side stop signal arms are extended.
The top five counties in the state for speeding in a school zone:
• Montgomery: 5,326 citations; 31.64%
• Delaware: 1,558 citations; 9.26%
• Bucks: 1,459 citations; 8.67%
• Allegheny: 1,255 citations; 7.46%
• Chester: 974 citations; 5.79%
Bradford, Montour and Warren counties had the fewest total citations with one during the five-year period, representing 0.01% of the total citations.
A breakdown for counties in the region:
• Berks: 90 citations in 2021; 68 in 2022; 109 in 2023; 164 in 2024; 70 in 2025; 501 total, 2.98% of state citations.
• Chester: 59 in 2021; 136 in 2022; 236 in 2023; 229 in 2024; 314 in 2025; 974 total, 5.79%
• Delaware: 248 in 2021; 342 in 2022; 227 in 2023; 267 in 2024; 474 in 2025; 1,558 total, 9.26%
• Montgomery: 933 in 2021; 791in 2022; 1,047 in 2023; 1,237 in 2024; 1,318 in 2025; 5,326 total, 31.64%.
The top counties five in the state for passing a stopped school bus:
• Allegheny: 1,544 citations, 18.6%
• Montgomery: 1,090 citations, 13.13%
• Bucks: 551 citations, 6.64%
• Chester: 498 citations, 6%
• Delaware: 449 citations, 5.41%
Forest County had the fewest total citations with three during the five-year period, representing 0.04% of the total citations.
A breakdown for counties in the region:
• Berks: 39 citations in 2021; 51 in 20222; 52 in 2023; 61 in 2024; 77 in 2025; 280 total, 3.37%
• Chester: 75 in 2021; 118 in 2022; 92 in 2023; 118 in 2024; 95 in 2025; 498 total, 6%
• Delaware: 95 in 2021; 89 in 2022; 106 in 2023; 97 in 2024; 62 in 2025; 449 total, 5.41%
• Montgomery: 193 in 2021; 282 in 2022; 217 in 2023; 205 in 2024; 193 in 2025; 1,090 total, 13.13%