Catalonia is the community with the most speed cameras

The latest study from the Coyote Radar Observatory in Spain carried out by the company Coyote based on data from the DGT during the months of May 2025 and 2026 shows how Catalonia, despite representing just over 6% of the entire Spanish territory and 16% of the State's total population, is, by far, the autonomous community with the most speed cameras installed and in operation, with a total of 936 cameras out of the 3,621 in operation across Spain, which represents 25.8% of the total. The 936 speed cameras in operation in Catalonia far exceed the 273 cameras currently in service in the Community of Madrid, accounting for 7.53% of the total speed cameras installed in Spain. In fact, the province of Barcelona alone, with 632 speed cameras, more than doubles all the speed cameras installed in the Community of Madrid. The comparison is even more striking if we compare the total number of Catalan cameras (with special incidence in Barcelona and its surroundings) with the 462 cameras installed in Andalusia (a territory that triples the surface area of Catalonia), the 236 cameras in operation in the Valencian Community, or the 257 existing in the Basque Country, among others. A notable increase in the last five years The study also concludes that the growth rate of new speed cameras has increased by 37% in the last five years, and that in Spanish territory there are currently more than 1,000 new speed cameras compared to 2021. The decision to install speed radars or other types depends on different administrations. The DGT (or the Catalan Traffic Service in the Catalan case) is the one that decides to implement radars on interurban roads and motorways, but it is still relevant that 44% of the radars and traffic light cameras in operation on the Spanish road network are located in urban areas, under the competence and decision of town councils and local entities, with the Barcelona City Council leading the implementation of new radars and traffic cameras in the Catalan capital. In this regard, the study indicates that 70.39% of the new radars have been installed by local administrations.Finally, the study by the Observatory of Speed Cameras in Spain warns about the rapid growth of section control speed cameras, which have increased by 86% in the last five years, and of traffic light cameras and urban traffic cameras, which have increased by 53% between 2021 and May 2026.