Scoop: Men under 30 got most of San Diego's 100+ mph tickets
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We have some serious speed scofflaws in San Diego, and the majority of them are young men.
The big picture: Police gave out 346 tickets for driving over 100 mph from January 2025 through June this year, and men younger than 30 received more than half of them, according to an Axios analysis of data obtained through a records request.
- The city wouldn't include names of those who received the tickets, citing privacy laws.
- Those ticketed were likely looking at fines of $900 to $1,300, plus two points on their license, which could lead to a lengthy suspension.
Why it matters: About a third of U.S. traffic deaths were due to speeding in 2025, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
By the numbers: Of the San Diego tickets issued for going 100mph and above:
- 84% went to men.
- 56% went to men under 30.
- The median age was 25.
- And 19- to 21-year-old men got about a quarter of the tickets.
For other speeding tickets below 100mph, men got 67% and the median age was 33.
Zoom in: The 15 is a hot spot for these 100 mph tickets, according to Axios' analysis. The most common locations were:
- Miramar Way and I-15.
- Mira Mesa Boulevard and I-15.
- Aero Drive and I-15.
- Britannia Boulevard and SR-905.
- Friars Road and I-15.
Just under half of these I-15 tickets were given overnight between 10pm and 6am.
- Across all the 100 mph tickets, the 5am hour had the most, with 46 citations.
- 9pm was next, with 31.
Context: This summer, police stepped up enforcement of illegal street racing on the 15, and arrested two drivers for going as high as 139 mph.
- That was after street races on the 15 were posted on social media.
Zoom out: It's not just San Diego. Younger male drivers are especially likely to speed across the country, according to NHTSA research.
- Their survey found a quarter of drivers ages 18-34 sped regularly whenever they drove, and 18% of men were regular speeders, compared to 14% of women.