BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — Hollywood’s school zone speed camera program, operated by Blue Line Solutions, is being hailed by city leaders and law enforcement as a model for school safety. The initiative has produced dramatic reductions in speeding and crashes near local schools while generating more than $1.7 million in revenue for the city in its first year.
At a City Commission meeting on October 22, Hollywood Police Chief Jeff Devlin reported that speeding near schools has dropped by 89 percent, while traffic crashes are down 36 percent since Blue Line’s cameras went live earlier this year. The automated enforcement system identifies vehicles traveling more than ten miles per hour over the posted limit during school hours and issues civil citations by mail.
Chief Devlin credited the City Commission and Blue Line Solutions for the program’s success. “I want to thank the Commission for selecting Blue Line Solutions and trusting them as our number one pick,” Devlin said. “Working with a company that shares the same values and mission as the Police Department — and that is the safety of our kids in school zones — is vital to a program like this.” He added, “Without the support of Blue Line Solutions — who are present, committed, and responsive — this program would not be the success that it is.”
Devlin told commissioners the program has met every goal without community pushback, noting no complaints from parents, principals, or residents. The cameras have also allowed the department to redirect officers to other areas where speeding remains a problem.
Hollywood was the first city in Broward County — and among the first in Florida — to launch a program of this kind. City leaders praised the results as both measurable and meaningful. Commissioners Traci Callari and Caryl Shuham credited the efforts of the program and the company for improving school-zone safety. Mayor Josh Levy emphasized that fewer violations demonstrate true success, noting that as speeding decreases, violations naturally taper off, which he called “the definition of success.”
Encouraged by Hollywood’s experience, the City of Sunrise recently voted to award Blue Line Solutions a contract to oversee its own school zone enforcement program. Officials in both cities stress that these programs are designed not as revenue sources, but as tools to slow drivers and protect students.
Similar improvements have been documented elsewhere. In Dalton, Georgia, a Dalton Daily Citizen article reported a 90 percent drop in school-zone speeding after Blue Line cameras were installed near Dalton High School and Roan Street School. Police Chief Cliff Cason said the program significantly reduced the number of speeders and lowered the risk of severe crashes without decreasing overall traffic volumes.
Blue Line Solutions’ commitment to safety has been central to its mission since its founding. CEO Mark Hutchinson, a former Tennessee deputy sheriff, told the Chattanooga Times Free Press his motivation came from witnessing a fatal crash involving a 10-year-old boy early in his career. “At 19 years old, I wasn’t prepared mentally to have a 10-year-old literally die in my arms,” Hutchinson recalled. “That moment shaped my commitment to prevent tragedies through accountability and safer driving behavior.”
Kelly Abercrombie, the company’s Chief Strategy Officer, added that Blue Line measures success not by how many citations are issued, but by how few are needed.
With Hollywood’s strong results and Sunrise following suit, officials say Blue Line’s school zone safety program could serve as a model for other Florida cities seeking to protect children and calm traffic. “The goal is simple,” Chief Devlin said. “To make sure every child, every parent, and every driver is safer in our school zones — and that’s exactly what’s happening.”
