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In what AAA Mid-Atlantic is calling a “banner year for ticket writers,” drivers racked up over 2.7 million traffic and parking citations in D.C. during the 2016 fiscal year, totaling nearly $300 million, according to data from the District Department of Motor Vehicles obtained by the insurance company.

The increase in tickets translates to an extra $43 million for the city compared to the previous year.

Photo-enforced tickets were responsible for the bulk of the increase; they are up nearly 70 percent from the year prior. There was also a slight increase in the number of tickets that police handed out for moving violations.

Meanwhile, the number of tickets for parking actually went down by 10 percent, according to AAA.

But in order for the city to reap the most benefits from the lucrative ticketing season, everyone has to pay up. And according to AAA, 777,224 of those citations are still unpaid, leaving the city short $125 million. Maryland residents owe D.C. the most money from last year’s citations, followed by Virginia and D.C. residents, respectively.