Miami Beach vehicle noise citations reach 1,830 this year, mayor says
Mayor Steven Meiner credited nightly patrols, stronger noise laws and Operation Quiet Streets; the figure comes from his post and hasn't been independently verified.
Miami Beach issued 1,830 vehicle noise citations from Jan. 1 to Oct. 25, Mayor Steven Meiner said in a post on X on Friday.
The number comes from the mayor’s post. Red Sidewalks did not find a police report or city release with the figure and has not independently verified it.
Meiner said drivers with illegal mufflers and exhaust noise had been disrupting neighborhoods, and he credited nightly enforcement patrols, stronger noise laws and Operation Quiet Streets for the results.
Operation Quiet Streets is the police enforcement effort behind the city’s Quiet Zone pilot program in the South of Fifth neighborhood, announced July 8. Under the yearlong pilot, the city put up bright yellow signs warning drivers that they are entering a Quiet Zone where fines may be issued. Officers enforce it during their regular evening duties, the city said.
The pilot targets engine revving, modified exhaust systems and loud amplified sound from vehicles, mainly in the late evening and overnight. The city’s announcement did not list fine amounts.
Vice Mayor Laura Dominguez sponsored the pilot. The city said it will evaluate the program before deciding whether to expand it to other parts of Miami Beach.
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