Over 73,000 fines were issued against drivers caught speeding beyond 15 kilometres per hour above the legal limit, official data shows.
The camera installed in Nutar Żarb Street in Attard caught the most drivers off guard, totalling 13,127 contraventions in 2016, the year under review.
According to data published by the National Statistics Office on Thursday, traffic-related contraventions issued by the police increased by two per cent from 2015, while tickets issued by wardens went down by 4.1 per cent. Most of the contraventions were issued in the Northern Harbour district.
St Paul's Bay registered the highest number of contraventions (5,573) issued by the police, while Sliema had the highest tally of contraventions issued by wardens.
Traffic is on the increase. Photo: Shutterstock14 - average age of cars in Malta
The data also showed that for every thousand motor licences there were 1,423 vehicles on the road, with the total number of vehicles amounting to 358,947.
While passenger cars accounted for 78.8 per cent of total licensed motor vehicles, motorcycles registered the highest increase at 16.7 per cent in 2016, the year under review.
Driving licence holders amounted to 252,276, which marked an increase of 1.8 per cent over the previous year. The Northern Harbour district registered the largest number (27.6 per cent) while the Gozo and Comino district accounted for 9.1 per cent of the total.
The NSO also found that the average age of passenger cars in Malta stood at 14 years. Cars in the Southern Harbour district had the highest average age, 15.26 years, followed by the Gozo and Comino district, with an age of 14.58 years.
Meanwhile, the number of public transport commuters totalled 43.2 million with just 4.6 per cent of them coming from the Gozo and Comino region.
The NSO data shows that last year passengers and vehicles travelling between Malta and Gozo increased by 7 per cent and 7.5 per cent respectively when compared to the previous year.
Passenger traffic originating from Ċirkewwa was busiest on Friday and Saturday, while the highest numbers leaving from Mġarr were recorded on Saturday and Sunday.