Ask Greenwich police the number one complaint the department gets and its simple: speeding - especially in and around school zones, according to Sgt. J.D. Smith.

“There's an overall community feeling that cars are traveling fast. We have an influx of drivers in the neighborhoods, and we just want people to slow down, and be aware of the kids going to school,” Smith said.

That’s why the police department and town are launching an automated photo speed enforcement program at some schools. The hope is that speed cameras in school zones will change behaviors. Blue Line Solutions, the company behind the technology, is installing cameras at eight public and private schools in town: Central Middle School, Glenville School, Greenwich Academy, Greenwich High School, Parkway School, North Street School, Brunswick Lower School and Eagle Hill School. A study last fall found those schools have a significant problem with speeding, police said, adding there were 44,208 violations in a five-day period.

Police said of those captured speeding, 28,416 vehicles were going 11-14 mph over the speed limit, another 13,152 vehicles were 15-20 mph over the speed limit and an additional 1,940 vehicles were 21 mph or more over the speed limit.

“Some of the biggest liabilities are kids walking to school, and unfortunately, we can't be everywhere at all times,” Smith told News 12. “So, this will further supplement our efforts in speed reduction and traffic safety here in town.”

Smith said the cameras use LiDAR to measure speeds, then take pictures of the vehicles and their license plates.

“The company sends us the captured plates or violations. We will have to manually go through and make sure they're correct reads. We send that information back to the company, and they will send the violations out to the registered owners of the vehicles,” Smith explained.

Some of the cameras are already installed, but not all of them. Once the program beings, there will be a 30-day warning period. After that, the first violation is $50 with each one after $75. Part of the money collected will go to Blue Line Solutions to maintain the camera system and cover prior expenses.

“The program and site installations were of no cost to the town of Greenwich so the costs are recouped by the company and also a small percentage as well goes back to the town which will be used for educational purposes, traffic engineering, and also future traffic enforcement in town,” Smith said.

Police don’t have a start date for when the cameras will go live but said they will be putting up signs all over to make sure drivers are aware. They’ve also already entered the cameras into the navigation app Waze so drivers can see where they are.