Hilton Head cracked down on parking, alcohol violations this year. Here's the data
Parking citations are up 71% in Hilton Head Island this year from last year, according to data from the town’s Community Code Enforcement team. Bob Bromage, director of public safety for the Town of Hilton Head, presented several findings at a council meeting in October, including information about parking enforcement and revenue brought in from paid parking and citations. More than 95,000 parking enforcement checks were conducted from March 1 to Sept. 7 of this year, Bromage said in the presentation. Citations increased from 1,653 in 2025 to 2,822 in 2026. Bromage said this increase is because the town hired seasonal workers whose sole job was to check the compliance of the cars around town. The presentation also touched on beach parking revenue. The town collected $838,448 from paid parking through September and $91,875 from citations, Bromage said. Last year, beach parking revenue was $770,149 from paid parking and $52,877 from citations, resulting in a nearly 9% increase. Complaints related to short-term rentals, or vacation rentals of 30 days or less, are also tracked by the town. So far this year, there have been 540 short-term rental complaints, compared to the 375 reported last year. Community Code Enforcement Officers had
