Bee Staff
The Roseville Police Department has received first-place recognition for traffic safety efforts in a statewide competition.
The competition, the California Law Enforcement Challenge, is an annual friendly competition among similar sizes and types of law enforcement agencies, to recognize and reward the best traffic safety programs in California, according to a news release from the Roseville Police Department.
A panel of judges comprised of traffic safety experts from around the country evaluates efforts to enforce laws and educate the public about traffic safety, including occupant protection, impaired driving and speeding, the release states.
Agencies submit an application which documents their efforts and effectiveness in these areas. The winning safety programs are those that combine officer training, public information and enforcement to reduce crashes and injuries within its jurisdiction, the release states.
The Roseville Police Department was awarded first place in the category for California police agencies with between 106 and 160 sworn officers, the release states.
Since 2003, total reported collisions in Roseville declined 4 percent, and injury and fatal collisions declined 13 percent. At the same time the city's population increased 17 percent, the release states.
Credit for improved traffic safety goes to the Roseville Police Department and the City of Roseville's Public Works Department traffic engineering program, the release states.
Since 2003, the Roseville Police Department has increased the issuance of citations for moving violations by 34 percent, and has increased DUI arrests by 61 percent, the release states.
The city of Roseville partners in a variety of traffic safety education and prevention programs, including Every Fifteen Minutes, the High School Seatbelt Challenge, Click it or Ticket, Safe Routes to School, and the Pedalsafe Bicycle Safety Fair, the release states.
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