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Project will impact the following performance area(s): (check all that apply) ® Timeliness ❑ Completeness ® Accuracy ❑ Uniformity ® Accessibility ® Integration Our goals for Florida's Traffic Safety Information System are as follows: Goal 1: Coordination. Provide ongoing coordination in support of multi -agency initiatives and projects which improve traffic records information systems. Goal 2: Data Quality. Develop and maintain complete, accurate, uniform, and timely traffic records data. Goal 3: Integration. Provide the ability to link traffic records data. Goal 4: Accessibility. Facilitate access to traffic records data. Goal 5: Utilization. Promote the use of traffic records data. Identify which goal the project will help advance and how it will advance it: (for example, an eCrash/eCitation project to install laptops in a traffic unit would advance Florida's goal for data quality by improving the timeliness and accuracy of crash/citation reports) By completing the implementation of the eCitation Records Management System project by purchasing ticket printers for all deputies assigned to the patrol section and traffic unit would advance Florida's goal for data quality by improving the timeliness and accuracy of citation reports. Describe the project: Located on the eastern seaboard of Florida, Indian River County is comprised of 503 square miles of land mass. The United States Census Bureau estimated the population of the county in 2013 to consist of 141,992 residents, and the Florida Department of Highway Safety reported 115,225 registered drivers as of January 1, 2014. The mission statement for the Indian River County Sheriffs Office is to "protect the community, prevent crimes, and solve problems". The agency relies on a sufficient records management system and efficient technology in order to achieve these objectives for traffic related offenses. Implementing and automating an effective electronic citation records management system is a significant priority for the Indian River County Sheriffs Office. Although Indian River County is not ranked in the top 25% in the Florida Department of Transportations Highway Safety Matrix based on fatal and injury crashes, the success of this project is vital in significanty increasing the volume of traffic enforcement our ageny is able to provide throughout the county. On average, deputies spend 15-20 minutes on a traffic stop when a citation is issued which considerably reduces the availability of deputies to increase traffic enforcement in areas of concern and heightens concerns to officer safety. During a traffic stop, deputies are consistently taking their eyes off the occpant(s) and the vehicle they have stopped. A research study conducted by the US National Library of Medicine, concluded that aggressive traffic enforcement significantly decreases motor -vehicle crashes, crash fatalities, and decreases injury severity (Aggressive traffic enforcement: a simple and effective injury prevention program, 2006). According to the FY2014 FDOT Highway Safety Matrix- Ranking of Florida Counties Report (based on fatal and injury crashes during 2008-2012) Indian River ranked 3rd out of 18 counties (Group 2- Population 50,001 - 200,00) in the highest total fatal and injury crashes; which wass an increased ranking from 5th in the 2007-2011 reporting. -2- 187