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500-065-17 <br />SAFETY <br />12/14 <br />1 Supporting Data: (Include at least three years of crash, injury, fatality, and citation data, to show the extent of the <br />problem. If outside the top 25% for your city or county, provide further details to support your identified need.) <br />A research study conducted by the US National Library of Medicine, concluded that aggressive traffic enforcement <br />significantly decreases motor -vehicle crashes, crash fatalities, and decreases injury severity (Aggressive traffic <br />enforcement: a simple and effective injury prevention program, 2006). According to the FY2013 FDOT Highway Safety <br />Matrix- Ranking of Florida Counties Report (based on fatal and injury crashes during 2008-2012) Indian River ranked 3rd <br />out of 18 counties (Group 2- Population 50,001 - 200,00) in the highest total fatal and injury crashes; which was an <br />increased ranking from 5th in the 2007-2011 reporting. Indian River County also ranked 2nd in the highest number of <br />motorcycle fatal and injury crashes for both ranking reports. <br />2014 Traffic Data: <br />11: Patrol Zones <br />16,038: Average number of calls for service per month <br />84: Average number of traffic crashes per month <br />651: Average number of traffic warnings issued per month <br />777: Average number of traffic citations issued per month <br />8,091: Total number of citations issued in 2014 <br />2,338: Total number of speeding related citations issued in 2014 <br />29% of citations issued in 2014 were speed related <br />Once per week: Average use of speed trailers <br />2013 Traffic Data: <br />11: Patrol Zones <br />16,008: Average number of calls for service per month <br />59: Average number of traffic crashes per month <br />443: Average number of traffic warnings issued per month <br />592: Average number of traffic citations issued per month <br />5,427: Total number of citations issued in 2013 <br />1,680: Total number of speeding related citations issued in 2013 <br />31 % of citations issued in 2013 were speed related <br />2-3 times per week: Average use of speed trailers <br />2012 Traffic Data: <br />11: Patrol Zones <br />14,260: Average number of calls for service per month <br />46: Average number of traffic crashes per month <br />95: Average number of traffic warnings issued per month <br />620: Average number of traffic citations issued per month <br />2,474: Total number of citations issued in 2012 <br />1,334: Total number of speeding related citations issued in 2012 <br />54% of ciations issued in 2012 were speed related <br />2-3 times per week: Average use of speed trailers <br />Driver Data <br />2014 registered drivers in Indian River County: 115,125 <br />2013 registered drivers in Indian River County: 114,985 <br />2012 registered drivers in Indian River County: 114,780 <br />124 <br />