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Public Safety

Goal 1: Utilize Targeted Initiatives and Industry
Best Practices and Policies to Foster a Safe Environment
Objective 1: Improve Quality of Life and Place
Project Performance Measure(s) City Service Team (Department)
Core Traffic Safety  Injury Crashes Neighborhood Services (Police)
PS  DWI Crashes
1.1.2  CMV Inspections (New FY18)
Summary:

Every year, millions of people travel the roadways Injury Crashes
throughout the city. Reaching their destination safely is 1,000
of the utmost concern. In 2017, over 12,800 crashes
occurred within Arlington city limits, a slight decrease of 800
4.3% from 2016. 600

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In order to continue crash reduction in the city, the
department will continue using a new, multi‐faceted 200
approach that will overlay crash information with crime 0
information. This approach is called the Data‐Driven
Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety (DDACTS). The FY16 Q4 FY17 Q1 FY17 Q2 FY17 Q3 FY17 Q4 FY18 Q1 FY18 Q2 FY18 Q3 FY18 Q4 FY19 Q1 FY19 Q2 FY19 Q3 FY19 Q4
goal of utilizing this data analytics approach is to
decrease the number of vehicle crashes in the City.
Effective enforcement and education efforts will be
complementing factors to the data. The Department DWI Crashes
continues to receive a comprehensive traffic safety grant 200
through the Texas Department of Public Safety. 150

The Department continues to place emphasis on 100
conducting safety inspections of CMVs as part of the
Traffic Safety plan. The CMV inspection and 50
enforcement program consists of a full time CMV unit. 0
The CMV enforcement program is supplemented using a
CMV grant through the Texas Department of Public FY16 Q4 FY17 Q1 FY17 Q2 FY17 Q3 FY17 Q4 FY18 Q1 FY18 Q2 FY18 Q3 FY18 Q4 FY19 Q1 FY19 Q2 FY19 Q3 FY19 Q4
Safety and United States Department of Transportation.

Update:
APD continues to focus on reducing the number of CMV Inspections
intoxicated drivers and the number of injury, fatality, 1,000
and DWI related collisions in the city. 800
600
Traffic personnel conducted multiple traffic enforcement 400
details as part of Operation Strategy Against Fatality 200
Events (S.A.F.E.) on major roadways and freeways to
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reduce collisions caused by speeding, red light running,
and road rage incidents caused by aggressive driving. FY16 Q4 FY17 Q1 FY17 Q2 FY17 Q3 FY17 Q4 FY18 Q1 FY18 Q2 FY18 Q3 FY18 Q4 FY19 Q1 FY19 Q2 FY19 Q3 FY19 Q4

Traffic personnel also conducted 19 presentations to
schools and civic organizations, with over 2000
attendees, promoting safe driving and aimed at reducing
the number of citizens operating vehicles while
intoxicated.

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