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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) Department(s)
Core Traffic Safety • Injury Crashes Police
PS • DWI Crashes
1.1.2 • CMV Inspections

Summary:
Every year, millions of people travel the roadways Injury Crashes
throughout the city. Reaching their destination safely is 900
of the utmost concern. In 2021, a total of 7,086 crashes
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occurred within Arlington city limits, a significant
decrease of 9.8% from 2020 (12,945). 700
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In order to continue crash reduction in the city, the
traffic section has implemented its Safe Roads Initiative. 500
The initiative relies on historical and real time data to 400
proactively reduce fatality and injury crashes. As part of
the initiative, strategic enforcement and Data-Driven FY21 Q4 FY22 Q1 FY22 Q2 FY22 Q3 FY22 Q4 FY23 Q1 FY23 Q2 FY23 Q3 FY23 Q4 FY24 Q1 FY24 Q2 FY24 Q3 FY24 Q4
Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety (DDACTS) will be
used to target repeat locations where fatality and injury
crashes have occurred. Effective enforcement and
education efforts will be complementing factors to the DWI Crashes
data. The Department continues to receive a 180
comprehensive traffic safety grant through the Texas 160
Department of Public Safety. The purpose of the grant is
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to have officers act as a visual deterrent for dangerous
driving, in the city’s highest crash locations. 120
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The Department continues to place emphasis on
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conducting safety inspections of CMVs (Commercial
Motor Vehicles) as part of the Traffic Safety plan. The FY21 Q4 FY22 Q1 FY22 Q2 FY22 Q3 FY22 Q4 FY23 Q1 FY23 Q2 FY23 Q3 FY23 Q4 FY24 Q1 FY24 Q2 FY24 Q3 FY24 Q4
CMV inspection and enforcement program consists of a
full time CMV unit. The CMV enforcement program is
supplemented by a CMV grant through the Texas
Department of Public Safety and United States CMV Inspections
Department of Transportation. 800
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Update: 400
The traffic unit continues to focus our efforts on safe
driving in our city. In March 2023, the traffic unit began 200
its Safe Roads Initiative (SRI) with the goal of reducing -
fatality, intersection, injury, and pedestrian crashes.
The SRI relies on historical and real time data to focus on FY21 Q4 FY22 Q1 FY22 Q2 FY22 Q3 FY22 Q4 FY23 Q1 FY23 Q2 FY23 Q3 FY23 Q4 FY24 Q1 FY24 Q2 FY24 Q3 FY24 Q4
high frequency crash locations. The
information is shared to patrol districts, so an effective
enforcement effort is coordinated between patrol
districts and the traffic section.

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