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data post enforcement shows a decline in neighborhood complaints, speeding,

and quality-of-life issues.

Prioritize Enforcement
• By prioritizing enforcement, the police department can address specific

citizens’ concerns in addition to reacting to data as it is developed.

• Even if eliminating all traffic crashes might be impossible, the goal of

reducing the number and severity of crashes is not.

• The following areas of interest continually have the highest number of

accidents. This can be attributed to a higher volume of vehicles on these

roads.

• The most efficient way to utilize limited police personnel is to review the

data and have officers promote traffic safety in areas with the most

crashes.

• When information comes in, such as a citizen complaint, a concentrated

and concerted effort to decrease violations in that area is done by having

C.A.R.E. details and directed patrol officers focus on it. Stats are kept,

seeing how many violations are observed in the targeted area so that

future details can be productive. See the C.A.R.E. sheets at the end of

this report for additional details.

• The areas on this list have shown to be the most documented number of

crashes. Some areas had an increase in crashes, which was likely caused

by more vehicles on the road returning to post Covid-19 Pandemic

activities.

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Cranston Police Department Year in Review 2021