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o Follow-up for all traffic crashes

▪ Review, approve, and follow-up for all traffic crashes recorded in

the city including hit and run crashes as well as the prosecution

of all traffic offenses at the Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal.

o Traffic enforcement programs

▪ Grant application and management for all traffic enforcement

related grants including, but not limited to: Blue Riptide Speed,

Alcohol, Child-Safety-Seat Checks, Distracted Driving, Pedestrian

Safety, Click-it or Ticket, and the locally funded C.A.R.E. program.

o Analyzing Racial Profiling Status Reports

▪ All traffic stops are reviewed to ensure that the racial profile data

has been indicated. This information is then utilized and included

in analyses that are submitted on a Quarterly basis listing any

anomalies which may be present.

o Community policing and public relations

▪ Assist with the continued development of community policing and

public relations throughout the City and State. Providing

educational programs for the public, related to traffic safety, such

as child-safety-seat checks and AAA Senior Driving Class.

o Traffic enforcement

▪ Directed Enforcement of traffic violations at locations that have

been confirmed as problem areas through traffic data analysis.

Accident Investigations and Accident Reconstructions

In 2022 members of the Traffic Division took and investigated many accidents. The

following is a list of more serious accidents that the Traffic Division investigated or was

a major part of:

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Cranston Police Department Year in Review 2022