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Glenn Cramer National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Pacific Northwest Region Law Enforcement Liaison Phone: (360) Making A Difference

Crime 30 murders 267 traffic fatalities Every 10.4 days Every 1.4 days 2,576 agg. assaults 13,950 injured people Every 3.3 hours Every 1.5 hours Crime against society 24,225 collisions Every 34.9 minutes Every 21.7 minutes Based on 2006 Idaho UCR data & 2006 FARS data for Idaho IdahoCLock Crashes

What Is The Cost To Idaho? Fatality = $3.4 Million Fatality = $3.4 Million Serious Injury = $240,000 Serious Injury = $240,000 Visible Injury = $48,000 Visible Injury = $48,000 Possible Injury = $25,000 Possible Injury = $25,000 Property Damage Only = $2,663 Property Damage Only = $2,663 Source: Steve Rich -Idaho Office Of Highway Safety

Keeping Score Idaho ranks 12th nationally with the lowest violent crime rate Idaho ranks 12th nationally with the lowest violent crime rate –Idaho ranks 4th among the 13 western states with the lowest crime rate Idaho ranks 37th nationally for the lowest fatality collision rate Idaho ranks 37th nationally for the lowest fatality collision rate –Idaho ranks 9th in fatality collision rate among the 13 western states

Challenges To Making A Difference  Lack staffing;  Lack time;  Lack political and community support;  Lack equipment;  Lack training; and  Lack of Attitude

Pursuit Technique?

Recipe For Making A Difference Recipe For Making A Difference Preheat to a boiling point. Preheat to a boiling point.  Public’s boiling point;  Public support;  Change behavior that costs lives. Identify the reason for the Aggressive Patrols. Identify the reason for the Aggressive Patrols. Plan a solution. Plan a solution.  Address the issue?  Action plan - have the answers ready and a plan developed before asking for political support. a plan developed before asking for political support.

Recipe For Making A Difference A bucket full of political support. A bucket full of political support.  Convinced there is a problem;  Communication to the political sub- division;  Invite citizens. Gallons of department support. Gallons of department support.  Backing of the agency;  Convince leaders within the department;  Support is essential at all levels A pound of first-line supervision support. A pound of first-line supervision support.  The first-line supervisor is the key.

Roll out thick belief in the patrols. Roll out thick belief in the patrols.  Crucial to communicate and motivate the street officer. A sprinkle of equipment. A sprinkle of equipment.  Find out what patrol officers need, and provide it. Recipe For Making A Difference

Recipe For Making a Difference Groups of steamed citizens. Groups of steamed citizens.  Success has been with the help or insistence of citizen groups. or insistence of citizen groups. A bunch of media coverage. A bunch of media coverage.  Public service announcements;  Spread your message;  Give them the tools;  Provide ride-alongs;  Help them help you.

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Recipe For Making A Difference A mix of inter-agency participation. A mix of inter-agency participation. Concentrate the enforcement effort. Records for your file. Records for your file.  Effectiveness can be measured;  Let the public know what has been done.

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