REEDLEY – The California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) awarded the Reedley Police Department (RPD) with a grant that will allow the department to better analyze traffic crash data.
According to a Dec. 9 press release, RPD received $58,900 for a traffic records improvement project. The grant will allow RPD to purchase a new electronic crash and citation data reporting system with the goal of reporting crash and citation data faster and more efficiently.
“Thanks to this grant, we’re upgrading our traffic crash and citation reporting system to further a data-driven strategy that concentrates on high-priority traffic areas,” RPD Sgt. Gary Kincaid said in the press release.
Kincaid said improved reporting of traffic collisions helps inform RPD officers on where they should conduct education and enforcement measures to enhance safety on Reedley’s roads.
Funding for the grant program comes from OTS through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; the program will run through September 2025.
