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Category 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 % % change
<br />change from 2002
<br />from
<br />2006
<br />Total 4,822 4,314 4,136 3,838 3,690 3,573 - 3.17% - 25.90%
<br />Collisions
<br />Injury 1,933 1,757 1,617 1,548 1,368 1,336 - 2.34% - 30.88%
<br />Collisions
<br />Fatal 52 46 30 42 37 27 - 27.03% - 48.08%
<br />Collisions
<br />Total DUI 484 369 423 499 511 510 -0.20% 5.37%
<br />Collisions
<br />Injury DUI 151 126 117 125 141 138 - 2.13% - 8.61%
<br />Collisions
<br />Fatal DUI 7 7 11 16 12 9 - 25.00% 28.57%
<br />Collisions
<br />DUI Arrests 2,067 2,186 2,525 2,670 3,015 3,211 6.50% 55.35%
<br />DUI Check 32 75 94 71 77 8.45% n/a
<br />Points
<br />Total Citations 26,268 62,290 85,937 94,993 90,569 85,388 - 5.72% 225.06%
<br />Speeding 41,101 34,863 27,360 24,724 - 9.63% n/a
<br />Citations
<br />Vehicle 20,239 22,738 26,379 23,414 18,131 - 22.56% n/a
<br />Impounds
<br />Beginning in 2002, the FPD engaged in a more aggressive DUI prevention and education program. This
<br />is evidenced by the substantial increase in DUI arrests between 2002 and 2007. In 2002, 2,067 DUI
<br />arrests were made. By 2007 DUI arrests were up by 55 percent, to 3,211. Much of this increase can be
<br />attributed to the series of enforcement and education programs that Fresno is engaged in (Fresno Traffic
<br />Bureau, 2008b).
<br />Current Program
<br />Fresno's DUI efforts are closely related to the city's focus on traffic safety. Since 2002, Fresno has
<br />engaged in an aggressive traffic enforcement program aimed at improving community safety. This
<br />attitude is perhaps best captured by the FPD's mission statement, "The mission of the Fresno Police
<br />Department is to provide a professional, effective and timely response to crime and disorder and to
<br />enhance traffic safety in our community" (Fresno PD, 2008a).
<br />As part of the focus on traffic safety of the city of Fresno has a number of programs that are designed to
<br />reduce DUI - related damage, injuries, and fatalities. These programs are spearheaded by the FPD Traffic
<br />Bureau, which has 75 traffic enforcement officers dedicated to traffic law enforcement. These officers are
<br />responsible for conducting DUI checkpoints, teaching DUI classes for DUI offenders, providing public
<br />education related to DUI and traffic safety, aggressively enforcing traffic laws, and monitoring establish-
<br />ments that serve alcohol.
<br />The Fresno Traffic Bureau operates the following DUI related programs:
<br />• DUI Checkpoint Operations
<br />• Bar Watch Operations
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