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Schedule A HPD TRAFFIC SERVICES PROBLEM STATEMENT Identify the traffic safety related problem or deficiency that the proposed grant is intended to correct. Identi6?and gather appropriate data relevant to the problem. Collision/fatalities data appropriate to the identified problem and a brief analysis of the data is required. When available, three years of data should be presented and analyzed. When identifying the problem, take into consideration changes in population, traffic patterns and other demographic dynamics that may affect traffic safety. Hawai.i continues to have a traffic safety problem and the need of enforcement personnel to enforce those laws. See Table I Hawai'i Summary of Traffic Demographics. Table I Hawai'i Summary of Traffic Demographics 2005-2009 Year Population Licensed Registered Traffic Fatality Alcohol Alcohol Drivers Vehicles Fatalities Rate Involved Involved Fatalities 2005 1,275,194 856,163 1,149,403 140 1.38 72 51.4% 2006 1,285,498 867,003 1,159,256 161 1.57 84 52.2% 2007 1,283,388 882,455 1,167,240 138 1.3 69 48% 2008 1,288,198 885,941 1,160,643 107 1.00 52 48.5% _ 2009 1,295,000 890,000 945,000 109 1.09 58 53.2% All police departments should have an efficient and effective Police Traffic Services (PTS) program to enforce laws, prevent crashes and their resulting deaths and injuries, assist the injured, document specific details of individual crashes, supervise crash clean-up, and restore safe and orderly movement of traffic. PTS is critical to the success of most traffic safety countermeasures, and to the prevention of traffic-related injuries. Training is one of the most important activities in a law enforcement agency, and it is essential to support the special requirements of traffic law enforcement and safety. It is essential for operational personnel to be prepared to effectively perform their duties. Training accomplishes a wide variety of important and necessary goals. Proper training should: • Prepare officers to act decisively and correctly. • Increase compliance with agency enforcement goals. • Assist in meeting priorities. • Improve compliance with established policies. • Result in greater productivity and effectiveness. • Foster cooperation and unity of purpose. • Help offset liability action.