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Schedule A HPD TRAFFIC SERVICES PROBLEM STATEMENT Idents the traffic safety related problem or deficiency that the proposed grant is intended to correct. Idents 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 County continues to have a traffic safety problem and the need of enforcement personnel to enforce those laws. See Table I Hawai'i County Traffic Data. Table I Hawaii County Traffic Data 2009-2014 Year 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Major Traffic 1,538 1,451 1,409 1,466 1,341 1,530 Accidents Traffic 22 27 22 38 25 11 Fatalities Non-Traffic 5 5 7 4 2 6 Fatalities Alcohol 13 13 15 16 8 3 Related Fatalities 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.