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Decorah Police Department reports the results of their Special Traffic Enforcement Program

Posted: Wed, Jun 13, 2018 9:01 AM

The Decorah Police Department has just completed a sTEP (Special Traffic Enforcement Program) wave.

12 officers from the Decorah Police Department contributed to the following sTEP wave statistics:
  • 3 Operating While Impaired (OWI) arrests
  • 1 seatbelt citation
  • 15 speeding citations
  • 1 stop sign/stop light citation
  • 1 Registration violation
  • 1 Open Container citation
  • 2 various other traffic citations
  • 14 traffic accidents investigated (2 involved personal injury)
  • 8 motorists assists
  • 22 faulty equipment warnings
Seatbelt usage surveys are performed before and after the sTEP waves. Decorah's pre-wave seatbelt usage percentage was 90%, and post-wave was 93%.