Law Enforcement Challenge

2014 Virginia Challenge Winners Announced!
35 Va. agencies participated in the state and national Challenge programs recognizing traffic safety efforts in 2013

The Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police (VACP) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2014 Virginia Law Enforcement Challenge awards for the best traffic safety programs in the state. The awards luncheon took place during the VACP’s 89th Annual Training Conference on Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at the Hotel Roanoke in Roanoke, VA.

Celebrating its twenty-fifth year in Virginia, the Law Enforcement Challenge program promotes professionalism in traffic safety enforcement and encourages agencies to share best practices and programs with each other. The awards are based on entries prepared by the participating agencies that highlight their traffic safety education and enforcement activities in the past calendar year. Judges award points to the agencies in the six areas that comprise a comprehensive traffic safety program: problem identification, policies, planning,  training of officers, public information and education, enforcement, and an evaluation of the outcomes of the agency’s efforts.

The Virginia Challenge is held in cooperation with the National Law Enforcement Challenge Awards, which are presented by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). This year, thirty-five Virginia agencies entered the competition, of which eight were selected to receive national awards. National Challenge award winners have been announced by the IACP on their web site at http://www.theiacp.org/NLEC. National awards will be presented in October at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Conference in Orlando, FL.

The Virginia agencies listed below were presented with their state Challenge first, second and third place awards in each category at the luncheon, as well as special awards for outstanding enforcement and education efforts in the areas of occupant protection, impaired driving, speed awareness, commercial motor vehicle safety, distracted driving, technology, bicycle/pedestrian safety, and motorcycle safety.

Additionally, the VACP presented an award for the most outstanding traffic safety program in Virginia in 2013, regardless of agency size or type — the “Commonwealth Award”. The 2014 recipient of the Commonwealth Award is the Roanoke County Police Department.

Congratulations to all of the winners!

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