Celebrating its twenty-ninth 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 occupant protection, impaired driving and speed over 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 agencies listed below were presented with their first, second and third place state awards in each category at the awards 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 2017, regardless of agency size or type — the “Commonwealth Award”. The 2018 recipient of the Commonwealth Award is the Henrico County Police Division! HCPD earned a near perfect score for their entry.
The Virginia Law Enforcement Challenge Awards program is supported by a grant from the Virginia Highway Safety Office. Additional information about the Law Enforcement Challenge program can be found online at http://www.smartsafeandsober.org/programs/LEC.
The Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police & Foundation is a statewide organization of federal, state and local police chiefs and law enforcement executives dedicated to improving the professionalism of police agencies in Virginia. The Association was founded in 1926 and has more than 600 members. For more information, visit http://www.vachiefs.org.
Municipal 1: 1-25 Officers |
Place |
Notes |
Ashland Police Department |
1 |
Special Award: Traffic Incident Management |
Bedford Police Department |
2 |
|
Municipal 2: 26-60 Officers |
Place |
Notes |
Herndon Police Department |
1 |
|
Culpeper Police Department |
2 |
Special Award: Technology |
Colonial Heights Police Department |
3 |
|
Municipal 3: 61-125 Officers |
Place |
Notes |
Harrisonburg Police Department |
1 |
Special Award: Motorcycle Safety & Underage Alcohol Awareness |
Salem Police Department |
2 |
Special Award: Bicycle & Pedestrian Safety |
Municipal 4: 126-225 Officers |
Place |
Notes |
Roanoke County Police Department |
1 |
Special Award: Impaired Driving |
Albemarle County Police Department |
2 |
|
Lynchburg Police Department |
3 |
|
Municipal 5: 226-375 Officers |
Place |
Notes |
Alexandria Police Department |
1 |
|
Roanoke Police Department |
2 |
|
Suffolk Police Department |
3 |
|
Municipal 6: 376-700 Officers |
Place |
Notes |
Henrico County Police Division |
1 |
Special Award: Speed Awareness
2018 Commonwealth Award Winner
|
Chesapeake Police Department |
2 |
|
Municipal 7: 701+ Officers |
Place |
Notes |
Virginia Beach Police Department |
1 (tie) |
Special Award: Distracted Driving |
Fairfax County Police Department |
1 (tie) |
Special Award: Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety |
Richmond Police Department |
2 |
|
|
Sheriff 1: 1-50 Deputies |
Place |
Notes |
New Kent County Sheriff's Office |
1 |
Special Award: Occupant Protection |
Westmoreland County Sheriff's Office |
2 |
|
Sheriff 2: 51-150 Deputies |
Place |
Notes |
Gloucester County Sheriff's Office |
1 (tie) |
|
Montgomery County Sheriff's Office |
1 (tie) |
|
Fauquier County Sheriff's Office |
2 |
|
Sheriff 3: 151+ Deputies |
Place |
Notes |
Stafford County Sheriff's Office |
1 |
|
Hanover County Sheriff's Office |
2 |
|
|
Special Enforcement |
Place |
Notes |
Metro Washington Airports Authority Police Department |
1 |
|
|
University Police |
Place |
Notes |
Virginia Commonwealth University Police Department |
1 |
|