The National Law Enforcement Challenge 2003 Winners Announced
The results are in and the winners have been notified for the 2003 IACP National Law Enforcement Challenge Awards! If you haven’t heard about the Law Enforcement Challenge by now, read on and discover the rewards that traffic safety enforcement hold for your department.
The Law Enforcement Challenge is a national highway safety competition developed under a grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and designed to encourage departments to step up enforcement in the target areas of impaired driving, occupant protection and speed enforcement. Agencies compete against like sized agencies and are judged on several categories such as:
- Policy statements
- Officer training
- Public information and education
- Enforcement activity
- Program effectiveness
- Quality of submission
Agencies interested in applying for the Law Enforcement Challenge should contact IACP Program Manager Rick Larson (LarsonR@theiacp.org) for an official application form. The application process is simple. The successful department will submit a (maximum 1-inch) binder with the completed application form and appropriate supporting material for their programs and campaigns. Examples of suitable material include: press clippings, photos of enforcement events, single samples of public information and education efforts, and charts or graphs illustrating the results of enforcement activities.
A judging panel comprised of law enforcement representatives, traffic safety professionals and concerned corporate partners review all qualifying applications and refer the top candidates for final approval by the IACP’s Highway Safety Committee at their mid year meeting in June of every year. The winning agencies are notified by mail and the first place winners in every category are awarded one free conference registration, one free round trip airfare and three nights’ hotel stay for the IACP’s Annual Conference. All winning agencies are recognized at an official awards breakfast during the conference week where they will receive their awards. Finally, at this awards breakfast, all first place winners from each category will have the chance to win the use of a fully outfitted Ford Excursion for one year, courtesy of Ford Motor Company.
This past June, the IACP’s Highway Safety Committee decided on the following results for the 2003enforcement year:
Championship Class |
1st |
Buffalo Grove PD |
2nd |
Fairfax County PD |
3rd |
Jacksonville SO |
4th |
Naperville PD |
5th Tie |
North Dakota Highway Patrol |
5th Tie |
Lake Zurich PD |
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1 - 10 Sworn |
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11 - 25 Sworn |
1st |
West Point, VA Police Department |
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1st |
Glen Carbon, IL Police Department |
2nd |
Sneads, FL Police Department |
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2nd |
Olney, IL Police Department |
3rd |
Blountstown, FL Police Department |
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3rd |
Lake Clarke Shores, FL Police Department |
Tie |
East Hazel Crest, IL Police Department |
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Tie |
Adel, GA Police Department |
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26 - 50 Sworn |
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51 - 100 Sworn |
1st |
Tarpon Springs, FL Police Department |
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1st |
Winter Park, FL Police Department |
2nd |
New Lenox, IL Police Department |
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2nd |
Greenbelt, MD Police Department |
3rd |
Algonquin, IL Police Department |
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3rd |
Harrisonburg City, VA Police Department |
Tie |
Villa Park, IL Police Department |
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Tie |
Mount Prospect, IL Police Department |
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Tie |
Redwood City, CA Police Department |
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101 - 250 Sworn |
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251 - 500 Sworn |
1st |
Port Saint Lucie, FL Police Department |
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1st |
Springfield, IL Police Department |
2nd |
Schaumburg, IL Police Department |
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2nd |
Hollywood, FL Police Department |
3rd |
Roanoke, VA Police Department |
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3rd |
Chesterfield County, VA Police Department |
Tie |
Palm Beach Gardens, FL Police Department |
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501 - 1,000 Sworn |
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1,001 - 2,000 Sworn |
1st |
Colorado Springs, CO Police Department |
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1st |
Atlanta, GA Police Department |
2nd |
Tulsa, OK Police Department |
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2nd |
El Paso, TX Police Department |
3rd |
Fresno, CA Police Department |
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3rd |
City of Miami, FL Police Department |
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2,000+ |
1st |
Los Angeles, CA Police Department |
2nd |
Chicago, IL Police Department |
State and Highway Patrol Agencies
|
1 - 250 Sworn |
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251 - 500 Sworn |
1st |
Wyoming Highway Patrol |
|
1st |
Alaska State Troopers |
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501 - 1,000 Sworn |
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1,000 - 2,500 Sworn |
1st |
Georgia State Patrol |
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1st |
Arizona Department of Public Safety |
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2nd |
Virginia State Police |
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3rd |
Maryland State Police |
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Tie |
Florida State Police |
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2,500+ Sworn |
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|
1st |
California Highway Patrol |
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2nd |
New York State Police |
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3rd |
Pennsylvania State Police
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| Sheriff's offices |
1 - 10 Sworn |
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11 - 25 Sworn |
1st |
Essex County, VT Sheriff's Office |
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1st |
New Kent County, VA Sheriff's Office |
2nd |
Taliaferro County, GA Sheriff's Office |
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2nd |
Franklin County, GA Sheriff's Office |
3rd |
Washington County, VT Sheriff's Office |
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3rd |
Grand Isle County, IL Sheriff's Office |
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26 - 50 Sworn |
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51 - 100 Sworn |
1st |
Livingston County, IL Sheriff's Office |
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1st |
Frederick County, VA Sheriff's Office |
2nd |
Tift County, GA Sheriff's Office |
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2nd |
Kankakee County, IL Sheriff's Office |
3rd |
Ogle County, IL Sheriff's Office |
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3rd |
Madison County, IL |
| |
101 - 250 Sworn |
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251 - 500 Sworn |
1st |
Forsyth County, GA Sheriff's Office |
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1st |
Osceola County, FL Sheriff's Office |
2nd |
Martin County, FL Sheriff's Office |
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2nd |
Will County, IL Sheriff's Office |
3rd |
Leon County, FL Sheriff's Office |
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3rd |
Hall County, GA Sheriff's Office |
| |
| 501 - 1,000 Sworn |
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1,001 - 2,000 Sworn |
1st |
Collier County, FL Sheriff's Office |
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1st |
Hillsborough County, FL Sheriff's Office |
2nd |
Pinellas County, FL Sheriff's Office |
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2nd |
Palm Beach County, FL Sheriff's Office |
3rd |
Polk County, FL Sheriff's Office |
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3rd |
Orange County, FL Sheriff's Office |
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| Other Agencies |
| Universities |
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State Associations |
1st |
Florida State University Police Department |
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1st |
Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police |
2nd |
University of Richmond Police Department |
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2nd |
Vermont Association of Chiefs of Police |
3rd |
University of North Florida Police Department |
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| Multi-jurisdictional |
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Tribal Police |
1st |
Avoid the 21, CA |
|
1st |
White Earth Tribal Police Department |
2nd |
Marion County Traffic Safety Partnership, IN |
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3rd |
Metro Atlanta HEAT, GA |
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| Special Enforcement |
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Private Agencies |
1st |
Vermont Police Department of Motor Vehicles |
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1st |
Institute of Police Technology and Management, FL |
2nd |
Maryland Transportation Authority Police Department |
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Special Award Categories |
Clayton J. Hall Memorial |
West Point Police Department, VA |
First Time Entry |
Glen Carbon, IL Police Department |
Child Passenger Safety |
California Highway Patrol (tied with) |
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Fairfax County Police Department, VA |
Impaired Driving Enforcement |
Fairfax County Police Department, VA (tied with) |
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Avoid the 21, CA |
Occupant Protection |
Port Saint Lucie, Police Department, FL |
Speed Awareness |
Kissimmee Police Department |
Underage Alcohol Prevention |
Madison County Sheriff's Office, IL |
Technology |
Valdosta Police Department, GA |
In the end, the real winners are the citizens and the visitors of our jurisdictions. Simply by participating, agencies acknowledge the importance of traffic safety and the critical role it plays in day to day policing. The IACP along with all our partners in highway safety say CONGRATULATIONS to the 2003 Law Enforcement Challenge winners for standing out from over 400 applications this year and we’ll see you in Los Angeles.