A collaborative effort involving the Pima County Department of Transportation and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department now brings “photo enforcement” to Pima County.  The goal of the photo speed enforcement program is simple-to better obtain voluntary compliance with the posted speed limits by motorists who use the public highway system in Pima County.

 

Between January 2007 and October 2008, there were over 7000 reported motor vehicle crashes in unincorporated Pima County.  Of these crashes, nearly half involved speeding motorists.  More importantly, 63 percent of fatal crashes involved speeding and 36 percent of the fatalities involve excessive speeds of 20 miles per hour or more over the speed limit.  Excessive speeding is a particular problem in the unincorporated areas of this community as individual speeders not only injure or kill themselves but also place other motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians at risk.  Public costs including law enforcement and fire department resources involved in responding to crashes are substantial. Read more.

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is a public safety agency dedicated to the fundamental mission of law enforcement and adult detention services for Pima County. Mission accomplishment is centered on providing response to calls for law enforcement services, preventive patrol, public assistance, criminal investigations, and other special services such as search and rescue and civil process. The mission also includes the safe, secure, and humane detention of all arrestees charged with non-federal crimes in Pima County, Arizona.

 

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is committed to the advanced strategies of community policing and the direct supervision management of its detention facilities. Both concepts involve the establishment of dynamic partnerships with citizens, communities, and other civic and criminal justice agencies working together towards common goals. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department will continue to be a leader and facilitator in attaining the goals to overcome and solve community problems with innovative ideas on crime prevention, proactive inmate management strategies, and public safety resulting in lasting solutions, reduced fear, and a better life for the residents of Pima County.