Hercules PD Awarded Grant To Improve Traffic Data Reporting

HERCULES, CA— More than $63,000 was granted to the Hercules Police Department on behalf of the California Office of Traffic Safety, with the goal of streamlining processes to collect and report traffic data in the city.

The $63,100 grant will be put toward updating and developing electronic reporting systems such as to increase the ability to submit data to the California Highway Patrol Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System, citation systems capable of exporting data to management and court systems, and improve report writing systems.

"Accurate and timely data is critical to the safety of our roads," Hercules police Traffic Cpl. Jose Moreno said. "This funding will help paint a clearer picture of our biggest traffic safety issues."

The grant program, funded by the state OTS through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, is scheduled to run from Oct. 1 through Sept. 31, 2021.

"This program is new for 2021 and is an effort to improve how quickly crash data is collected and reported," OTS Director Barbara Rooney said. "High quality safety data is critical. It's used to determine the nature of our road safety problems and it informs our actions in how best to address them. We are happy to provide local agencies with the necessary tools to develop or enhance their electronic traffic reporting systems."

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