Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police Department of Motor Vehicles Virginia State Police Virginia Sheriffs' Association DRIVE SMART Virginia
Programs Forms Resources News Contact Home

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!

DOWNLOAD VIRGINIA LAW ENFORCEMENT CHALLENGE AWARDS PRESS RELEASE: Word document | Adobe PDF

PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE WINNERS

Municipal 1: 1-10 Officers

Place

Notes

Saltville Police Department

1

 
West Point Police Department

2

 

Municipal 2: 11-25 Officers

Place

Notes

Ashland Police Department

1

2014 NLEC Winner: 3rd place, Municipal 1 (1-25 Officers)

Bedford Police Department

2

 

Purcellville Police Department

3

 

Municipal 3: 26-50 Officers

Place

Notes

Culpeper Police Department

1

 
Radford City Police Department

2

 

Colonial Heights Police Department

3

 

Municipal 4: 51-75 Officers

Place

Notes

Herndon Police Department

1

 
Salem Police Department

2

 

Municipal 5: 76-125 Officers

Place

Notes

James City County Police Department

1

 

Leesburg Police Department

2

 

Harrisonburg Police Department

3

VLEC Special Award: Motorcycle Safety

Municipal 6: 126-300 Officers

Place

Notes

Roanoke County Police Department

1

2014 Commonwealth Award Winner

2014 NLEC Winner: 1st place, Municipal 3 (76-250 Officers)

Roanoke Police Department

2

VLEC Special Award: Technology

2014 NLEC Winner: 2nd place, Municipal 3 (76-250 Officers)

Albemarle County Police Department

3 (tie)

VLEC Special Award: Speed Awareness

Portsmouth Police Department

3 (tie)

 

Municipal 7: 301-450 Officers

Place

Notes

Chesapeake Police Department

1

 

Newport News Police Department

2

 

Municipal 8: 451-700 Officers

Place

Notes

Henrico County Division of Police

1

2014 NLEC Winner: 1st place, Municipal 4 (251+ Officers)

Municipal 9: 701+ Officer

Place

Notes

Fairfax County Police Department

1

VLEC Special Award: Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety

Virginia Beach Police Department

2

VLEC Special Award: Bicycle/Pedestrian Safety

 

Sheriff 1: 1-25 Deputies

Place

Notes

New Kent County Sheriff's Office

1

VLEC Special Award: Distracted Driving

2014 NLEC Winner: 2nd place, Sheriff 1 (1-50 Deputies)

Westmoreland County Sheriff's Office

2

VLEC Special Award: Impaired Driving

2014 NLEC Winner: 1st place, Sheriff 1 (1-50 Deputies) & National Sheriffs’ Association Top Traffic Safety Unit Award

Sheriff 2: 26-50 Deputies

Place

Notes

Amherst County Sheriff's Office

1

 

Wythe County Sheriff's Office

2

 

Isle of Wight County Sheriff's Office

3

 

Sheriff 3: 51-75 Deputies

Place

Notes

Gloucester County Sheriff's Office

1

 

Sheriff 4: 76-125 Deputies

Place

Notes

Fauquier County Sheriff's Office

1

 

Washington County Sheriff's Office

2

 

Sheriff 5: 126-300 Deputies

Place

Notes

Stafford County Sheriff's Office

1

2014 NLEC Winner: 3rd place, Sheriff 2 (51-250 Deputies)

Hanover County Sheriff's Office

2

 

 

University Police

Place

Notes

Virginia Commonwealth University Police Department

1

2014 NLEC Winner: 1st place, College – University Law Enforcement

University of Richmond Police Department

2