Law Enforcement Challenge

2015 Virginia Challenge Winners Announced!
38 Virginia agencies entered the 2015 State and National Law Enforcement Challenge programs to recognize traffic safety efforts in 2014

The Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police (VACP) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2015 Virginia Law Enforcement Challenge awards for the best traffic safety programs in the state. The awards luncheon took place during the VACP’s 90th Annual Training Conference on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at the Williamsburg Lodge in Williamsburg, VA.

Celebrating its twenty-sixth 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, eleven Virginia agencies plus the Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police were selected to receive fourteen national awards — the most of any state! 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 Chicago, IL.

The Virginia agencies listed below were presented with their state Challenge first, second and third place awards in each category at the luncheon in Williamsburg, 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.

The New Kent County Sheriff's Office was presented with the 2015 Commonwealth Award for having the best traffic safety program in the state, regardless of agency size or type.

Congratulations to all of the winners!

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