San Rafael Police Win Challenge

The San Rafael Police Department won a first place award for its efforts in traffic safety enforcement in 2009 from the California Law Enforcement Challenge. 

The department was named in the category for departments with 51 to 70 sworn personnel.   For a complete statewide listing of winners go to www.chp.ca.gov/clec.

The California Law Enforcement Challenge began in 2001 and is sponsored by the California Highway Patrol and The California Office of Traffic Safety.  It is an annual competition between similar sized and types of law enforcement agencies and recognizes and rewards the best overall traffic safety programs in California.

  The areas of concentration include efforts to enforce laws and educate the public about occupant protection, impaired driving and speed.  Agencies submit an application that documents their efforts and effectiveness in these areas.  The winning safety programs are those that combine officer training, public information and enforcement to reduce crashes and injuries within their jurisdiction.  All agencies that receive traffic safety grant funding are required to submit an entry to the challenge.  An independent panel of traffic safety experts from across the country review and score each application.