City of Lincoln, NE
09/04/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/04/2024 11:08
LPD Releases Back to School Traffic Safety Project Results
LPD Releases Back-to-School Traffic Safety Project Results
Published on September 04, 2024
The Lincoln Police Department (LPD) today released the results of the Back-to-School Traffic Safety Enforcement Project conducted Monday, August 12, through Friday, August 30.
Funded by a grant from the Nebraska Department of Transportation-Highway Safety Office, the project provided overtime for officers to focus on traffic enforcement around Lincoln schools.
Total results are as follows:
| Traffic stops conducted | 347 |
| Official citations issued | 390 |
| Warnings issued | 86 |
Individual warnings and citations are as follows:
| Speeding Citations | 239 |
| Speeding Warnings | 35 |
| Traffic Signal Citations | 1 |
| Stop Sign Citations | 3 |
| Seatbelt Citations | 44 |
| Seatbelt Warnings | 3 |
| Reckless Driving Citations | 0 |
| No Insurance Citations | 12 |
| No Insurance Warnings | 11 |
| No Registration Citations | 50 |
| No Registration Warnings | 10 |
| Driving Under Suspension | 9 |
| Other Traffic Citations | 31 |
| Other Traffic Warnings | 27 |
| Criminal Citations | 1 |
The highest speed violation written was 32 MPH over the posted limit in an active school zone. Officers reported the highest speed observed and stopped each day which averaged at 18 MPH above the posted limit.