October 7, 2025 – The Decatur Police Department released the results of additional enforcement efforts conducted via the Federal Fiscal Year 2025 Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP). The STEP grant year ran from Oct. 1st, 2024, through Sept. 30th, 2025.
Officers conducted 1103 traffic stops, issued 890 citations, and made 27 criminal arrests. Activity included:
501 speeding citations
26 occupant restraint citations
43 electronic communication use citations
3 driving under the influence arrests
265 other citations
52 suspended / revoked drivers
The Decatur Police Department participated in this effort to save lives by focusing on the leading contributory causes of crashes: speeding, impaired driving, electronic device use, failure to yield and disobeying traffic control signals, as well as occupant restraint violations.
The STEP campaign was funded by federal highway safety funds administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation.
