October 16, 2023 – The Decatur Police Department announced it has been awarded a Federal Fiscal Year 2024 Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) grant to conduct additional traffic safety enforcement efforts.
The STEP program focuses on high-visibility enforcement and strategies aimed at saving lives and preventing injuries by reducing traffic crashes.
“We’re pleased to receive this grant to step up our road safety efforts with the goal of saving lives,” said Sgt. Steve Hagemeyer “Our mission is to make travel safer through directed, proactive patrols and to stop, cite, and arrest those who choose to violate traffic laws.”
During the STEP grant year, which runs from Oct. 1, 2023, through Sept. 30, 2024, the Decatur Police Department will focus 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 grant is funded by federal highway safety funds administered by the Illinois Department of Transportation.
