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ICJI > Traffic Safety > About Traffic Safety About Traffic Safety

The Traffic Safety division is responsible for implementing programming designed to reduce the number of people injured and killed each year on Indiana's roadways.  The Division administers state funds and federal dollars awarded to Indiana from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. In this role, the Traffic Safety division conducts grant management, organizes media campaigns, produces educational/informational materials and coordinates special enforcement efforts with state and local law enforcement agencies.  

The provisional total of traffic fatalities as of 9:00 a.m. August 28, 2008 is as follows:

 
DEATHS
CRASHES
REDUCTION OR INCREASE
 
2007
2008
2007
2008
Deaths
Fatal Crashes
Rural
430
309
380
276
-121
-104
Urban
179
173
167
159
-6
-8
Statewide
609
482
547
435
-127
-112

Traffic Safety Resources

Grants

Grant applications for funding must be received by the Traffic Safety division no later than August 1st each year. Applications received after August 1st will be put on file. Applications may be considered if additional funding becomes available. The Traffic Safety division may also solicit program proposals as the need arises. Agencies or persons who need information on grant proposals should contact a division staff member.

FY 2009 Grant Training Presentations

FUNDING: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; Federal Highway Administration and the State of Indiana Alcohol Countermeasures Fund.

Other Information

Annual Reports