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TRAFFIC PRIORITIES <br />Since 2017, one of the top priorities of the Roseville Police Department has been to ensure traffic enforcement activity <br />focuses on reducing motor vehicle crashes. Department policy states that enforcement efforts should be directed <br />towards violations that result in the greatest frequency in traffic collisions and towards the traffic related needs of the <br />community. Throughout 2019, RPD conducted a number of traffic enforcement details focused on impaired and <br />distracted driving, red light violations, school bus stop arm violations, speed violations, and pedestrian crosswalk <br />violations. Moving violations that create a safety risk for other drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians are the most <br />frequently voiced concerns of residents. <br />Since 2017, three new boards have been utilized to remind motorists of their speed in an effort to improve safety in <br />Roseville neighborhoods. The neighborhood speed board program continues to be utilized in problem areas. <br />In March of 2017, the Roseville Police Department teamed up with the Minneapolis based non-profit organization <br />MicroGrants and their "Lights On" program, which gave officers the option of providing drivers with a voucher to get a <br />headlight, taillight, or turn signal repaired for free. After hearing about the program, several Roseville auto repair and <br />parts businesses came together to create a similar program supported by Roseville businesses. The ongoing program <br />allows officers the option to help drivers ensure their vehicle is operating safely rather than citing them. <br />In 2020, the Roseville Police Department's traffic enforcement efforts will continue to focus on reducing crashes, <br />especially those caused by distracted driving, excessive speeding, and impaired driving. We will continue our <br />collaboration with the Ramsey County Traffic Safety Initiative, which is a grant funded initiative to improve safety on <br />Minnesota's roadways. <br />The Roseville Police Department has been committed to raising awareness about implicit bias in an on-going effort to <br />provide fair and impartial service to the community. It is department policy to provide unbiased policing and enforce <br />laws in an equitable manner—Impartial Policing Policy (Policy 106) specifically states that investigative detentions, <br />pedestrian and vehicle stops, arrests, searches, and property seizures must be based on reasonable suspicion or <br />probable cause and not the race or ethnicity of an individual. <br />One way the Roseville Police Department strives to provide unbiased policing is through ongoing implicit bias training <br />for all department staff. In 2017, the Minnesota legislature passed statute 626.8469 which requires law enforcement <br />agencies to provide in-service training in "recognizing and valuing community diversity and cultural differences to <br />include implicit bias". Starting in 2018, select department staff participated in the Government Alliance for Racial Equity <br />GARE program. The following year, all city staff attended racial equity training based on the GARE model. In 2019, all <br />Roseville officers attended the Anti -Defamation League's Managing Implicit Bias for Law Enforcement training. Implicit <br />bias and diversity training will continue on a regular basis for all police department staff. <br />Traffic stop data continues to be helpful in having informed conversations with the Roseville community about racial <br />disparities in the criminal justice system and providing a better understanding of how traffic laws are being enforced in <br />Roseville and Ramsey County. The Roseville Police Department will continue to take a comprehensive look at the data <br />annually to see what conclusions can be drawn from the information collected and use those conclusions to ensure we <br />provide fair and impartial service to the community. <br />The Roseville Police Department welcomes feedback from citizens regarding the results of the traffic stop initiative, as <br />well as any concerns or suggestions about how the police department can improve overall service to the community. <br />Service • Integrity + Respect + Innovation <br />