PGPD to form new Traffic Enforcement Unit to Focus on Traffic Safety.

In an effort to reduce traffic fatalities and injuries in Prince George's County, the police department has formed the Traffic Enforcement Unit. Under the command of the Bureau of Patrol, these officers will provide traffic enforcement and truck inspections in areas determined to have high incidents of traffic crashes. Although crime in the county has been reduced to per capita lows not seen in 35 years, the County continues to lead the state of Maryland in fatal crashes. The formation of the Traffic Enforcement Unit, along with increased traffic enforcement efforts by all officers, will allow the department to carry the momentum of reduced crime to reduced traffic fatalities as well.