The Traffic Safety Unit is comprised of 1 Corporal and 13 school crossing guards. The corporal is responsible for training, supervising and handling the day-to-day activities of the school crossing guards. The unit is part of the Patrol Services Division. Since it is part of the Patrol Services Division many of the uniformed patrol officers are used for various traffic related details. The Traffic Safety Unit, along with officers from the Patrol Services Division, investigate approximately 450 motor vehicle accidents each year. In addition, each year they issue approximately 6,000 motor vehicle summonses and make about 75 arrests for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI).

The duties of the Traffic Safety Unit are very diverse; they include conducting traffic surveys, reviewing site plans for new and existing construction, conducting annual wrecker inspections for license renewals for the 5 duty wreckers that are currently used by the police department, maintaining the department’s radar units, deployment of the speed monitoring trailer in areas that are prone to speeders and consulting with traffic engineers and road construction crews to develop and implement alternate or detour routes for road closures. The unit is also available to meet with residents about traffic concerns within their neighborhoods. The Traffic Safety Unit, working in conjunction with the Patrol Services Division, conducts proactive patrols to identify and correct hazards to the motoring public such as: inoperable or defective traffic signals, replacement of faded, damaged, defaced or missing traffic control signs, ensure that roadways and crosswalks are properly identified and striped, and identify and report hazardous road conditions to the appropriate authority for immediate attention and repair. The Traffic Safety Unit along with the Patrol Services Division is also responsible for conducting selective enforcement programs that target speeding, aggressive driving, DWI enforcement and seatbelt compliance for both adults and children.