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The Tucson Police Department is proud to announce the acceptance of four grants from the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety under the direction of Director J.M. “Jesse” Torrez. The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety is committed to its partnership with the Tucson Police Department to reduce traffic fatalities and unsafe driving behavior. This grant funding will be utilized throughout the end of 2026 until September 30, 2027.
DUI ENFORCEMENT GRANT - $70,000: Provides funding for additional personnel support and employee-related expenses to enhance DUI enforcement efforts throughout Tucson. The additional officers on the roadway will participate in high- visibility DUI deployments and saturation patrols with an emphasis on holidays and weekend nights. The goal of these deployments and saturation patrols is to increase the awareness of motorists regarding the dangers of impaired driving, deter those who may be impaired from driving and investigate DUI offenses to reduce the number of impaired drivers on the road.
OCCUPANT PROTECTION TRAFFIC GRANT - $55,509: Provides funding to increase public awareness of the dangers of not wearing seat belts and failing to properly secure children in appropriate safety restraints. This will be accomplished through public education using classroom and hands-on training at public car seat check events. Nationally Certified Car Seat Technicians will be available to hand out information and answer questions about car seats and booster seats at these events.
DISTRACTED DRIVING GRANT - $40,000: Provides funding to enhance distracted driving enforcement through targeted, high-visibility operations supported by advanced speed-measurement technology and focused officer training. Funding will be used to deploy dedicated patrols during peak risk periods to identify and stop drivers engaged in handheld device use, texting, and other in-vehicle distractions that significantly increase crash risk.
SELECTIVE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT GRANT - $65,313: Supports targeted traffic enforcement efforts aimed at reducing collisions by addressing hazardous driving behaviors that contribute to motor vehicle crashes. These violations include but are not limited to exceeding the posted speed limit, following too closely, failure to yield right of way to other traffic, failure to stop for red lights or stop signs, aggressive driving, use of a handheld portable device while driving, and driving while impaired (drugs or alcohol).
The Tucson Police Department is grateful to the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety for its continued support in helping make our roadways a safer place to travel. Any questions regarding these grants may be directed to the Tucson Police Department Public Information Office.
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