Community Crime and Crash Reduction: Sharing Innovative Approaches Utilizing Partnerships and Data by the Colorado State Patrol and the Utah Highway Patrol

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM ET

Location: 205B

Submitter and Speaker(s)

Joshua B. Downing

Lieutenant Colonel
Colorado State Patrol
Lakewood, Colorado, United States

Speaker(s)

Jeff Nigbur

Captain
Utah Highway Patrol
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Matthew Ozanic

Captain
Colorado State Patrol
Fruita, Colorado, United States
Ian Whittington

Major
Colorado State Patrol
Lakewood, Colorado, United States

The Colorado State Patrol and the Utah Highway Patrol have experienced a significant rise in traffic fatalities and crime across their communities while police staffing has diminished. This safety crisis forced leadership to take a renewed approach to allocating resources based on data and examine their collective ability to partner with one another. The agency leaders combined available data that helped ensure troopers were in the right place at the right time in order to have the greatest impact on saving lives. The results have been impactful in Colorado and Utah. Both states experienced historical reductions in traffic fatalities and crime from 2022 to 2023. Join leaders from Colorado and Utah to discuss these strategies for success.