NLEC - National Law Enforcement Challenge

The National Law Enforcement Challenge is a traffic safety recognition program supported by a cooperative agreement between the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). It is held in partnership with the National Sheriffs' Association (NSA), the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), and the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA).

The cooperative agreement that supports the National Law Enforcement Challenge expires on December 31, 2016; therefore, there will not be a 2017 National Law Enforcement Challenge program. Should you have questions, please feel free to contact [email protected].

The NLEC focuses on the traffic safety issues of impaired driving, occupant protection, and speed awareness. Additionally, agencies can select a traffic safety issue that has been identified as a problem in their state or locality. Within each of these four categories, participating agencies are evaluated and awarded points on their approaches to these traffic safety issues based on seven factors: Problem Identification, Policies, Planning, Training, Public Information & Education, Enforcement, and Outcomes.

There will be multiple divisions within the Municipal, Sheriff, and State Police/Highway Patrol categories based on agency size. The number of agency categories will be determined from the spread of agency sizes submitted for those three categories AFTER the application process closes.

Agency Categories	Special Award Considerations
Municipal	Bike/Pedestrian Safety
Sheriff	CMV Safety - State Police
State Police/Highway Patrol	CMV Safety - Municipal/Sheriff
College/University	Distracted Driving
International Agencies	Impaired Driving
Military Police	Motorcycle Safety
Regional Enforcement Efforts	Occupant Protection
Special Law Enforcement	Speed Awareness
	Technology
	Traffic Incident Management

Resources

Attachment Template with Model Applications

How-To Guide

Marketing Flyer

Nine Tips to Jumpstart Your Application

Model Applications

Peachtree City Police Department

Arlington County Police Department

Westmoreland County Sheriff's Office

Maryland State Police

Submission Disclosure Questions

Agencies will need to answer every question in the submission disclosure section. Click here to review the questions.

Webinars

Laser Technology, Inc. (LTI) has partnered with the NLEC to co-host another series of informational webinars to provide new and veteran applicants with tips and guidelines on participating in the program. Topics include how your agency can combat traffic safety issues by identifying a problem in your community, developing a strategy plan to reduce the issue, and evaluating the results achieved.

You may view the recorded webinars below:

February 24, 2016 - Problem Identification and Program Implementation

March 22, 2016 - Assessing Outcomes

State Association and Governor's Highway Safety Office Award

The State Association and Governor’s Highway Safety Office (GHSO) Award recognizes state associations and GHSO partners for their exceptional work in encouraging agencies in their state to participate in the National Law Enforcement Challenge (NLEC).

State Association/GHSO Winners

2016

Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police

2015

Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police

Past NLEC Winners

2016 Challenge Winners

2015 Challenge Winners

2014 Challenge Winners

2012 Challenge Winners

2011 Challenge Winners

2010 Challenge Winners

2009 Challenge Winners

2007 Challenge Winners

2006 Challenge Winners

2005 Challenge Winners

2004 Challenge Winners

Photos from the Past Year's Events

Publications

Traffic Safety Innovations

The IACP and NHTSA developed Traffic Safety Innovations, a booklet that provides insights from some of the National Law Enforcement Challenge winners about what ideas they are employing that have had a positive impact on their community. Traffic Safety Innovations provides a snapshot of what these agencies are doing to get people to buckle up and slow down.

Traffic Safety Innovations 2012

Traffic Safety Innovations 2013

Traffic Safety Innovations 2014

Traffic Safety Innovations 2015