Safe Communities of Tuscarawas County
The Safe Communities program of the Tuscarawas County Health Department is made possible through a grant from the Ohio Traffic Safety Office. The goal areas are as followed:
- Increase seat belt restraint usage
- Increase public awareness of seat belt usage, impaired driving, distracted driving and other problems specific to traffic safety related issues
- Increase motorcycle safety awareness among motorcyclists and motorist
- Create a safe communities coalition and hold meetings, at minimum, quarterly
- Conduct fatal data reviews to identify patterns or trends that could increase impact of traffic safety countermeasures
For more information contact the program coordinator, Kelly Snyder, at (330) 343-5555 x182 or ksnyder@tchdnow.org
- Increase seat belt restraint usage
- Increase public awareness of seat belt usage, impaired driving, distracted driving and other problems specific to traffic safety related issues
- Increase motorcycle safety awareness among motorcyclists and motorist
- Create a safe communities coalition and hold meetings, at minimum, quarterly
- Conduct fatal data reviews to identify patterns or trends that could increase impact of traffic safety countermeasures
For more information contact the program coordinator, Kelly Snyder, at (330) 343-5555 x182 or ksnyder@tchdnow.org
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Safe Communities Coalition
You should come to this meeting if:
Contact Kelly Snyder at (330) 343-5555 x 182 or ksnyder@tchdnow.org for more information or a member application
2018 Tuscarawas County Safe Communities Coalition Meetings
*All meetings begin at 1:00pm at the Tuscarawas County Sheriff's Office Meeting Room
Wednesday, February 28th
Wednesday, May 30th
Wednesday, August 29th
Wednesday, November 28th
- You would like a safer community
- You would like to increase traffic safety awareness
- You are a local EMS, Fire, or Law enforcement
- You have a business in Tuscarawas County
- You have been affected by drunk driving, distracted driving, impaired driving, and/or not using a seat belt.
Contact Kelly Snyder at (330) 343-5555 x 182 or ksnyder@tchdnow.org for more information or a member application
2018 Tuscarawas County Safe Communities Coalition Meetings
*All meetings begin at 1:00pm at the Tuscarawas County Sheriff's Office Meeting Room
Wednesday, February 28th
Wednesday, May 30th
Wednesday, August 29th
Wednesday, November 28th
Cash prizes to be offered for Safe Driving Billboard Contest
The Tuscarawas County Health Department’s Safe Communities Program has been awarded a $2500.00 Safe Driving Grant from State Farm®. The purpose of the grant is to offer a Student Distracted Driving Awareness Billboard Design Challenge to all local high school students.
Through the generous support and partnership of Lisa Hoy and Lindsay Adam of State Farm®, the TCHD Safe Communities Coalition, Ms. Hoy, and Ms. Adam are challenging area high school students to create a public service announcement billboard to educate drivers about the dangers of distracted driving.
Students are encouraged to create their own billboard artwork via graphic design, drawings, painting, photography, etc. A panel of judges will select the winning entries based on relevance, aesthetic quality, creativity, originality, and a strong distracted driving theme. The winners will be selected and announced at a presentation assisted by the Ohio State Highway Patrol at the participant’s high school.
The two (2) winning entries artwork will be featured on Tuscarawas County billboards for everyone to see and on the Tuscarawas County Health Department website and social media pages. The students who creates the winning displays will receive a $250 cash prize and an additional $250 will be given to the high school attended by the students.
Official rules and participation information have been distributed to all the Tuscarawas County High Schools. The contest will end at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 24th, 2018.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Kelly Snyder, Health Educator and Safe Communities Coordinator at 330-343-5555 X 182 or via e-mail at ksnyder@tchdnow.org.
The Tuscarawas County Health Department’s Safe Communities Program has been awarded a $2500.00 Safe Driving Grant from State Farm®. The purpose of the grant is to offer a Student Distracted Driving Awareness Billboard Design Challenge to all local high school students.
Through the generous support and partnership of Lisa Hoy and Lindsay Adam of State Farm®, the TCHD Safe Communities Coalition, Ms. Hoy, and Ms. Adam are challenging area high school students to create a public service announcement billboard to educate drivers about the dangers of distracted driving.
Students are encouraged to create their own billboard artwork via graphic design, drawings, painting, photography, etc. A panel of judges will select the winning entries based on relevance, aesthetic quality, creativity, originality, and a strong distracted driving theme. The winners will be selected and announced at a presentation assisted by the Ohio State Highway Patrol at the participant’s high school.
The two (2) winning entries artwork will be featured on Tuscarawas County billboards for everyone to see and on the Tuscarawas County Health Department website and social media pages. The students who creates the winning displays will receive a $250 cash prize and an additional $250 will be given to the high school attended by the students.
Official rules and participation information have been distributed to all the Tuscarawas County High Schools. The contest will end at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 24th, 2018.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact Kelly Snyder, Health Educator and Safe Communities Coordinator at 330-343-5555 X 182 or via e-mail at ksnyder@tchdnow.org.
2016-2018 Tuscarawas County Crash/Traffic Data
As of September 23rd , 2018
*Enforcement stops: 6315 (6935 in 2017)
*OVI enforcement: 295 (+69 from 2017)
*Drug violations: 144 (-48 from 2017)
*Seat belt enforcement: 1,633 (+168 from 2017)
*Crashes investigated: 1018 (+39 from 2017)
*Traffic Fatalities YTD 2018 vs YTD 2017: -9
2017 Tuscarawas County Crash Data at a Glance
- Approximately 0.0 fatal crashes each day.
- Approximately 0.0 persons were killed each day.
- One person was killed every 915.4 hours.
- There were 2.0 persons injured every day.
- One person was injured every 726.8 minutes.
- Of drivers involved in crashes, 58.0 % are males, 39.7 % are females, and 2.3 % are gender not stated.
- Alcohol impaired drivers were involved in 6.17 % of all crashes.
- Alcohol impaired drivers were involved in 28.57 % of all fatalities.
- 78.4 % of all alcohol impaired drivers involved in crashes were males.
- 67.5 % of all crashes occurred during the daylight.
- Motor vehicle crashes killed 0.0 children and injured 30.0 children through age 14.
From Date 01/01/2018
To Date 09/24/2018
County(s) Tuscarawas County
Report
2016 Tuscarawas County Crash/Traffic Data
*Enforcement stops: 8,565
*OVI enforcement: 277
*Drug violations: 157
*Seat belt enforcement: 2,152
Crashes investigated: 1,529
*Enforcement stops: 6315 (6935 in 2017)
*OVI enforcement: 295 (+69 from 2017)
*Drug violations: 144 (-48 from 2017)
*Seat belt enforcement: 1,633 (+168 from 2017)
*Crashes investigated: 1018 (+39 from 2017)
*Traffic Fatalities YTD 2018 vs YTD 2017: -9
2017 Tuscarawas County Crash Data at a Glance
- Approximately 0.0 fatal crashes each day.
- Approximately 0.0 persons were killed each day.
- One person was killed every 915.4 hours.
- There were 2.0 persons injured every day.
- One person was injured every 726.8 minutes.
- Of drivers involved in crashes, 58.0 % are males, 39.7 % are females, and 2.3 % are gender not stated.
- Alcohol impaired drivers were involved in 6.17 % of all crashes.
- Alcohol impaired drivers were involved in 28.57 % of all fatalities.
- 78.4 % of all alcohol impaired drivers involved in crashes were males.
- 67.5 % of all crashes occurred during the daylight.
- Motor vehicle crashes killed 0.0 children and injured 30.0 children through age 14.
From Date 01/01/2018
To Date 09/24/2018
County(s) Tuscarawas County
Report
2016 Tuscarawas County Crash/Traffic Data
*Enforcement stops: 8,565
*OVI enforcement: 277
*Drug violations: 157
*Seat belt enforcement: 2,152
Crashes investigated: 1,529
Events
Latino Festival- Kent State University – October 2017
Halloween Event – Twin City Halloween Party
State Farm Billboard Contest – Fall 2017
Thanksgiving Event – Buehlers Grocery Store & Mako’s Market
Christmas/New Year’s Event – New Towne Mall – 12/09/2017
Super Bowl:Pizza Box Toppers – February 2018
Prom Showcase – February 19th, 2018
St. Patrick’s Day:Material Distribution – March 2018
Teen Roadeo- April 2018
Prom Season: High Schools – April/May 2018
Click It or Ticket Kick-Off Event:Seat belt check @ local High Schools – May 2018
Click It or Ticket Event: Dennison Railroad Festival – May 2018
July 4th Event – First Towne Days – July 2018
Motorcycle Awareness: March 2018 – September 2018
Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Kick-Off Event:New Towne Mall – August 2018
Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over – Tuscarawas County Farmers Market – August/September 2018
Homecoming Event: Local High Schools – September 2018
Halloween Event – Twin City Halloween Party
State Farm Billboard Contest – Fall 2017
Thanksgiving Event – Buehlers Grocery Store & Mako’s Market
Christmas/New Year’s Event – New Towne Mall – 12/09/2017
Super Bowl:Pizza Box Toppers – February 2018
Prom Showcase – February 19th, 2018
St. Patrick’s Day:Material Distribution – March 2018
Teen Roadeo- April 2018
Prom Season: High Schools – April/May 2018
Click It or Ticket Kick-Off Event:Seat belt check @ local High Schools – May 2018
Click It or Ticket Event: Dennison Railroad Festival – May 2018
July 4th Event – First Towne Days – July 2018
Motorcycle Awareness: March 2018 – September 2018
Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Kick-Off Event:New Towne Mall – August 2018
Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over – Tuscarawas County Farmers Market – August/September 2018
Homecoming Event: Local High Schools – September 2018
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