DeKALB – The DeKalb Police Department recently was awarded a state grant to conduct more traffic safety enforcement.

The Federal Fiscal Year 2024 Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program grant is funded through federal highway safety dollars provided by the Illinois Department of Transportation, according to a news release.

The program focuses on high-visibility strategies and enforcement to save lives and prevent injuries by reducing the number of traffic crashes.

The police department will conduct more enforcement efforts to increase mandatory and optional campaign enforcement dates. The grant year runs from Oct. 1 through Sept. 30.

The efforts focus on the leading causes of crashes, which include failure to yield, occupant restraint violations, impaired driving, speeding, disobeying traffic control signals and electronic device use.