The Traffic Records (TR) program is developed and implemented on the evaluation of the state’s traffic safety data systems, which is a total automated traffic records system focusing on traffic crashes, citations, drivers, vehicles, roadways, emergency medical services (EMS) and hospital data, vital statistics, coroner reports, crime laboratory data, demographics and travel density.
The goal is to achieve uniformity and compatibility of traffic records while reducing inefficiency of traffic record applications. The system supports national priority areas defined by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
The MOHS TR program operates under the State Traffic Records Strategic Plan (STRSP) which is developed annually to keep track of improvements and notate problems that could adversely affect the continuity of safety information systems. This plan is part of a larger process, which includes the State Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP), in an effort to prepare the highway safety community in Mississippi to address changes in the highway safety environment.
The recommendations from the STRSP can be enacted within the next three to five years. The STRSP contains goals, performance measures and the list of priority projects to be funded with NHTSA Section 405(c) funds. The STRSP acts as a guiding document for the State Traffic Safety Coordinating Committee (STRCC), which is composed of highway professionals involved in the collection, analysis and usage of data related to highway safety.
Goals and Strategies for MOHS/STRCC and TR Program:
- Continue to work towards a merged database that will fulfill the information needs of managers in the departments of public safety and health to develop specific highway safety countermeasures.
- Make the MS Uniform Crash Reporting system more accurate and accessible by all authorized users in extracting statistical data needed by the agency.
- Use the recommendations listed in the 2013 Traffic Records Assessment and take part in an updated Traffic Records Assessment, in an effort to remain compliant with the Section 405(c) of requirements.
For more information on Traffic Records programs, please contact, Traffic Records Coordinator, Catiffany Williams
601-977-3747
CWilliams@dps.ms.gov