5. PROGRAM EVALUATION (continued)

5.1.11 Summary of Police Stop Data

Tables 22 and 23 summarize the information obtained from the police stop form. Table 22 provides information on data collection. Table 23 provides a profile of individuals stopped for speeding during the Heed the Speed program in Peoria and Phoenix .

Table 22. Summary of Police Stop Form Data Collection ( Peoria and Phoenix )

 Activity/Information 

 Peoria

 Phoenix

Duration of Data Collection

3 months

6 months

Forms Completed

283

794

Stops Made per Month

Month 1 - 47.3%

Month 2 - 28.6%

Month 3 - 24%

Month 1 - 23.6% Month 4 – 37.1%

Month 2 – 14% Month 5 - 15.4%

Month 3 – 4.2% Month 6 - 5.8%

Unusual Stop Coverage

89.1% of Bell Park stops were made in the first month

None

Time of Stops

Rush hour

All day

Stops Made per Neighborhood

95th Avenue - 45.9%

Desert Harbor - 34.6%

Bell Park - 19.4%

Moon Valley - 52.4%

Sweetwater - 40.4%

Clarendon - 7.2%

Speed Data

 

Forms for 13.4% of the stops included speed data

Forms for 69.5% of the stops included speed data


Table 23. Profile of Stopped Peoria and Phoenix Speeders

 Characteristic

 Peoria

 Phoenix

Percent Living in Neighborhood Where Stopped

95th Avenue - 52.3%

Bell Park - 32.7%

Desert Harbor - 21.6%

All Peoria speeders - 37.9%

Moon Valley - 57.4%

Sweetwater - 46.5%

Clarendon - 34.5%

All Phoenix speeders - 51.4%

Percent Living in or Near Neighborhood Where Stopped

95th Avenue - 60.8%

Bell Park - 52.7%

Desert Harbor - 51.5%

All Peoria speeders - 56%

Moon Valley - 67.1%

Sweetwater - 59.2%

Clarendon - 60%

All Phoenix speeders - 63.4%

Percent Traveling on Road Where Stopped at Least Once Per Week

Live in neighborhood - 7.2%

Live near neighborhood - 90.2%

Live outside neighborhood - 51.6%

All Peoria speeders - 75.9%

Live in neighborhood - 95.2%

Live near neighborhood - 89.1%

Live outside neighborhood - 38%

All Phoenix speeders - 73.7%

Driver Age Range

Males - 16 to 82

Females - 16 to 75

Males - 15 to 78

Females - 16 to 87

Driver Average Age

Males - 38

Females - 39.7

Males - 38.6

Females - 39.6

Percent of Drivers Belted

Males - 74.8%

Females - 93.3%

Males - 80.9%

Females - 88.8%

Percent of Drivers < 25 Years of Age Belted

Males - 75%

Females - 90.9%

Males - 78.2%

Females - 69.4%

Number of Vehicle Occupants

1 to 6 (including driver)

1 to 6 (including driver)

Percent of Drivers Traveling Alone

70.1%

73%

Vehicle Type Driven

Car - 53.4%

Pickup - 24.4%

SUV - 11.3%

Minivan - 8.5%

Car - 53.3%

SUV - 20.3%

Pickup - 14.9%

Minivan - 8.6%

Vehicle Model Year

2000 - 2003 - 41%

1990 - 1999 - 50.2%

2000 - 2003 - 41.3%

1990 - 1999 - 52.2%

Officer's Action

Gave Speeding Ticket - 3.2%

Gave Literature - 95%

Gave Both - 1.8%

Other - 0%

Gave Speeding Ticket - 49.3%

Gave Literature - 38.3%

Gave Both - 3.1%

Other - 1%

Range of Speed Over Posted Speed

Insufficient Data Available

6 to 31 mph

 

Percent of Speed Over Posted Speed

Insufficient Data Available

6 - 9 mph - 12%

10 - 14 mph - 65.4%

15 - 19 mph - 18.6%

20 - 24 mph - 3.5%

25 - 29 mph - 0%

30 - 31 mph - 0.6%

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