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Police Department Police Department Home Records Patrol Traffic K-9 Public Safety Officers Community Oriented Policing (COPS) Citizen Observer Communications Animal Control Special Response Team Events CALEA Grants Crime Prevention Recruitment Training Employee Spotlight Contacts Special Operations Special Operations Criminal Investigators Narcotics & Vice Domestic Violence Property and Evidence Sexual Offender Registry	Lebanon Police Department 406 Tennessee Blvd Lebanon, TN 37087 Communications: 615.444.2323 Records: 615.443.2831 Fax: 615.443.3960 TTY - 257-4420 Traffic Division The Lebanon Police Department currently has 3 officers assigned to the traffic unit, which is a part of the patrol division. During 2007, department officers responded to over 2,000 vehicle crashes. Officers completed over 1,800 crash reports including 1,510 property damage, 292 injuries and 3 fatalities. The department has utilized an aggressive selective traffic enforcement program to reduce traffic crashes and highway deaths. Selective traffic enforcement targets enforcement efforts in high accident occurrence areas and citizen complaint locations. The Department has utilized computer software to enhance traffic accident data and provide more accurate analysis of high accident areas. This, in turn, has provided for better enforcement. First time offenders are allowed to attend a four-hour comprehensive defensive driving school. The defensive driving school allows first time offenders to learn valuable driving techniques. Successful completion of the school results in the citation not appearing on the driver's record. The school is provided at a fraction of the cost of the citation and is free to those first time offenders under 18. In 2007 over 1,500 first time offenders including over 200 minors were allowed to attend the defensive driving school. During 2007 officers issued 24,993 citations, and made 351 physical arrests resulting from traffic stop situations. The department conducted several sobriety checkpoints and DUI saturation patrols in an effort to reduce alcohol related crashes. In 2007, officers arrested or cited 1,066 drivers for driving on suspended revoked or cancelled driver's licenses. The department conducted several Sobriety Checkpoints and DUI Saturation Patrols in an effort to reduce alchohol related crashes. During 2007, officers arrested 291 drivers for Driving Under the influence.