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NC DPS »   Our Organization »   Law Enforcement »   State Highway Patrol »   Statistics

Statistics

Enforcement Activities

Enforcement Activities 2019 2018 2017    2016 2015
Child Restraint Violations 9,350 10,091   10,826    10,121 11,565
Seat Belt Violations 87,313 86,818   99,445 96,051 108,833
Driving While Impaired 18,527 19,910 19,572 20,491  22,241
Speeding 296,664 346,284  372,468 377,738 371,281
Warning Tickets 144,674 152,733  159,750 153,269 182,659
Total Charges (for all violations) 863,889 889,422  949,803 1,086,071 965,316

 

Collision Investigations 

Traffic Collision Investigations 2018   2017 2016 2015 2014
Reportable Collisions Investigated 129,798  

126,771

124,692 119,048 105,630
Minor Collisions Reported
(Below DMV Reportable Amount)
2,422 2,772 2,944 3,216 4,863
Fatal Collisions 947 888 968 889 840
Persons Killed 1,039 966 1,043 974 913
Injury Collisions 33,274 33,572 34,811 33,194 30,269
Persons Injured 50,404 50,857 53,118 49,961 45,050

 

Drug Seizures 

Drug  2018   2017   2016 2015 2014
Cocaine (in grams)  39,770.96   51,191.92    116,743  92,872 35,834.40
Marijuana (in grams) 298,251.47   2,174,927.81   79,096.60 121,779 166,765.8
Heroin (in grams) 48   19,006.80   5,139.30 8,365.60 8,185
Meth (in grams) 7,142.59   5,254.20   15,320.16 14,023.85 12,916.44
Prescription Pills 693 Misc. Prescription
Pills
66.50 Ecstasy (MDMA)
52 grams of Ketamine
152.40 grams of LSD
482 Misc. Prescription
Pills
4,944.70 Ecstasy
(MDMA)
52.80 grams of LSD
8 full gallon jugs of
non-tax paid alcohol
109 lbs. Ecstasy
(MDMA)
2 Amphetamine
96 Pseudoephedrine
200 Xanax
82 Oxycodone

47 Dextro-
Amphetamine
186 Oxycodone
10 Ecstasy (MDMA)
1 Hydrocodone

11 Oxycodone
1 Vyvanse
49 grams of MDPV
(Bath Salts)
1 Ecstasy (MDMA)
185 Morphine
2,474 Hydrocodone

Firearms seized 8 12 5 8 3
Vehicles seized n/a n/a n/a n/a 3
Currency $936,916.00 $1,222,533.00 $3,652,372 $336,642 $1,789,857

 

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