Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jim Tressel, and Ohio Department of Public Safety (DPS) Director Andy Wilson today announced the launch of a new traffic safety campaign to raise awareness about how vehicle occupants who fail to buckle up threaten the safety of others traveling with them.
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The Office of Criminal Justice Services (OCJS) announced today over $6 million in federal grants to reduce violence against women in Ohio.
BBBS will use the $100,000 in funding to support mentoring programs aimed at keeping youth out of trouble. The funds will be allocated to the four-county programs in Allen, Hardin, Putnam, and now Hancock counties.
December 13, 2024, Press Release from the Lima-Allen County Regional Planning Commission: LIMA—The Lima-Allen County Safe Community Coalition met this morning at Mercy Health to honor its coalition members, announce the recent FY25 grant award of $46,200 from the Ohio Department of Public Safety, and discuss the importance of driving sober this winter. Twenty coalition members attended the biannual breakfast where safety advocates come together to recap safe driving campaigns, like Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. Megan Kinnear, chairperson for Lima-Allen County Safe Community Coalition, said the grant became effective Oct. 1, 2024 and runs through Sept. 30, 2025.
November 18, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Ohio Emergency Management Agency: Columbus, OH – As part of the 2025 Severe Weather Awareness campaign, the Ohio Committee for Severe Weather Awareness (OCSWA), in cooperation with the National Weather Service (NWS) and the Ohio Emergency Management Agency (EMA), are announcing that the annual Severe Weather Awareness Poster Contest is open for submissions. This contest is open to all Ohio students in kindergarten through eighth grade including individualized instruction (special education), public, private, and home school classes.
September 11, 2024, Press Release from the Mercer County Sheriff's Office: Celina, OH - Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey announced today his office has once again applied for and has received two grants for traffic safety. The Ohio Department of Public Safety has advised our office that we will be receiving grants to aide our deputies in reducing traffic related fatalities and serious injury accidents in Mercer County. These grants run from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025.
July 18, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio Department of Public Safety: (COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Ohio Department of Public Safety Director Andy Wilson today announced the hiring of an anti-human trafficking professional to coordinate the efforts of the Governor's Human Trafficking Task Force. Kelli Cary returns to Ohio after serving for about two years as CEO of AncoraTN, which combats human trafficking in central Tennessee. Previously in Ohio, Cary served the human trafficking community in jobs at RAHAB Ministries, the Hope & Healing Survivor Resource Center, and the Salvation Army.
Ohio drivers should expect to see more motorcycle riders on the road as peak riding season gets underway, according to Motorcycle Ohio, a division of the Ohio Traffic Safety Office. Motorcycle Ohio is raising awareness about motorcycle safety ahead of National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month in May. In 2023, 230 Ohioans were killed in motorcycle-related crashes, a 47% increase from just five years ago.
From December 24th until December 27th, there were seven fatal crashes the resulted in 9 deaths, which are down from last year’s numbers. 6 of those who died were not wearing a seatbelt. Troopers saw a 137 percent increase in impaired driving compared to last year, resulting in 142 impaired driving arrests. There were also 907 crashes, and 85 drug arrests in the state, both up from 2019.
The “Save by the Belt” Club is a joint effort with the Ohio Department of Public Safety and over 400 law enforcement agencies in the state. It brings awareness to accidents that could have turned out worse if seat belts were not worn. In 2019, over 450 Ohioans were killed in traffic crashes where a seat belt was not used.