CDC COMMUNITY GUIDE: Use of Safety Belts: Enhanced Enforcement Programs

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An Evidence-Based Practice

Description

Enhanced enforcement programs are added to normal enforcement practices and include publicity. They fall into two categories: (1) those that increase citations along with increasing the number of officers on patrol (supplemental), and (2) programs that promote more citations during an officer's normal patrol (targeted).

The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends enhanced enforcement programs based on strong evidence of their effectiveness in increasing safety belt use and reducing fatal and nonfatal injuries in a wide range of settings and among various populations.

Results / Accomplishments

Results from the Systematic Reviews:
Fifteen studies qualified for the systematic review.

• Observed safety belt use: median increase of 16 percentage points (interquartile interval: 8 to 24 percentage points; 15 studies)
• Increases in safety belt use were similar for supplemental and targeted patrols.
• Fatal and nonfatal injuries combined: decreases of 7% and 15% (2 studies)

About this Promising Practice

Primary Contact
The Community Guide
1600 Clifton Rd, NE
MS E69
Atlanta, GA 30329
(404) 498-1827
communityguide@cdc.gov
https://www.thecommunityguide.org/
Topics
Health / Prevention & Safety
Community / Governance
Community / Transportation
Source
Community Guide Branch Epidemiology and Analysis Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Location
USA
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Target Audience
Adults