Are Nevada Highway Patrol Incidents Getting Worse?

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Nevada could traffic fatalities in 2024 than in years past, said police and traffic safety advocates who gathered Thursday at the Nevada Highway Patrol ’s Las Vegas office to. (News 4 & Fox 11) — The ongoing shortage of Nevada Highway Patrol troopers has reached critical levels, the union representing troopers says, with the vacancy rate rising and the. The Nevada Highway Patrol (NHP) is struggling with a 43% vacancy rate, leaving 169 trooper positions unfilled at a time when highway fatalities are soaring. State officials are now pleading with legislators to approve more funding to recruit and retain officers before the crisis worsens. LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - How often do you see a Nevada state trooper during your daily commute? Odds are – not very often , because the highway patrol faces a critical staffing shortage . Nevada ’ s Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) is a statewide safety plan and framework for reducing fatalities and serious injuries on Nevada’s roadways. The Annual Tracker Study contains public survey data to benchmark the progress of the Zero Fatalities program and messages with consistency. LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Less than twelve hours after posting graphics on social media highlighting an alarming increase in Southern Nevada traffic fatalities, Highway Patrol was on the scene of yet. Nevada state police are investigating a deadly crash on mt. (kutv) — two nevada highway patrol troopers were killed thursday morning when they were struck by a vehicle on a las vegas. As Nevadans closed out 2021, fatal traffic crashes continued to rise statewide at an alarming rate — especially pedestrian crashes. In October, Nevada Highway Patrol in Las Vegas responded to a pedestrian crash on Interstate 15 near the Starr Avenue and Cactus Avenue exit. The ongoing shortage of Nevada Highway Patrol troopers has reached critical levels, the union representing troopers says, with the vacancy rate rising and the agency still unable to cover graveyard shifts in the Reno area.