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Exhibit 1: Crashes in Control and HVE Sites Pre-Intervention and After Waves 1 and 2

Description

From the article ""Effect of High-Visibility Enforcement on Motor Vehicle Crashes," June 22, 2020.

Comparison of crash statistics four weeks before intervention and post-intervention demonstrate a 33% reduction in crashes after HVE at the target site. In contrast, the control site demonstrated a trending increase in crashes over the same period.

Crashes in Control and HVE Sites Pre-Intervention and After Waves 1 and 2
  Control Site 1 Site 2 Site 1 & 2
4 Weeks Pre-Intervention 19 17 34 51
Post-Intervention HVE Wave 1 27 12 26 38
Post- Intervention HVE Wave 2 21 10 25 35

Source: Sgt. James Williams, Metro Nashville Police Department, "Effect of High-Visibility Enforcement on Motor Vehicle Crashes," June 22, 2020, nij.ojp.gov:
https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/effect-high-visibility-enforcement-motor-vehicle-crashes