CLE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT

IN NORTHEAST OHIO, THERE IS CONCERN OVER THE NUMBER OF TRAFFIC TICKETS ISSUED BY CLEVELAND POLICE, BUT POLICE SAY THE STATISTICS DON'T TELL THE REAL STORY. 
CLEVELAND POLICE HANDED OUT LESS THAN HALF AS MANY TRAFFIC TICKETS LAST YEAR AS THEY DID A DECADE AGO, DROPPING FROM NEARLY 9000 IN 2016 TO AROUND 3000 IN 2025. SOME CITY LEADERS SAY THAT SHARP DECLINE COULD BE AFFECTING SAFETY ON NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS, POINTING TO WHAT THEY SEE AS A LACK OF ENFORCEMENT. HOWEVER, CLEVELAND POLICE SAY THE NUMBERS DON'T TELL THE FULL STORY. THEY SAY OFFICERS ARE STILL ENFORCING TRAFFIC LAWS IN WAYS THAT DON'T ALWAYS SHOW UP IN TICKET DATA AND NOTE THEY NO LONGER CHASE MANY FLEEING DRIVERS, WHICH CAN LEAVE SOME INCIDENTS UNRESOLVED.