HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-08-04; Traffic Safety and Mobility Commission; 01; Police Report Regarding Traffic and Mobility-Related Matters in the Second Quarter of 2025Meeting Date: Aug. 4, 2025
To: Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission
Staff Contact: Jason Arnotti, Police Lieutenant
jason.arnotti@carlsbadca.gov, 442-339-5554
Subject: Police Report Regarding Traffic and Mobility-Related Matters in the
Second Quarter of 2025
Recommended Action
Receive a quarterly report from a representative of the City of Carlsbad’s Police Department
that will provide an overview of traffic and mobility-related police matters and notable news
during the months of April, May and June March 2025.
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Environmental Evaluation
In keeping with California Public Resources Code Section 21065, this action does not constitute
a “project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act in that it has no
potential to cause either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably
foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. Therefore, it does not require
environmental review.
Exhibits
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TRAFFIC SAFETY & MOBILITY COMMISSION
Aug. 4, 2025 Item #1 Page 1 of 1
Traffic Safety & Mobility Commission
Quarter 2 Report for the Months of
April, May and June
Jason Arnotti, Police Lieutenant
Police Department
Aug. 4, 2025
ITEM 1: POLICE QUARTERLY REPORT
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Hot spots for timed parking: State (119), Grand (41), Beech (38), Christiansen (38), Oak (30)
Enforcement Summary
Category Q1 Q2 % Change
Timed Parking 193 161 -17%
Street Sweeping 362 445 23%
Unregistered Vehicles 157 176 12%
No Parking Zones 45 74 64%
72-Hour Violations 20 57 185%
Oversized Vehicles 59 47 -20%
Other Violations 219 482 120%
Total Citations/Warnings 1,055 1,442 37%
PARKING ENFORCEMENT
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Other Violations Highlights
Category Q1 Q2 % Change
Bike Lane 20 71 255%
Disabled Parking 44 80 82%
Daylighting (AB 413)10 46 360%
Hydrant Obstruction 9 25 178%
18” from Curb/Wrong Way 15 38 153%
Tabs/Plate Issues 18 31 72%
Not Parked in Space 21 48 129%
PARKING ENFORCEMENT
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Senior Volunteer Patrol Education & Compliance Summary
Category Q1 & Q2
AB 413 Daylighting Warnings 400
Repeat Offenders (tracked by plate)13
Handicap Warnings and Citations 281
72-Hour Parking Violation Notices 1,585
Expired Registration Warnings 623
Total 2,889
PARKING ENFORCEMENT
ITEM 1: POLICE QUARTERLY REPORT
*Includes complaint of pain
**Bike-related total incorporated into other categories 5
COLLISIONS
COLLISION LOCATIONS
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ITEM 1: POLICE QUARTERLY REPORT
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0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Collision Dispatched Officer-Initiated
29
20 212415
51
Q1 Q2
DUI ENFORCEMENT
ITEM 1: POLICE QUARTERLY REPORT
8
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Other Improper Driving
Unsafe Speed
Driving Under Influence
Improper Turning
Traffic Signals and Signs
56
53
24
22
15
Total
PRIMARY COLLISION FACTORS
ITEM 1: POLICE QUARTERLY REPORT
9
0 10 20 30 40 50
Head-On
Overturned
Other
Vehicle-Pedestrian
Broadside
Rear-End
Sideswipe
Hit Object
5
5
8
12
30
33
34
42
COLLISION TYPES
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10
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Other Motor Vehicle
Fixed Object
Parked Vehicle
Bicycle
Pedestrian
Non-Collision
Other Object
Motor Vehicle on Other Roadway
58
40
28
18
11
7
6
2
INVOLVED WITH
Property Damage Only
Other Visible Injury
Complaint of Pain
Severe Injury
Fatal
Property Damage Only
Other Visible Injury
Complaint of Pain
Severe Injury
Fatal
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
87
66
266
0
73
67
20
9
2
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Q2 - 2025
Q1 - 2025
EXTENT OF INJURY
12
Quarter 1: January – March 2025
Bike/Ebike Collisions (28)
Quarter 2: March – June 2025
Bike/Ebike Collisions (24)
ITEM 1: POLICE QUARTERLY REPORTBICYCLE COLLISIONS
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13
Solo
5
Multi-Party
19
BIKE/EBIKE TC's
12
8
4
0 5 10 15
Vehicles
E-Bikes
Bicycles
CHART REFLECTS PARTY AT FAULT
BIKE COLLISIONS
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E-BIKE ACTIVITY
ITEM 1: POLICE QUARTERLY REPORT
•2,523 3,097 traffic stops
•Office of Traffic Safety grant-funded activities
•E-Motorcycle Enforcement Operations
•AB 43, AB 2234, Residential Traffic Calming Management Plan
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HIGHLIGHTED ACTIVITY
ITEM 1: POLICE QUARTERLY REPORT
•Enforcement targeting primary collision factors within arterial corridors
•Patrol resources to address neighborhood-specific traffic complaints
•Collaboration with patrol teams for saturation periods
•E-Motorcycle enforcement operations - focused deterrence
•Bicycle safety community presentations
•OTS campaign Q3 (Know your limit, DUI checkpoint, Speed campaign)
•Work with the Transportation Department on traffic calming measures
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FUTURE STRATEGIES
QUESTIONS?
ITEM 1: POLICE QUARTERLY REPORT
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