2019 ANNUAL REPORT
MOTORS DIVISION
The Motors Division was created on July 31, 2019. Motor officers were decentralized from Headquarters Traffic and the five regional commands, and were then centralized at Police Headquarters for optimum efficiency. The 32 Motor units conduct a permanent Motor Surge Operation to contribute to the Department’s Traffic Safety Plan and Traffic Safety Collaboration. They are assigned to a different region in the city daily to enforce areas where they could be highly visible to motorists and pedestrians. The units convey a message that the officers are conducting high intensity zero-tolerance enforcement, in order to reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities, and
to remove dangerous drivers from the streets. The areas of enforcement include high collision intersection locations, fatality locations, major thoroughfares, and major traffic hot spots requested by the regional commands. The division conducts traffic control and motor escorts for special events such as dignitary escorts, runs, races, marches, oversized vehicle escorts, and funeral detail honor escorts. Many of the Motors officers instruct traffic procedures at in- and pre-service training, participate in special United Traffic Enforcement operations with agencies such as the Texas Department of Public Safety, and conduct frequent community outreach presentations.
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