NOPD ramps up traffic enforcement

The big picture: NOPD increased staffing in its traffic division.

• This spring, the City Council also transferred parking enforcement duties from the public works department to the police.

By the numbers: More than 16,000 citations have been issued as of June 13, NOPD says.

• Its DWI unit has also had a 22% increase in DWI arrests compared to last year.
• NOPD had a "DWI saturation patrol" last week that resulted in 89 citations. There's another one Thursday.
• Fatal crashes are down 20% so far this year, NOPD says.