TROY — The Miami County Sheriff’s Office has been awarded a traffic enforcement grant for fiscal year 2025.

This will mark the 19th consecutive year the sheriff’s office has been awarded federal monies for traffic enforcement throughout the county.

The funds are administered by the Ohio Traffic Safety Office. The sheriff’s office was awarded a total of $87,593.82 for fiscal year 2025 to be expended solely on overtime for extra traffic enforcement and some fuel costs. The goal of the extra traffic enforcement is to reduce the number of fatal and injury crashes, increase restraint usage, and remove impaired drivers from Miami County roadways.

Most of the extra traffic enforcement details will be assigned during holidays when vehicular travel increases and there is an increase in impaired driving. By having extra deputies on patrol, they will also be available to offer roadside assistance to disabled motorists and have an additional deterrent effect on criminal activity by their mere presence.

The first traffic enforcement detail of the new grant will occur over Halloween.