Policia e kosovës
Policija Kosova / Kosovo Police

Police activities in the function of creating a greater traffic safety and prevention of accidents

 

Prishtinë, 7 September 2018

Kosovo Police with the aim of increasing the level of road safety and decrease of accidents, in continuity undertakes actions in implementing laws in the road traffic field.
During the period 01.01.2018 up to 31.08.2018 a considerable number of offenders have been identified, below are the statistics of the fines imposed by police:

Activities from 01.01.2018 up to 31.08.2018 Total

The overall number of fines 275017

Fines up to 500 € (physical persons) 264826

Fines up to 1000 € (legal persons) 209

Fines for the court 9982

Objections received and processed at the Deciding Committee 1036

Number of tickets imposed with negative points 10340

Number of tickets with one (1) negative points 1621

Number of tickets with two (2) negative points 6653

Number of tickets with three (3) negative points 1981

Number of tickets with five (5) negative points 85

Prohibition of driving the motor vehicle 4264

Prohibition of driving the motor vehicle for three (3) months 3525

Prohibition of driving the motor vehicle for three (3) up to six (6) months 246

Prohibition of driving the motor vehicle for six (6) months 419

Prohibition of driving the motor vehicle for six (6) up to twelve (12) months 26

Prohibition of driving the motor vehicle for nine (9) up to eighteen (18) months 4

Prohibition of driving the motor vehicle for one (1) year 42

Prohibition of driving the motor vehicle for one (1) up to two (2) years 2

Comparison of road accidents for the period January –August 2017/2018

January – August 2017 January – August 2018

76 63 – 13 – 17.11

85 82 – 3 – 3.53

4257 4132 – 125 – 2.94

8678 8312 – 366 – 4.22

7684 6312 – 1372 – 17.86

12017 10507 – 1510 – 12.57

In the aspect of prevention, awareness rising, police undertook the following measures:

• There has been implemented the project for traffic safety “Move Safely in Traffic”. Through traffic units and police stations, there have been delivered leaflets to participants in traffic. Also the project has been promoted in social networks and media, including lectures and discussions in school institutions.

• There has been implemented the project for traffic safety “For a safer year in traffic”. The project which aimed raising awareness of traffic participants including diaspora and foreign citizens. Delivery of leaflets has been done in all border points and throughout the territory of the country.

• It has been continued with the regular contacts, discussions, trainings and lectures at school institutions regarding traffic safety.

• Also within the preventive activities KP has engaged police patrols with civilian vehicles as well as police units operating with drones.

Kosovo Police continues to require and at the same time call all road traffic accidents to respect legal provisions, to increase vigilance, increase care in respecting rules deriving from the traffic laws, to guarantee a greater safety for all road traffic participants, with the aim of avoiding road accidents in general, especially those with fatality.

Even though for Kosovo Police, the punishment is not the primary aim, it will continue to undertake legal measures for all road traffic participants that are in conflict with the traffic laws.

General Statistics: 2024-10-07
1
Accidents with fatalities
12
Accidents with injuries
19
Accidents without injuries
1739
Traffic tickets imposed
16
Arrests
10
Detention