By Patricia Cahill, Executive Director, IACP Foundation, Strategic Plan Administrator, IACP, and Advisor to the National Chiefs Challenge Program

he results are in, and the winners of the 2002 IACP National Chiefs Challenge have been notified. Competition was especially fierce this year, with the largest number of entries in the program's 12-year history: 411.

The Chiefs Challenge is an annual national highway safety competition developed under a grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and designed to encourage departments to step up enforcement in the targeted areas of impaired driving, occupant protection, and speed reduction.

Agencies compete against departments of similar size and type. First-place winners in every category receive one registration for the annual IACP conference and round-trip airfare to the conference city and three nights' stay at a conference hotel for one person.

The top finisher in each category is also eligible to win one year's use of a Ford Excursion, courtesy of the Ford Motor Company and fully outfitted by Code 3 Incorporated. The winner of a year's use of the Excursion is announced at an award ceremony during the annual conference.

To apply for the 2003 National Chiefs Challenge, request an application from Program Manager Dick Ashton (ashtonr@theiacp.org).

The IACP, along with its partners in highway safety, congratulates the 2002 National Chiefs Challenge winners:
Municipal: 1-10 sworn officers First: Bannockburn, Ill., Police Dept. Second: Calvert City, Ky., Police Dept. Third: West Point, Va., Police Dept.	Municipal: 11-25 sworn officers First: Lavonia, Ga., Police Dept. Second: Saint Peter, Minn., Police Dept. Third: Barrington Hills, Ill., Police Dept.	Municipal: 26-50 sworn officers First: Lake Zurich, Ill., Police Dept. Second (tie): Christiansburg, Va., Police Dept.; Lantana, Fla., Police Dept.; and Union City, Ga., Police Dept. Third: Lake Wales, Fla., Police Dept.
Municipal: 51-100 sworn officers First: Buffalo Grove, Ill., Police Dept. Second: Streamwood, Ill., Police Dept. Third: Leesburg, Va., Police Dept.	Municipal: 101-250 sworn officers First: Naperville, Ill., Police Dept. Second: Port Saint Lucie, Fla., Police Dept. Third: Roanoke, Va., Police Dept.	Municipal: 251-500 sworn officers First: Hampton, Va., Police Dept. Second: Tallahassee, Fla., Police Dept. Third: Springfield, Ill., Police Dept.
Municipal: 501-1,000 sworn officers First: Virginia Beach, Va., Police Dept. Second: Fresno, Calif., Police Dept. Third: Tampa, Fla., Police Dept.	Municipal: 1,001-2,000 sworn officers First: Fairfax County, Va., Police Dept. Second: Austin, Tex., Police Dept.	State Police: 1-250 sworn officers First: North Dakota Highway Patrol Second: Alaska State Troopers
State Police: 501-1,000 sworn officers First: Minnesota State Patrol Second: Georgia State Patrol Third: Oregon State Police	State Police: 1,001 or more sworn officers First: Washington State Patrol Second: New York State Police Third (tie): Maryland State Police; and Pennsylvania State Police	Sheriff: 1-10 sworn officers First: Grand Isle, Vt., Sheriff's Dept. Second: Washington County, Vt., Sheriff's Dept.
Sheriff: 11-25 sworn officers First: King William, Va., Sheriff's Office Second: Whiteside County, Ill., Sheriff's Office	Sheriff: 26-50 sworn officers First: Wythe County, Va., Sheriff's Office Second: Elbert County, Ga., Sheriff's Office Third: Ogle County, Ill., Sheriff's Office	Sheriff: 51-100 sworn officers First: Fauquier County, Va., Sheriff's Office
Sheriff: 101-250 sworn officers First: Stafford County, Va., Sheriff's Office Second: Hanover County, Va., Sheriff's Office Third: Rockingham County, Va., Sheriff's Office	Sheriff: 251-500 sworn officers First: Brevard County, Fla., Sheriff's Office Second: Pasco County, Fla., Sheriff's Office Third: Osceola County, Fla., Sheriff's Office	Sheriff: 501-1,000 sworn officers First: Lee County, Fla., Sheriff's Office
Sheriff: 1,001-2,000 sworn officers First: Jacksonville, Fla., Sheriff's Office Second: Orange County, Fla., Sheriff's Office Third: Palm Beach County, Fla., Sheriff's Office	University Police Agencies First: Virginia Tech Univ. Police Dept. Second: Southern Illinois Univ. Police Dept. Third (tie): Western Kentucky Univ. Police Dept.; and Univ. of Virginia Police Dept.	State Associations First: Virginia Association of Chiefs of Police Second: Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police
Multijurisdictional Initiatives First: H.E.A.T. of Metro Atlanta, Ga. Second: Operation Will to Live, Will County, Ill., Sheriff's Office	Championship Class (First-place winners from last year's challenge) First: California Highway Patrol Second (tie): Hoffman Estates, Ill., Police Dept.; and Schaumburg, Ill., Police Dept. Third: Howard County, Md., Dept. of Police	Clayton J. Hall Memorial Award Washington State Patrol
First-Time Entry Award Des Plaines, Ill., Police Dept.	Child Passenger Safety Award California Highway Patrol; and Jacksonville, Fla., Sheriff's Office	Impaired Driving Enforcement Award California Highway Patrol; and H.E.A.T. of Metro Atlanta, Ga.
Occupant Protection Award Hoffman Estates, Ill., Police Dept.	Speed Awareness Award H.E.A.T. of Metro Atlanta, Ga.	Underage Alcohol Prevention Award New York State Police
		Technology Award California Highway Patrol♦

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