Las Vegas Police Unveil New Traffic Safety Strategy After Deadly Year

Increased enforcement, education, and engineering efforts aim to reduce roadway fatalities in the city.

Feb. 4, 2026 at 10:15am

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In response to a record number of traffic fatalities in 2025, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is implementing a comprehensive new traffic safety strategy. This includes enhanced enforcement of traffic laws, educational campaigns to promote safer driving behaviors, and collaboration with city and county engineers to redesign roads and infrastructure.

Why it matters

Traffic safety has become a major public safety concern in Las Vegas, with 163 roadway deaths in 2025 marking the deadliest year in two decades. The new multi-pronged approach aims to address the root causes of these crashes and make the city's streets safer for all users.

The details

The department's strategy centers on the three reinforcing E's — Engineering, Education, and Enforcement. Education efforts will feature hands-on demonstrations showing how speed affects stopping distance. Enforcement will rely on radar and other traffic-monitoring tools to clock speeds and issue citations, with officers applying these measures in daily operations. Engineering responsibilities largely fall to Clark County and the City of Las Vegas, with discussions underway about road width, design, and speed limits.

  • In 2026, Las Vegas will increase enforcement of traffic safety laws.
  • Since December 2025, the Southern Nevada Traffic Task Force has recorded 2,708 stops, 3,089 citations, 1,947 speeding violations, 24 towings, and 20 arrests.

The players

Lt. Cody Fulwiler

An officer in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department's traffic bureau.

Andrew Bennett

The director of the Clark County Office of Traffic Safety.

Kevin McMahill

The sheriff of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

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What they’re saying

“The reality is, you're more likely to die on our roadways than you are in a homicide.”

— Lt. Cody Fulwiler, Traffic Bureau Officer (News 3 Las Vegas)

“It's about ensuring that every time that we touch a road in our community, that we're right-sizing it, we're making sure that that road represents the land and the use that's around it.”

— Andrew Bennett, Director, Clark County Office of Traffic Safety (News 3 Las Vegas)

What’s next

Sheriff Kevin McMahill is expected to lay out more details about the new traffic safety initiatives in the coming weeks.

The takeaway

Las Vegas is taking a comprehensive approach to improving traffic safety, with a focus on enforcement, education, and engineering solutions. This multi-pronged strategy aims to address the root causes of the city's high rate of roadway fatalities and make the streets safer for all users.