Buffalo County Sheriff's Office Receives STEP Grant

The Nebraska Department of Transportation Highway Safety Office has approved the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Office for a selective traffic enforcement grant. The grant allows the Sheriff’s Office to utilize extra deputies for participation in the National Speeding Prevention High-Visibility Enforcement Mobilization. The extra traffic enforcement will be conducted July 14 – July 31, 2025 at selected Buffalo County locations. Deputies will target all traffic violations with an emphasis on issuing citations for speeding violations. The objective is to reduce speeding related fatalities by 3 percent from 38 (5 year year rolling average in 2018-2022) to 37 by December 31, 2025 and by 4.4 percent by December 31, 2026.