Queen Creek police are set to keep the state data tools they use to study where crashes happen and what contributes to them, after the Town Council approved renewing an agreement with the Arizona Department of Transportation.
The renewal passed 7–0 as part of the council’s Oct. 21 consent agenda, according to the town’s official meeting results. It continues an arrangement first made in 2021 rather than creating a new crash-reporting program.
The two systems serve different jobs. The Crash Records Information System handles electronic crash reports, while the Arizona Crash Information System lets police query and analyze the data. A staff report says that access helps the department recognize patterns and identify high-risk locations for traffic-safety work.
The renewal requires no additional funding, staff reported. The agreement’s five-year term begins only after approval by ADOT’s Division Director and execution by both parties, not automatically on the council’s vote date. It also permits three further five-year extensions if both sides agree through written amendments.
For residents, this is a continuation of the information behind local traffic-safety decisions, not an announcement of a new road project or a change in traffic rules.
Sources: Queen Creek Town Council official Oct. 21 results, https://queencreekaz.granicus.com/MinutesViewer.php?clip_id=1939&doc_id=b877de0b-ce22-11f1-89ef-005056a84798&view_id=3 ; agenda packet, item 7.E, staff report pages 82–83 and agreement page 88, https://d3n9y02raazwpg.cloudfront.net/queencreekaz/3889516f-86be-11f1-bb61-005056a89546-6817fa9d-16f6-4420-9aff-167700143cbe-1792540777.pdf .
