The Governor’s Challenge Awards will take place November 17, 2023 in Macon.
The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety is celebrating the 23rd anniversary of the Governor’s Challenge Awards in 2023. The Governor’s Challenge Awards is the state’s premier law enforcement awards ceremony recognizing state, local, campus and military law enforcement units for the outstanding work they do in promoting highway safety through education and enforcement.
Governor’s Challenge is designed to highlight outstanding achievements in highway safety enforcement and education. It recognizes agencies for the approach and effectiveness of their overall highway safety programs. Agencies are evaluated not just for enforcement initiatives, but for innovative problem-solving in their communities, using public information activities and creating departmental policies that support their traffic enforcement campaign efforts.
The Georgia Governor’s Challenge is aligned with the national traffic safety priorities of impaired driving, occupant protection, and speed. Agencies are also encouraged to include information about any local issue you are addressing, such as distracted driving, pedestrian crashes, young drivers, etc.
The GOHS Law Enforcement Services team is ready to assist any agency with any questions about their application and they have also written a How-To-Guide to help agencies craft a winning application.
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Current Governor’s Challenge award categories are as follows:
CHALLENGE SCORING CATEGORIES
An agency may earn up to 205 points across seven (7) specific areas:
• Policy (25 points)
• Training (25 points)
• Incentives & Recognition (20 points)
• Public Information & Education (40 points)
• Enforcement (40 points)
• Effectiveness (40 points)
• Quality of Application (15 point)
2022 Governor’s Challenge Winners
| AWARD CATEGORY | PLACE |
| Category 1: 1-10 Officers | |
| Wilcox County Sherriff’s Office | 1st Place |
| Demorest Police Department | 2nd Place |
| Alro Police Department | 3rd Place |
| Category 2: 11-25 Officers | |
| Sandersville Police Department | 1st Place |
| Centerville Police Department | 2nd Place |
| Washington County Sherriff’s Office | 3rd Place |
| Category 3: 26-45 Officers | |
| Calhoun Police Department | 1st Place |
| Dublin Police Department | 2nd Place |
| Franklin County Sheriff’s Office | 3rd Place |
| Category 4: 46-75 Officers | |
| Snellville Police Department | 1st Place |
| Crisp County Sheriff’s Office | 2nd Place |
| Pooler Police Department | 3rd Place |
| Category 5: 76-100 | |
| Rome Police Department | 1st Place |
| Liberty County Sherriff’s Office | 2nd Place |
| Floyd County Sheriff’s Office | 3rd Place |
| Category 6: 101-200 | |
| Warner Robins Police Department | 1st Place |
| Gainesville Police Department | 2nd Place |
| Newton County Sherriff’s Office | 3rd Place |
| Category 7: 201-500 | |
| Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office | 1st Place |
| Hall County Sheriff’s Office | 2nd Place |
| Douglas County Sheriff’s Office | 3rd Place |
| Category 8: 501+ | |
| Cobb County Police Department | 1st Place |
| Dekalb County Police Department | 2nd Place |
| Atlanta Police Department | 3rd Place |
| Category 11: Traffic Enforcement Network | |
| North East Traffic Enforcement Network | 1st Place |
| Mountain Area Traffic Enforcement Network | 2nd Place |
| Middle Georgia Traffic Enforcement Network | 3rd Place |
| Coordinator of the Year | Robin Krockum |
| Asst Coordinator of Year | Joesph Pettus |
| HEAT Team of the Year | |
| Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office | 1st Place |
| Habersham County Sherriff’s Office | 2nd Place |
| GSP Night Hawks South | 3rd Place |
| SPECIAL CATEGORY AWARDS | |
| Habersham County Sherriff’s Office | Impaired Driving |
| Calhoun Police Department | Speed Awareness |
| Calhoun Police Department | Occupant Protection |
| Snellville Police Department | Distracted Driving |
| Alto Police Department | Rookie of the Year |
| Rome Police Department | Child Passenger Safety |
| Glynn County Police Department | Bike/Pedestrian Safety |
| Dublin Police Department | Teen/Young Driver Safety |
| Warner Robins Police Department | Motorcycle Safety |
| Forsyth County Sherriff’s Office (183 Points) | Governor’s Cup |
RESOURCES
GOHS Law Enforcement Contact List
(For more information, contact Roger Hayes at 404-971-0379.)