UNRESTRAINED VIOLATIONS
Large increases were the rule in the number of seat belt and child safety seat violations issued in the three California Highway Patrol jurisdictions in Orange County between 1988 and 1989. Throughout the county the percentage increases were higher than the statewide figures for both types of violation. These figures include only the citations given by the CHP and not the ones issued by local police enforcement officers.
CHP jurisdiction 1988 1989 % Change Safety belt violations Westminster * 8,591 12,478 +45.2 Santa Ana 14,186 18,133 +27.8 San Juan Capistrano 8,372 11,133 +33.0 Statewide 616,701 716,096 +16.1 Child safety seat violations Westminster * 111 231 +108.1 Santa Ana 86 136 +58.1 San Juan Capistrano 104 152 +46.2 Statewide 15,196 18,420 +21.2 Percentage of occupant fatalities not wearing occupant restraints Westminster * 81.0 54.5 -26.5 Santa Ana 68.2 81.0 +12.8 San Juan Capistrano 75.0 78.3 +3.3 Statewide 80.0 78.2 -1.8
* Includes a small portion of Long Beach (Los Angeles County)
Source: California Highway Patrol
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