KHP 2025-01 Patrol Reports New Year’s Holiday Activity

KHP personnel assisted 245 motorists over the holiday reporting period.

The Kansas Highway Patrol is releasing its New Year’s Holiday Activity Report. The reporting period for the holiday ran from 6 p.m. on Tuesday, December 31, 2024, through 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, January 1, 2025.

The Kansas Highway Patrol worked one non-DUI related fatal crash which resulted in one non-DUI related fatality. Crash log information for the fatal crash can be found here:

Information in the table is compared to data from 2023 and 2024.

Enforcement Data 2023 2024 2025
DUI Arrests 22 29 12
Speed Citations  567 717 286
Speed Warnings 439 476 274
Safety Belt – Adult Citations 47 39 24
Safety Belt – Adult Warnings 9 3 1
Safety Belt – Teen Citations 3 5 2
Safety Belt – Teen Warnings 0 1 0
Child Restraint – Citations 10 19 8
Motorist Assists 517 504 245
Crash Data 2023 2024 2025
Fatal DUI Related Crashes 0 0 0
DUI Related Fatalities 0 0 0
Non-DUI Related Fatal Crashes 4 1 1
Non-DUI Related Fatalities 5 1 1

Reporting period for 2023 ran from 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, 2022, to 11:59 p.m. Monday, Jan. 2, 2023.

Reporting period for 2024 ran from 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29, 2023, to 11:59 p.m. Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.


CONTACT: April McCollum, Public Information Officer, (785) 296-6800

Published On: January 2nd, 2025 | Categories: Media Releases, Statewide Releases |