Driving in the Orlando area can be hectic and dangerous at times but Central Florida also boasts the safest city in the state for drivers: Altamonte Springs.

The Altamonte Springs Police Department said they achieved the ranking by using a new tactic on the streets that drives crime out and makes roadways safer.

One by one and day by day Altamonte Springs Police are hitting the streets targeting drivers who break the law.

What makes them different than other agencies is that they are collecting data so that they can pin-point the areas where laws are more frequently broken. “It’s something new that we introduced in 2012. It’s a great program. It gets our officers out there,” said Senior Officer Robert Pelton from the Altamonte Springs Police Department.

It’s called DDACTS: Data-Driven Approaches to Crime and Traffic Safety.

Every week, cops map out crime stats for the city. The areas with the most crime see the most visible police presence making contact with people through traffic stops. “Meeting the people, talking to them, letting them know what’s wrong. But also, we let that criminal element know that we’re out there, and we’re out there in force,” said Pelton.

DDACTS is proving to be effective. Not only has crime dropped city-wide but police say they’ve kept streets safer.

In 2011, the city of Altamonte Springs had 8 traffic-homicide deaths so last year they began DDACTS and since then, they haven’t had a single traffic-homicide death. “We’ve had great success with it. We’re the first in Seminole County to be using it,” said Pelton.

So much success in fact that The Department of Highway Traffic Safety and Motor Vehicles recently awarded the city the title of safest city in Florida to drive in.

As part of the award the Altamonte Springs Police Department was given a brand new motorcycle for their motor unit.

Pelton said the department will continue using the program “We’re going to continue using DDACTS as much as possible and with the great success stories that we’ve had so far, I think there’s a lot more to come.”

The Florida Highway Patrol and some other local police departments including Maitland and Winter Park also use DDACTS on the streets they’re patrolling.