(INDIANAPOLIS) - Several Indiana agencies are working together during May for the Click It Or Ticket Campaign.
The Indiana State Police and local law enforcement agencies are partnering with the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute to urge Hoosiers to buckle up. The Click It Or Ticket Campaign is a high-visibility enforcement effort focusing on increasing seat belt use.
For the remainder of the month of May, officers will work overtime to ensure drivers and passengers are using their seat belts and children are properly secured. The overtime patrols are funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration through the ICJI's Comprehensive Highway Injury Reduction Program.
Since 2021, Indiana has seen a steady decline in fatalities among passenger vehicle occupants who are not wearing seat belts. Seat belt usage among Hoosiers has also increased, reaching 94.1% in 2025. That's according to the Annual Seat Belt Usage Survey conducted by Purdue University Center for Road Safety, in partnership with ICJI.
This rate is above the national average of 91.2% in 2024.
Indiana law requires drivers and all passengers to buckle up. Children under age eight must be properly restrained in a federally approved child car seat or booster seat. Drivers can be cited for lack of seat belt use, but also for each unbuckled passenger under the age of 16.