Albany County Stop Dwi

What Albany County Stop Dwi does

Albany County STOP-DWI is the county-level operating arm of the New York State STOP-DWI Program (Special Traffic Options Program for Driving While Intoxicated), a statewide impaired-driving prevention and enforcement coordination initiative established by New York State legislation in 1981. The program is housed within the Albany County Sheriff's Office at 58 Verda Avenue, Clarksville, and is led by Sheriff Craig D. Apple, Sr. (Coordinator) with Sgt. Matt Nash serving as Administrator. Its core offerings include Victim Impact Panels (court-mandated educational sessions for DWI offenders featuring testimony from crash victims and families), the Choices Program (an awareness curriculum for 8th grade and up targeting impaired driving, drug use, and addiction), a free STOP-DWI mobile application for iOS and Android that provides BAC calculation and safe transportation planning, plus physical education tools such as a driving simulator, Fatal Vision Goggles, and a Cab/Cop Car mobile display vehicle.

The program serves multiple constituencies: DWI offenders (court-mandated attendance), K-12 and college students (school-based education), county and municipal law enforcement agencies (enforcement coordination, training, equipment grants), DWI victims and families (memorialization, impact storytelling), and the general New York public (awareness campaigns and safe-ride resources). It distributes free educational materials, partners with organizations such as the NY State STOP-DWI Foundation, NYS Governor's Traffic Safety Committee, MADD, SADD, county sheriff offices, hospitals (e.g., Canton-Potsdam Hospital), SUNY campuses, and minor-league sports teams (Rochester Americans, Binghamton Rumble Ponies, Adirondack Thunder) to deliver prevention messaging across all 62 NY counties.

The business model is structurally unusual: STOP-DWI is entirely self-sustaining, funded exclusively from fines paid by convicted impaired drivers with no tax dollars used. Fines collected for alcohol and drug-related traffic offenses are returned to the county in which the offense occurred. Victim Impact Panel fees range from $20 to $100 depending on county. Educational resources, the Choices Program, and the mobile app are provided free of charge. As a non-commercial government entity operating within a legislatively protected funding mechanism, the program's economic engine is its statutory entitlement to conviction fines rather than commercial revenue generation.

Name

Albany County Stop Dwi

Legal name

STOP DWI New York

Website

https://stopdwi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Albany County STOP-DWI is a New York State legislated impaired-driving prevention program serving 62 counties through court-mandated Victim Impact Panels, school education, mobile apps, and law enforcement coordination, funded entirely by DWI conviction fines.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Safety Services

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIAGAJ

Traffic Enforcement & Road Safety (Highway Patrol, DUI, Collision Investigation)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Law Enforcement & Public Safety (Police, Fire, EMS)

SECONDARYBPAGAEAO

Substance Use Recovery & Harm Reduction Support Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Services & Community Support (Food, Housing, Family)

SECONDARYEDALAFAE

Substance Use Prevention & Recovery Services

Education/Student Services & Campus Operations/Student Health, Counseling & Wellness Services

SECONDARYHLAJAAAM

Substance Use, Addiction & Harm Reduction Health Departments

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Public Health, Government & Regulators/Public Health Agencies & Health Departments

Keywords

• Impaired driving prevention
• Victim impact panels
• Youth traffic safety
• Dwi education programs
• Public safety outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Clarksville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. DWI Conviction Fines: The STOP-DWI program is entirely self-sustaining, funded entirely from fines paid by convicted drunken drivers. No tax dollars are used. Fines collected for alcohol and other drug-related traffic offenses occurring within each county are returned to that county's program.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Albany County STOP-DWI delivers impaired driving prevention, education, and victim support as the county-level arm of New York State's STOP-DWI Program. Core offerings include court-mandated Victim Impact Panels, the Choices teen awareness program, free educational resources for schools and community groups, a mobile app for BAC calculation and safe transportation planning, and First Responder Equipment Grants. The program is funded entirely by fines from convicted DWI offenders and coordinates statewide across all 62 NY counties.

Product overview

STOP-DWI New York is a statewide program coordinated across all New York State counties, offering a portfolio of public safety and education programs. The core offerings include Victim Impact Panels (court-mandated educational programs for DWI offenders), a Mobile Application for BAC calculation and safe ride planning, Free Educational Resources for schools and community groups, the Choices Program for teen awareness, the First Responder Equipment Grant Program, Driving Simulators for hands-on education, and Regional Training Seminars. The program is funded entirely from fines paid by convicted drunken drivers, not tax dollars.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NYS STOP-DWI Foundation: Foundation that provides grant funding from the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee for regional trainings and local STOP-DWI efforts
• Victim Impact Panel
• Choices Program

Products and services

• Victim Impact Panel Court-mandated educational program for convicted DWI offenders that features testimony from victims and families impacted by impaired driving crashes, designed to raise awareness of drunk driving consequences. Fees range from $20 to $100 depending on the county.
• Choices Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 10% reduction in alcohol-related crashes statewide since 2009
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NYS Governor's Traffic Safety CommitteecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1981Provides funding and oversight for STOP-DWI regional trainings and statewide enforcement initiatives including holiday crackdown campaigns
• New York State STOP-DWI FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide foundation that provides grant funding from the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee to sponsor regional trainings and support local STOP-DWI efforts across all NY counties
• Dutchess County Chapter of Remove Intoxicated Drivers (RID)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerCollaborates on annual DWI Victims Memorial Ceremony honoring victims of DWI crashes and raising public awareness
• Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with Nassau County Probation Department to run Victim Impact Panels
• Allegany Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse (ACASA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners with Allegany County Probation/STOP DWI to promote Victim Panel with county and municipal justices
• Canton-Potsdam HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosts 'Let's Not Meet by Accident' safe driving education events for high school students featuring emergency and trauma simulations
• Rochester Americans (Amerks) Hockey TeamminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSTOP-DWI Night sponsorship at hockey games to raise awareness with thousands of attendees; banners and materials distributed
• Binghamton Rumble Ponies BaseballminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsored baseball game with seven law enforcement agencies; over 4,000 people attended with STOP-DWI banners and materials displayed
• St. Regis Mohawk Tribal PoliceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFranklin County STOP-DWI partnered to bring oral drug testing to their location with new device to remove drug impaired drivers from roadways
• SUNY CantonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFranklin County STOP-DWI participated in Safety Day event at SUNY Canton reaching students and staff
• Paul Smith's CollegeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner for Campus Safety Day and training events including R.I.P. training and 'Tall Cop' impaired driving prevention training
• SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners with local school SADD chapters across many counties for mock crash demonstrations, conferences, and prevention activities
• Mark's PizzeriaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCayuga County partnership for Super Bowl promotion with pizza cutters bearing STOP DWI logo distributed to customers
• Rochester Red Wings BaseballminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSTOP-DWI Day at the ballpark with approximately 10 local law enforcement vehicles on display to support awareness
• Seneca County Sheriff's OfficecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCoordinates 36th Annual Officer of the Year Awards Banquet recognizing law enforcement for highest DWI arrests
• Warren County Sheriff's OfficecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSheriff's School Resource Officer program including partnership with Save A Life Tour at Hadley-Luzerne Central School
• Adirondack Thunder HockeyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLaw Enforcement Night at hockey games with special jerseys auction benefiting Special Olympics NY; STOP-DWI education at events
• NY State STOP-DWI AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinates statewide crackdown campaigns targeting July 4th, Labor Day, Halloween, Memorial Day, and holiday season

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS): OTS is a California state agency that funds impaired driving prevention and traffic safety programs across the state's counties. It is a comparable state-level public safety coordinator but operates in a different geography from STOP-DWI's NY footprint.
• Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Traffic Safety Section: TxDOT operates state-funded traffic safety programs including impaired driving enforcement and education across Texas. Comparable to STOP-DWI's statewide coordination model but serving a different geography and organizational structure.

Direct peers

• Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD): SADD is a youth-focused prevention organization that partners with STOP-DWI on mock crash demonstrations and school-based prevention. Both target impaired driving among teens and college students through peer-led education.
• Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD): MADD is a national nonprofit focused on ending drunk driving through victim advocacy, public awareness, and policy reform. It directly partners with STOP-DWI on Victim Impact Panels and shares the same core mission of preventing impaired driving crashes.
• Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA): GHSA represents state highway safety offices and coordinates nationwide impaired driving enforcement and education campaigns. STOP-DWI participates in GHSA-coordinated holiday crackdowns, making GHSA a peer in statewide traffic safety coordination.
• Remove Intoxicated Drivers (RID): RID is a victim advocacy organization that collaborates with STOP-DWI on memorial ceremonies and DWI victim awareness. Both organizations share a victim-impact-driven approach to impaired driving prevention with state-level chapter structures.
• Pennsylvania DUI Association: The Pennsylvania DUI Association is a statewide organization that operates county-level DUI prevention programs with funding from court fines and surcharges, structurally analogous to STOP-DWI's NY State fine-funded model.
• Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility (Responsibility.org): Responsibility.org funds prevention and education programs to eliminate drunk driving and underage drinking. It is comparable to STOP-DWI as both focus on alcohol-related harm reduction through community education and policy advocacy.

Broad incumbents

• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA): NHTSA is the federal agency that oversees national highway safety, including impaired driving campaigns and grants. It is a broader incumbent that funds and sets national policy frameworks which STOP-DWI and similar state programs implement locally.

Emerging players

• Drug Free America Foundation: Drug Free America Foundation addresses substance use prevention including impaired driving related to drugs beyond alcohol. It is comparable as a substance use prevention peer, though its focus is broader than STOP-DWI's DWI-centric mission.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/STOPDWINewYork
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/NYSSTOPDWI
• Facebookfacebook.com/STOPDWINY
• Instagraminstagram.com/stopdwiny

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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