Police in Detroit, Kalamazoo and Warren will be on the lookout next week for jaywalkers and bad drivers.

In Detroit, a jaywalking ticket — otherwise known as "pedestrian interference with traffic" — could cost you $105; in Warren, $140.

The goal of the crackdown, officials said, is to reduce roadway injuries and deaths by getting pedestrians and motorists to pay more attention, follow traffic signals and rules and be aware of just how deadly it can be to cross the street.

About 70 percent of deadly car-pedestrian crashes involved either failing to cross at an intersection or involved alcohol, each factor leading to about 35 percent of the fatalities. Of the alcohol-related crashes, 80 percent of pedestrians had been drinking.

“State, regional, and local organizations are working hard to reduce pedestrian fatalities and injuries in Michigan, but there is still a lot more we can do,” said Michael Prince, director of the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning. “This enforcement period aims to educate community members about the importance of pedestrian safety and the traffic laws designed to protect them.”

The three cities targeted had some of the highest numbers of crashes between vehicles and pedestrians during a five-year period.

And it's not just jaywalkers who risk getting a ticket.

Officers also will be looking for pedestrians violations that include not following traffic signals, not walking on a sidewalk, not walking facing traffic when on a roadway, and failing to yield to drivers with the right-of-way.

Driver violations include speeding, illegal turns, failing to stop at a signal or stop sign before a crosswalk, failing to yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk at a signalized intersection and blocking a roadway that interferes with the normal flow of traffic.

Fines for the offenses vary by municipality.

Texting while driving in Michigan is illegal, too, with the first offense ticket costing $100 and subsequent fines $200.

Michigan officials said more education and enforcement could help reduce injuries and deaths, and other experts said that vehicle safety measures along with lower speed limits, mid-block crosswalks and better lighting also could help.

Last year, a Detroit Free Press/USA TODAY NETWORK investigation found that the SUV revolution is a key factor in the escalating number of pedestrian deaths nationwide, which are up 46 percent since 2009.

Almost 6,000 pedestrians died on or along U.S. roads in 2016 alone — nearly as many the number of Americans who died in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2002.

Among American cities with populations of at least 200,000, Detroit had the highest pedestrian death rates in traffic crashes, followed by Newark, St. Louis, Baton Rouge and Miami.

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From 2013 to 2017, Michigan crash data show Detroit with 2,330 pedestrian crashes, Kalamazoo with 264 and Warren with 193.

In 2017, the latest year for which the state data was available, there were 2,411 pedestrians involved in motor vehicle crashes, with 158 pedestrians killed and 1,945 injured.

The ratio of injuries to deaths was about 12-to-1. Most of the fatalities, 35, were among people ages 35-44 and most of the injuries, 323, were among people ages 25-34.

In addition, more men, 70 percent, were killed than women, 30 percent.

Most crashes, 8 percent, happened between 6-7 p.m. By day of the week, most injuries and deaths happened on Thursday. The most number of crashes were in October.

The enforcement period, March 10-16, is set to coincide with the start of daylight saving time on Sunday because the time change means that it will be dark in the mornings.

Contact Frank Witsil: 313-222-5022 or fwitsil@freepress.com.

Pedestrian safety

When a pedestrian is struck by a vehicle, more than 80 percent of the time the pedestrian is killed or seriously injured, according to state police.

More than 100 pedestrians die each year in the state, and most of these deaths occur between 6 p.m. and midnight. Fatalities often occur when pedestrians cross the roadway somewhere other than at an intersection.

To prevent these crashes, the state police urge walkers to: