Arizona
Arizona DUI arrests down over Thanksgiving weekend from previous year
PHOENIX — The variety of site visitors stops decreased and DUI arrests have been down by 8% over Thanksgiving weekend this yr in comparison with 2021, the Arizona Governor’s Workplace of Freeway Security introduced.
There have been 323 DUI arrests made statewide from Nov. 23-25, down from 350 over an analogous interval final yr, in line with a press launch.
Nearly all of DUI arrests have been misdemeanors with 272, whereas 51 have been aggravated.
There have been additionally 75 excessive DUIs wherein alcohol focus was 0.15 or increased.
The common identified BAC of these arrested over the vacation weekend was 0.166, up from 0.158 the earlier yr. The authorized BAC within the state is 0.08.
DUI drug arrests decreased from 97 in 2021 to 82.
The variety of drivers pulled over for dashing elevated, as prison pace citations rose from 178 to 209.
The entire variety of site visitors stops was 8,957, whereas 2021 noticed 8,513.
There have been fewer officers and deputies collaborating within the state in comparison with final yr, with 2,037 down from 2,060.
