Drivers in Alaska are more likely than those in any other state to be arrested for driving under the influence.
High Rise Legal Funding, which offers loans to plaintiffs in personal injury cases, used FBI data to compile the number of DUI arrests made in each state between January and December 2022.
Alaska led the nation at “an alarming rate” of 726.13 DUI arrests per 100,000 people, according to the analysis. In a single year, the state saw a total of 3,227 DUI arrests.
“These findings are imperative for identifying regions where impaired driving is a significant problem,” a spokesperson from High Rise Legal Funding told Newsweek. “It allows us to implement adequate preventative measures that ensure the safety of everyone on the road, ultimately reducing the number of DUI-related incidents.”
The Top 10 states with the most DUI arrests in 2022 per capita are:
RankStateTotal DUIsDUIs per 100,000 population1Alaska3,227726.132South Dakota5,965718.533Pennsylvania30,134576.284North Dakota4,451571.185Wyoming2,215487.966California98,084479.617New York21,583470.448Mississippi7,125397.659Idaho7,594391.7410Arizona17,443381.55
The FBI’s uniform crime reporting program is voluntary, with the information based on state and local law enforcement’s “participation and adherence to national standards,” according to the what the bureau told Newsweek.
For drivers 21 years or older, the legal limit in the U.S. is a blood alcohol concentration of .08% or higher. For drivers under 21 years old, the legal limit is between 0.00 and 0.02.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that about 37 people in the United States die in a drunk-driving crash every day. In 2022, 13,524 people died in alcohol-impaired driving incidents, according for about a third of all traffic crash fatalities in the country.
After Alaska, South Dakota had the second highest number of DUI arrests per capita, with a rate of 718.53 per 100,000 people.
“The data also revealed that of all offenses recorded, DUI arrests were the most common offense in South Dakota in 2022,” according to High Rise.
Pennsylvania had 30,134 DUI arrests, or 526.28 per 100,000 people.
“Pennsylvania has many traffic laws and regulations due to the inconsistencies of terrain, which is why individual responsibility and adherence are essential when driving in the state, including not getting behind the wheel after alcohol consumption,” according to High Rise.
An overhead highway sign reminds drivers that driving while impaired is illegal.
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North Dakota had 571.18 DUI arrests per 100,000 people. Despite those rates, fatal crashes in the state have decreased by 15% between 2017 and 2022, according to Vision Zero.
California, the most populous U.S. state, had the most DUI arrests, at 98,084. On a per capita basis, that translates to 479.61 arrests per 100,000 people. High Rise said California is “one of the most dangerous” to drive in due to its heavy traffic and high daily commute volume.
New York came in just below California with a rate of 470.44 arrests per 100,000 people.
“These findings indicate an alarming problem with impaired driving across America, most notably in California,” the spokesperson from High Rise Legal Funding told Newsweek. “The same can be said for New York, which saw a total of 21,583 arrests within one year.”
Notably, Texas and Florida — the second and third most populous states, respectively — did not rank within the top 10 states for DUI arrests.
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