Geography
California 2010 Median Age of DUI Arrestees by Ethnicity
32
29
33
28
Did You Know?
- In California 2010, the median age of male DUI arrestees was 30.
- In California 201, the median age of female DUI arrestees was 29.
- The average conviction rate in California over the last 10 years is 79.09%.
- Los Angeles County holds the highest DUI arrests in Southern County for 2008, 2009, and 2010.
California 2009 DUI BAC Levels by Frequency and Percent
Mean BAC - 0.16
Median BAC - 0.15
California DUI Conviction Rates (as of October 2011)
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. «Results from the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Summary of National Findings.» September 2011)
California 2009 Percentage of Court Ordered Sanctions
95.8%
Probation
74%
Jail
In many jurisdictions, all or a portion of a jail sentence is often served as community service rather than actual jail time.
85.8%
DUI Program
6.3%
Ignition Interlock Device
(Because nearly all convicted DUI offenders receive more than one type of sanction, percentages add to much more than 100%)
California DUI Arrest Rate by Year
NATIONALLY FROM 1982 TO 2010
DUI Arrests by Southern California County from 2008-2010
National Statistics
1.41
million
Over 1.41 million drivers were arrested in 2010 for driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics. (Federal Bureau of Investigation. “Crime in the United States: 2010”)
112
million
In 2010, adult drove drunk about 112 million times. This comes out to almost 300,000 incidents of drunk driving per day. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention., October 2011.)
132
billion
Drunk driving costs the United States $132 billion per year. (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration FARS data, 2010.)
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drink per hour
drink per hour
The average person metabolizes alcohol at the rate of about one drink per hour. The rate, however, does vary from person to person. (Michigan State University. “Basic Alcohol Information.” East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University, 2003.)
