Pennsylvania DUI arrests increased in 2008

Posted on April 9, 2009 by Dan Jaffe

The number of Pennsylvania DUI arrests increased between 2007 and 2008. The increase is being attributed to a stepped-up enforcement.

LancasterOnline.com:News:DUI arrests in state rise in '08: "If you're planning to drink and drive, beware: There's a good chance you'll be caught.

State police have announced they made a record number of DUI arrests in 2008, nabbing 16,156 motorists who were driving under the influence.

That is a 3 percent increase from 2007, when police arrested 15,654 drivers.

'We've put a bigger focus on enforcement,' said Jack J. Lewis, state police press secretary. 'We don't think drinking and driving has risen. But it's like with speeding. When we put more emphasis on the problem, the numbers of arrests go up.'

DUI arrests include motorists under the influence of drugs as well as alcohol.

In Lancaster County, state police DUI arrests in 2008 totaled an even 600; 441 by troopers operating out of the main barracks in Lancaster, and 159 by those out of Ephrata."

In reality, a very small percentage of people who drive while impaired ever get caught. Smartly increasing enforcement should drive the arrest numbers up in any state, all things being equal.

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