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STATE NAMES 13 COUNTIES FACING INCREASED DWI PATROLS THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2011
Mon, Nov 22nd, 2010
Posted in Police Reports
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ST. PAUL - The Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) Office of Traffic Safety today named the state's 13 "most dangerous" counties for impaired driving that will be targeted with extra DWI patrols through September 2011. All 13 counties will dish up extra servings of DWI enforcement on Thanksgiving Eve, November 24.
The Thanksgiving travel period (Wed.-Sun.) is historically one of the deadliest travel periods of the year - 16 deaths in the last three years and six were alcohol-related, and 2,067 were arrested for DWI.
Increased DWI patrols will focus on these 13 counties that had the highest combined total of alcohol-related deaths and serious injuries during 2007-2009: Anoka (22 alcohol-related deaths/51 alcohol-related serious injuries); Carver (13/12); Dakota (20/33); Hennepin (61/144); Itasca (11/15); Olmsted (15/30); Ramsey (19/54); Rice (3/29); St. Louis (26/55); Scott (12/24); Stearns (11/20); Washington (13/23); and Wright (28/16).
These counties accounted for more than half of the state's alcohol-related deaths (254) and half of the state's serious injuries (506) during 2007-2009. The Minnesota State Patrol will partner with county and local law enforcement agencies to conduct increased patrols through September 30, 2011. The enforcement is backed by $2.75 million in federal funds.
Each year in Minnesota, alcohol-related crashes account for more than 140 deaths - one-third of the state's annual total - and 300 serious injuries, costing the state around $250 million.
DPS directs extra enforcement toward the counties with the highest combined number of alcohol-related deaths and serious injuries to have the biggest impact on impaired driving behavior.
"Extra enforcement campaigns have helped the state hit record low alcohol-related death numbers," says Cheri Marti DPS Office of Traffic Safety director. "While impaired driving remains a statewide threat, we can best address the brunt of the issue by focusing resources on sustained campaigns in areas that have had the highest numbers of life-ending and life-changing crashes."
In the last five years, 2006-2010, more than 1,320 DWI enforcement efforts in the state's 13 targeted counties resulted in 172,517 traffic stops, generating 11,394 DWI arrests - one arrest for every 15 stops - and 74,347 traffic citations. In all, more than one-half million Minnesotans have a DWI on record, translating to one in seven Minnesota drivers.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration cites Minnesota as a DWI enforcement model due to successful agency partnerships and through "high-visibility" enforcement efforts. These campaigns employ saturated patrols along a select corridor, electronic signage and officer gear. High-visibility enforcement generates motorist and community awareness of the extra patrols, and as a result, encourages motorists to make safe plans to avoid driving impaired.
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Editor's note: Download EPS or PDF county maps that plot the locations of alcohol-related deaths; a history of the targeted counties since 2002; and graphic at: https://mndeptpublicsafety.sharefile.com/d/s8b01609fee94c189
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2011 13 Targeted Counties for Enhanced DWI Patrols
2007-2009 Impaired Driving Fatalities, Serious Injuries, Costs and DWI Arrests
Source: Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety
COUNTY
By rank
Alcohol-Related
Traffic Deaths
Alcohol-Related Serious Injuries
Estimated Cost
of Alcohol-Related Crashes
Deaths and Serious
Injuries
DWI Arrests
1. Hennepin
61
144
$82,470,700
22,090
2. St. Louis
26
55
$34,650,800
4,818
3. Anoka
22
51
$29,826,800
6,401
4. Ramsey
19
54
$26,555,200
8,792
5. Dakota
20
33
$26,241,100
7,819
6. Olmsted
15
30
$20,647,900
3,001
7. Wright
28
16
$35,008,800
2,036
8. Washington
13
23
$17,316,000
3,946
9. Scott
12
24
$15,768,200
2,852
10. Rice
3
29
$5,262,900
1,206
11. Stearns
11
20
$14,657,600
3,417
12. Itasca
11
15
$14,405,400
1,184
13. Carver
13
12
$16,537,200
1,052
13 COUNTY TOTAL
254
506
$339,348,600
68,614
13 Targeted Counties for Enhanced DWI Patrols - Background and Activity Report
· The enhanced DWI patrols campaign is a federally funded program that combines local, county and state law enforcement agencies to target specific roadways when impaired driving is likely.
· The 13 counties are determined by the combined number of alcohol-related deaths and serious injuries over a three-year period (2007-2009).
· Carver and Itasca County is new to the list in 2011. Otter Tail and Sherburne counties were included on the list in 2010, but were removed.
· 2006-2010 enhanced DWI patrols activity in the 13 targeted counties: More than 1,415 DWI enforcement efforts resulted in 14,248 DWI arrests; 96,086 traffic citations; and 253,318 traffic stops.
· 2006-2010 enhanced DWI enforcement efforts resulted in one DWI arrest for every 12 traffic stops (2006); 15 traffic stops (2007); and 17 traffic stops (2008); 18 traffic stops (2009); and 18 traffic stops (2010).
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The Thanksgiving travel period (Wed.-Sun.) is historically one of the deadliest travel periods of the year - 16 deaths in the last three years and six were alcohol-related, and 2,067 were arrested for DWI.
Increased DWI patrols will focus on these 13 counties that had the highest combined total of alcohol-related deaths and serious injuries during 2007-2009: Anoka (22 alcohol-related deaths/51 alcohol-related serious injuries); Carver (13/12); Dakota (20/33); Hennepin (61/144); Itasca (11/15); Olmsted (15/30); Ramsey (19/54); Rice (3/29); St. Louis (26/55); Scott (12/24); Stearns (11/20); Washington (13/23); and Wright (28/16).
These counties accounted for more than half of the state's alcohol-related deaths (254) and half of the state's serious injuries (506) during 2007-2009. The Minnesota State Patrol will partner with county and local law enforcement agencies to conduct increased patrols through September 30, 2011. The enforcement is backed by $2.75 million in federal funds.
Each year in Minnesota, alcohol-related crashes account for more than 140 deaths - one-third of the state's annual total - and 300 serious injuries, costing the state around $250 million.
DPS directs extra enforcement toward the counties with the highest combined number of alcohol-related deaths and serious injuries to have the biggest impact on impaired driving behavior.
"Extra enforcement campaigns have helped the state hit record low alcohol-related death numbers," says Cheri Marti DPS Office of Traffic Safety director. "While impaired driving remains a statewide threat, we can best address the brunt of the issue by focusing resources on sustained campaigns in areas that have had the highest numbers of life-ending and life-changing crashes."
In the last five years, 2006-2010, more than 1,320 DWI enforcement efforts in the state's 13 targeted counties resulted in 172,517 traffic stops, generating 11,394 DWI arrests - one arrest for every 15 stops - and 74,347 traffic citations. In all, more than one-half million Minnesotans have a DWI on record, translating to one in seven Minnesota drivers.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration cites Minnesota as a DWI enforcement model due to successful agency partnerships and through "high-visibility" enforcement efforts. These campaigns employ saturated patrols along a select corridor, electronic signage and officer gear. High-visibility enforcement generates motorist and community awareness of the extra patrols, and as a result, encourages motorists to make safe plans to avoid driving impaired.
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Editor's note: Download EPS or PDF county maps that plot the locations of alcohol-related deaths; a history of the targeted counties since 2002; and graphic at: https://mndeptpublicsafety.sharefile.com/d/s8b01609fee94c189
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2011 13 Targeted Counties for Enhanced DWI Patrols
2007-2009 Impaired Driving Fatalities, Serious Injuries, Costs and DWI Arrests
Source: Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Traffic Safety
COUNTY
By rank
Alcohol-Related
Traffic Deaths
Alcohol-Related Serious Injuries
Estimated Cost
of Alcohol-Related Crashes
Deaths and Serious
Injuries
DWI Arrests
1. Hennepin
61
144
$82,470,700
22,090
2. St. Louis
26
55
$34,650,800
4,818
3. Anoka
22
51
$29,826,800
6,401
4. Ramsey
19
54
$26,555,200
8,792
5. Dakota
20
33
$26,241,100
7,819
6. Olmsted
15
30
$20,647,900
3,001
7. Wright
28
16
$35,008,800
2,036
8. Washington
13
23
$17,316,000
3,946
9. Scott
12
24
$15,768,200
2,852
10. Rice
3
29
$5,262,900
1,206
11. Stearns
11
20
$14,657,600
3,417
12. Itasca
11
15
$14,405,400
1,184
13. Carver
13
12
$16,537,200
1,052
13 COUNTY TOTAL
254
506
$339,348,600
68,614
13 Targeted Counties for Enhanced DWI Patrols - Background and Activity Report
· The enhanced DWI patrols campaign is a federally funded program that combines local, county and state law enforcement agencies to target specific roadways when impaired driving is likely.
· The 13 counties are determined by the combined number of alcohol-related deaths and serious injuries over a three-year period (2007-2009).
· Carver and Itasca County is new to the list in 2011. Otter Tail and Sherburne counties were included on the list in 2010, but were removed.
· 2006-2010 enhanced DWI patrols activity in the 13 targeted counties: More than 1,415 DWI enforcement efforts resulted in 14,248 DWI arrests; 96,086 traffic citations; and 253,318 traffic stops.
· 2006-2010 enhanced DWI enforcement efforts resulted in one DWI arrest for every 12 traffic stops (2006); 15 traffic stops (2007); and 17 traffic stops (2008); 18 traffic stops (2009); and 18 traffic stops (2010).
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