Sonora’s DUI Arrests Up By 50 Percent

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Sonora, CA -- Sonora Police Department released its 2012 end of the year crime statistics and the Chief says some were startling. The statistics showed a 50 percent jump in DUI and drug arrests in 2012 over 2011. Also, the number of accidents caused by DUI drivers went up by nearly half.
Chief Mark Stinson says, "The numbers are disturbing, but the statistics help us strategize with our personnel to target the trouble spot. We'll get more officers into specialized training for spotting the impaired drivers and those under the influence of narcotics. We are kind of limited on staffing, but we'll still go ahead and try to get everyone trained the best we can to look for these things and hopefully we'll send the message; it will not be tolerated in the city of Sonora."
There are some bright spots general thefts, burglaries, domestic violence cases and total traffic collisions dropped.

Here is a breakdown of the numbers:

TYPE OF INCIDENT                                      2012                          2011

• ANIMAL CALLS                                   429                           393
• BURGLARIES                                      121                           131
• CALLS FOR SERVICE                           6,932                        6,454
• DOMESTIC VIOLENCE                         42                             52
• DUI ACCIDENTS                                 13                             8
• DUI ARRESTS                                     112                           54
• DRUG ARRESTS                                  152                           60
• FELONY ASSAULTS                              26                             29
• FELONY ARRESTS                                240                           240
• INCOMING PHONE CALLS                     39,598                      30,229
• MISDEMEANOR ASSAULTS                     57                             59
• MISDEMEANOR ARRESTS                       707                           562
• MOVING CITATIONS                            731                           397
• NUMBER OF ARRESTS                          947                           815
• OTHER THEFTS                                    263                           301
• PUBLIC INTOXICATION                        176                           136
• TRAFFIC COLLISIONS                          170                           182
• TOTAL INCIDENTS                               14,903                      12,766

Written by Tracey Petersen

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