Incline DUI Study Prepared by Sgt. Bill Devine

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Incline DUI StudyPrepared by Sgt. Bill Devine

• DUI Arrests for 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007

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DUIs in Incline on the Rise

• In 2004 there were 168 total DUI Arrests.
• In 2005 there were 159 total DUI Arrests.
• In 2006 there were 230 total DUI Arrests.
• In 2007 there were 255 total DUI Arrests.
• From 2004 to 2007 Incline DUI Arrests have shown
  an overall increase of 52.

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Total Incline DUI Arrests 2004, 2005, 2006 and
2007
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Citations 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 Incline

• In 2004, 913 citations were issued.
• In 2005, 1159 citations were issued.
• In 2006, 1369 citations were issued.
• In 2007, 1716 citations were issued.
• From 2004 to 2007 Incline citations have shown an
  overall increase of 88.

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Total Citations Issued in Incline for 2004, 2005,
2006 and 2007
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Accidents 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 Incline

• In 2004, 111 accidents were reported in Incline.
• In 2005, 86 accidents were reported in Incline.
• In 2006, 108 accidents were reported in Incline.
• In 2007, 79 accidents were reported in Incline.
• From 2004 t0 2007 accidents in Incline have
  decreased by 29.

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Total Number of Vehicle Accidents on County
Roads, Incline, for 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007
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Targeted Enforcement Relationship to Vehicle
Accidents in Incline

• From 2004 thru 2007 Traffic Citations and DUI
  Arrests Increased in Incline.
• From 2004 thru 2007 Traffic Accidents Decreased
  in Incline.
• There appears to be a correlation between
  increased Traffic Law Enforcement to a Decrease
  in Traffic Accidents.

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Mitigating factors

• Many of the citations issued are for violations
  on State Highways (S/R 431or 28)
• Many of the DUI arrests occur on State Highways
• There is no Incline/Crystal Bay database for the
  accident rate on area State Highways (This is
  maintained by Nevada DPS and only collected for
  the entire Nevada portion of the Tahoe Basin).
• Depending on the weather for a given year,
  weather conditions can be a significant
  contributing factor for the accident rate.
• WCSO is the only consistent enforcement agency
  for this area.

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Increased Traffic Law Enforcement Correlation to
Decreased Traffic Accidents 2004 thru 2007
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DUI Arrests 48 Month View
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DUI Arrests by Gender 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007

• Nearly four times as many males as females were
  arrested during the four year period from
  2004-2007.
• 79 Male 642 total arrests.
• 21 female 170 total arrests.

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DUI Arrests by Gender 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007
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DUI Arrests by Age and Gender 2004, 2005, 2006
and 2007

• Four year study period revealed that a
  significant number of arrestees (approximately
  half) are males between the ages of 21 and 39.
• 36 male 21-29 229 arrests.
• 28 male 30-39 184 arrests.
• 64 male 21-39 413 out of 642 total arrests.

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DUI Arrests by Age and Gender 2004, 2005, 2006
and 2007
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DUI Arrests by Home Town 2004, 2005, 2006 and
2007

• Nearly half of all DUI Arrestees listed Incline
  Village/Crystal Bay as their Primary Residence.
• 45 or 362 out of 812 total listed Incline
  Village/Crystal Bay as their Primary Residence.

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Incline DUI Arrests by Home Town 2004, 2005,
2006 and 2007
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DUI Arrests by Regional Residence 2004, 2005,
2006 and 2007

• In an effort to differentiate between Locals
  and Tourists we combined North Shore Residents
  (Locals) into one category.
• The other five categories were grouped as well
  into the following Northern California
  Reno/Sparks Carson Valley South Lake and
  Other/Unknown (Possibly tourists).

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Incline DUI Arrests by Regional Residence 2004,
2005, 2006 and 2007
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DUI Arrests Average B.A.C.
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Conclusions

• Males are arrested for DUI at roughly four times
  the rate as females.
• Males in the 21-39 Age Group comprise
  approximately 64 of all DUI Arrests.
• 77 of Arrestees appear to be non-tourist in
  other words they reside in the Lake Tahoe Basin,
  Reno or the Carson Valley.
• The average B.A.C. is approximately double the
  Legal Limit (2004-2006 pending 2007).

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Traditional Solutions

• Targeted Law Enforcement
• DUI Check Points.
• Patrol Saturation for particular time frames.
• Additional/Advanced DUI recognition training.
• Penalties
• Increase Fines
• Increase Incarceration Time
• Other
• Community Service
• Victim Impact Panels
• Education

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Community Suggestions/Input

• Create 3 sobriety checkpoints entering
  Incline/Crystal Bay every Friday and Saturday
  from 1700-0300 for one month.
• Put arrestee name and picture in the local paper
  and list first, second, etc DUI charge.
• Create a Tipsy Taxi fund (Annual Fund Raiser).
  Card available at bars and casinos. Train
  bartenders to spot Tipsy person. Stress
  promptness to cab companies.
• Designated Driver non profit corporation
  formed. Program being used in California created
  by a Nick Yaya. Two riders provided to each
  subscribing bar/casino. One drives the tipsy
  person home while the other follows in the
  patrons car. Funded by bars/casinos and operates
  during a pre-designated time.
• Proactive Police presence at bars/casinos
  advising tipsy patrons to take a cab.
• Shuttle service funded by bars/casinos.
• Breath testers (PBTs) in bars/casinos.
• Low impact ferry between North and South shores.
• Answering service to coordinate above listed
  efforts.