Arrests per 100,000 residentsArizona Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) · Oct 12, 2026
Data & methodology
DUI arrest data
We are building a dataset from public county booking logs to measure how long processing takes, what bail looks like, and how timing affects outcomes. Figures that do not come from published records are labeled sample data.
01Charts and maps
Every chart, with its method
DUI Arrests by Time of Day in Chicago
Arrests per clock hour, ChicagoCity of Chicago open data portal, Chicago Police Department Arrests table (aggregated by the project; no row-level data was kept) · Oct 20, 2026
Median bail, first offenseSample data
The DUI Test Refusal Paradox
Processing time, took against refusedSample data
Typical cost, first offenseSample data
Arizona DUI Arrests Reported by Agencies
Reported arrests per yearArizona Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) · Oct 12, 2026
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Texas DWI Charges Reported by Agencies
DWI charges per yearTexas Department of Public Safety, Crime Records Division · Oct 20, 2026
DWI arrests per yearTexas Department of Public Safety, Crime Records Division · Oct 20, 2026
What Happens to Texas DWI Charges
Charges by outcomeTexas Department of Public Safety, Crime Records Division · Oct 20, 2026
New York Adult DWI Arrests by County
New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services · Oct 20, 2026
Adult DWI arrests per year
County hotspot maps
Harris County, TX: DWI Arrest Hotspots
Areas about 3 km acrossSample data
Maricopa County, AZ: DUI Arrest Hotspots
Areas about 3 km acrossSample data
Cook County, IL: DUI Arrest Hotspots
Areas about 3 km acrossSample data
02Pilot counties
Three counties to start
Harris County
- 3–7 hr (shortest) · 10–18 hr (longest)
- Typical bail: $2,000
- 12,393 DWI arrests in 2024 (state count)
Houston
Dallas County
- 4–8 hr (shortest) · 11–20 hr (longest)
- Typical bail: $1,500
- 6,716 DWI arrests in 2024 (state count)
Dallas
Tarrant County
- 3–7 hr (shortest) · 10–18 hr (longest)
- Typical bail: $1,500
- 5,274 DWI arrests in 2024 (state count)
Fort Worth
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Maricopa County
- 3–6 hr (shortest) · 8–16 hr (longest)
- Typical bail: $2,500
- ~22,000 DUI arrests/yr
Phoenix
Cook County
- 5–10 hr (shortest) · 16–36 hr (longest)
- Typical bail: $3,000
- ~11,500 DUI arrests/yr
Chicago
Franklin County
- 4–8 hr (shortest) · 12–22 hr (longest)
- Typical bail: $1,000
- ~4,600 OVI arrests/yr
Columbus
Cuyahoga County
- 5–9 hr (shortest) · 12–22 hr (longest)
- Typical bail: $1,000
- ~3,900 OVI arrests/yr
Cleveland
Hamilton County
- 3–7 hr (shortest) · 10–20 hr (longest)
- Typical bail: $750
- ~2,900 OVI arrests/yr
Cincinnati
Denver County
- 4–8 hr (shortest) · 10–20 hr (longest)
- Typical bail: $1,500
- ~5,100 DUI arrests/yr
Denver
El Paso County
- 3–7 hr (shortest) · 9–18 hr (longest)
- Typical bail: $1,000
- ~3,300 DUI arrests/yr
Colorado Springs
Jefferson County
- 3–7 hr (shortest) · 9–18 hr (longest)
- Typical bail: $750
- ~2,500 DUI arrests/yr
Lakewood / Golden
Mecklenburg County
- 4–8 hr (shortest) · 12–22 hr (longest)
- Typical bail: $1,000
- ~4,300 DWI arrests/yr
Charlotte
Guilford County
- 3–7 hr (shortest) · 10–18 hr (longest)
- Typical bail: $500
- ~2,200 DWI arrests/yr
Greensboro
Los Angeles County
- 4–9 hr (shortest) · 12–30 hr (longest)
- Typical bail: $5,000
- ~31,000 DUI arrests/yr
Los Angeles
Miami-Dade County
- 3–8 hr (shortest) · 10–22 hr (longest)
- Typical bail: $1,000
- ~5,800 DUI arrests/yr
Miami
New York County (Manhattan)
- 6–14 hr (shortest) · 18–48 hr (longest)
- Typical bail: $500
- 341 adult DWI arrests in 2025 (state count)
New York City
Fulton County
- 4–9 hr (shortest) · 14–28 hr (longest)
- Typical bail: $2,000
- ~3,800 DUI arrests/yr
Atlanta
03Method
What we plan to collect, and how
Booking timestamps
Bail and bond data
Arrest circumstances
Planned sources
State law database
All 50 states — BAC limits, DMV deadlines, penalties, and IID requirements.