California Demographics For DUI / Drunk Driving Arrests

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According to the California DMV, in 2007, the median age of a person arrested for DUI / Drunk Driving was 30 years old.

A little more than half (52.7%) of the arrestess were 30 years old or younger. Almost three-quarters (74.6%) were 40 years old or younger. Less than 1% of all DUI / Drunk Driving arrestees were juveniles (under 18).

Only 2.2% of people arrested for DUI / Drunk Driving we over 60 years old.

Over a 10 year period from 1997 – 2007, there was a 26% increase in DUI / Drunk Driving arrests for people under 21 years old. In 2007, 9.2% of arrestees were under 21 compared to 7.3% in 1997. While males accounted for 81.2% of those arrested in 2007, females went from 10.6% in 1997 to 18.8% of people arrested for DUI / Drunk Driving in 2007.