Drugs & alcohol · FBI arrest data · 2024
Driving under the influence Arrests
713,015 arrests for driving under the influence were reported across the U.S. in 2024 — 10.6% of all reported arrests.
Who was arrested for driving under the influence
By sex & age
Shares of all driving under the influence arrests.
By race & ethnicity
Agencies report race and ethnicity separately from the age/sex counts, so shares below are of the 684,409 race entries reported (563,092 ethnicity entries) — a different universe than the total above, which it can undershoot or occasionally exceed.
| White | 538,557 | 78.7% |
| Black or African American | 115,174 | 16.8% |
| American Indian / Alaska Native | 13,549 | 2.0% |
| Asian / Pacific Islander | 17,129 | 2.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 182,536 | 32.4% |
States with the most driving under the influence arrests
Reported arrests, 2024 — reporting coverage varies by state.
| State | Arrests | Share of state's arrests |
|---|---|---|
| California | 91,409 | 15.3% |
| Texas | 59,820 | 10.7% |
| Pennsylvania | 34,213 | 13.6% |
| Ohio | 25,033 | 14.5% |
| Washington | 24,939 | 16.4% |
| Minnesota | 22,058 | 18.8% |
| Arizona | 21,428 | 10.4% |
| Tennessee | 20,714 | 8.3% |
| Georgia | 20,487 | 10.9% |
| Michigan | 19,870 | 11.5% |
| New Jersey | 18,907 | 12.2% |
| Illinois | 18,754 | 10.0% |
| Wisconsin | 18,453 | 9.9% |
| Missouri | 17,636 | 13.2% |
| Virginia | 17,494 | 8.5% |
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About this data
- Counts are arrests, not people. One person arrested twice counts twice; an arrest with several charges counts once, under the most serious charge.
- Reported agencies only. Figures cover the ~14,500 agencies in the FBI's 2024 Uniform Crime Reporting arrest (ASR) file — about 94–95% of the FBI's official national total, which additionally counts agencies that report only through NIBRS. Nothing here is estimated for non-reporting agencies, so totals slightly undercount and are not strictly comparable across areas with different reporting coverage.
- Location is the arresting agency's headquarters, not where the arrest happened. Multi-jurisdiction agencies (state police, sheriffs, transit police) concentrate in one county — county figures are approximate, and about 3% of arrests come from agencies that can't be placed in any county.
- Race and ethnicity are reported separately from the age/sex counts, and not for every arrest — race is reported for ≈95% of arrests, ethnicity for ≈81%. Shares here use those reported subtotals as denominators.
- No per-capita rates. Because reporting coverage varies by area, population-adjusted rates would mislead; we show counts only. Arrests measure enforcement activity, not crime rates.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, 2024 Arrest (ASR) master file. pumsdata is independent and not affiliated with the FBI. How our data works.
Driving under the influence arrests — FAQ
How many driving under the influence arrests were there in the U.S. in 2024?+
713,015 arrests for driving under the influence were reported to the FBI in 2024 — 10.6% of all reported arrests. The true number is somewhat higher because not every agency reports.
Which state had the most driving under the influence arrests?+
California reported the most (91,409), followed by Texas (59,820) and Pennsylvania (34,213). Reporting coverage varies by state.
Who gets arrested for driving under the influence?+
In 2024, 25.8% of driving under the influence arrests were of women and 0.7% were of juveniles under 18 (of 713,015 total).