As holiday celebrations ramp up across Arizona, new data shows DUI arrests are continuing to decline but law enforcement agencies say they still want to see those numbers fall even further.

According to the Arizona Governors Office of Highway Safety, holiday DUI arrests have dropped three years in a row. The state recorded 1,666 arrests during the December enforcement period in 2022, compared to 1,359 last December a decrease of more than 18 percent. Arrests during Thanksgiving weekend have also fallen, dropping from 323 in 2022 to 263 in 2024.

It is the most preventable crime that we are faced with daily and tragedies occur if people drive drunk, said Oro Valley Police Chief Kara Riley.

This month, agencies across Southern Arizona launched their annual holiday DUI initiative. The coord

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