INCREASED D. U. I. ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM. STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA PROJECT EVALUATION

The report concerns the evaluation of the first six-month operational phase of the Increased DUI Enforcement Demonstration Project in Stockton, California. The DUI Enforcement Program involves the use of varying levels of personnel specifically for the purpose of detecting and apprehending persons driving under the influence of intoxicants. A team of ten officers was assigned to saturate operational Area B for six months. Their effect on alcohol-related accidents, BAC levels of drivers and street crimes during experimental times was evaluated and compared to other times of the day, to the control area and to baseline years. As might be expected, our DUI arrest rate per officer increased over previous years. A study of the data indicates there was a significant decrease in total collisions in Areas A and B summed together. Further, the results show the Traffic Task Force did impact Area B in the reduction of DUI collisions and total collisions. There were, however, no significant changes in the BAC levels or street crime arrests when compared to baseline years.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared in cooperation with University of the Pacific, Stockton, Calif.
• Corporate Authors:

  Stockton Police Department

  22 East Market Street
  Stockton, CA  United States  95202

  University of the Pacific

  3601 Pacific Avenue
  Stockton, CA  United States  95211

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Hause, J
  • Matheson, D
  • Hannon, R
  • Chavez, E
• Publication Date: 1977-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 99 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcoholic beverages; Alcohols; Arrests; Blood analysis; Blood pressure; Crash injury research; Crash investigation; Crashes; Crimes; Data analysis; Drunk drivers; Drunk driving; Human factors engineering; Law enforcement; Mathematical analysis; Prevention; Research; Safety; Statistics; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
• Geographic Terms: California
• Old TRIS Terms: Blood chemical analysis
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00151755
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-HS-802-205 Intrm Rpt.
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-5-01194
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 27 1977 12:00AM