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These Are The US Cities With The Most DUIs

Driving under the influence of alcohol remains a serious public safety issue across the United States. According to the NHTSA, 34 people across the country die every day from drunk-driving crashes.

In this visualization, Visual Capitalist’s Marcus Lu shows the rate of DUIs per 1,000 drivers across America’s 50 biggest cities, based on an analysis conducted by LendingTree.

Data & Discussion

The data for this visualization is based on LendingTree’s analysis of “tens of millions” of insurance quotes from 2024.

They ranked the 50 largest U.S. cities by the number of DUI violations per 1,000 drivers, highlighting regional differences in driving behavior and law enforcement.

RankCityStateDUIs per
1,000 Drivers
1OmahaNE4.48
2San JoseCA3.68
3SacramentoCA3.55
4Virginia
Beach		VA3.46
5FresnoCA3.31
6MinneapolisMN3.3
7Long BeachCA2.83
8BakersfieldCA2.78
9OaklandCA2.76
10New YorkNY2.73
11San DiegoCA2.68
12Colorado
Springs		CO2.63
13San FranciscoCA2.59
14MilwaukeeWI2.39
15AlbuquerqueNM2.35
15ColumbusOH2.35
17MesaAZ2.33
18DenverCO2.23
19RaleighNC2.16
20IndianapolisIN2.11
21TucsonAZ2.05
22PhoenixAZ2.04
23Las VegasNV2.01
24Los AngelesCA1.94
25NashvilleTN1.81
26SeattleWA1.67
27Kansas CityMO1.66
28PortlandOR1.57
29WashingtonDC1.56
30BostonMA1.5
31CharlotteNC1.49
32El PasoTX1.38
33Oklahoma
City		OK1.37
34AustinTX1.32
35LouisvilleKY1.28
36JacksonvilleFL1.23
37AtlantaGA1.18
38TampaFL1.17
39BaltimoreMD1.14
40Fort WorthTX1.08
41ArlingtonTX1.03
41DallasTX1.03
43HoustonTX1.02
44San AntonioTX1.01
45DetroitMI0.81
46PhiladelphiaPA0.66
46MemphisTN0.66
46MiamiFL0.66
49TulsaOK0.65
50ChicagoIL0.45

Omaha Leads the Nation in DUIs

Omaha, Nebraska tops the list with 4.48 DUI violations per 1,000 drivers. That’s nearly 10 times the rate seen in Chicago, which ranks lowest at 0.45.

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Just Another Reason I Hate Flying – Drunk Pilots

Drunk Pilots

Shocking new bodycam video photo shows a Southwest pilot being pulled off a flight by police moments before it was due to take off over fears he was blind drunk.  

David Allsop, 52, was arrested for a DUI in January at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport in Georgia, with footage of the incident emerging Thursday. 

Allsop was due to captain Flight 3772 to Chicago, but was apprehended in his cockpit after TSA officers notified police that they suspected he was drunk.

It is unclear what raised their suspicions. 

But one officer filmed confronting Allsop on a jet bridge said he reeked of booze, which Allsop tried to blame on a Rogues nicotine pouch. 

Allsop was conducting pre-check flights, with passengers already on board, when police came on board, escorted him off the plane and asked him about his alleged recent alcohol consumption.

The pilot confirmed he drank ‘a few beers’ the night before, ‘like 10 hours ago at least’. 

Pressed by a suspicious cop to define ‘a few beers,’ Allsop replied that he’d drunk ‘like, three’ Miller Light’ with his first officer.

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