Even Valid Arrest Numbers Change Dwi Arrest Rank Little
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Mecklenburg County stands near the bottom of the state’s 100 counties in arresting drunken drivers. The nonprofit Alcohol/Drug Council of North Carolina said Mecklenburg ranked last in the rate of arrests per 100,000 people for 1992, the most current year available. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police disputed the ranking, saying the rate drawn from state-generated figures missed 1,300 DWI arrests. But even taking those arrests into account, Mecklenburg’s rate rises no Source : nl.newsbank.com |