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Rate Per 10,000 Pop of Driving While Intoxicated by County of Arrest, 2019

Counties of Minnesota Chisago Isanti Ramsey Anoka Washington Hennepin Benton Wright Dakota Scott Carver McLeod Mille Lacs Kanabec Wabasha Goodhue Rice Le Sueur Sibley Sherburne Meeker Renville Chippewa Stearns Morrison Pine Crow Wing Aitkin Brown Yellow Medicine Lac qui Parle Big Stone Traverse Wilkin Todd Wadena Cass Polk Red Lake Clearwater Becker Carlton Hubbard Norman Clay Mahnomen Beltrami Itasca Pennington Marshall Kittson Roseau Lake of the Woods Koochiching St. Louis Lake Cook Redwood Cottonwood Watonwan Steele Dodge Otter Tail Grant Douglas Stevens Pope Lyon Nicollet Lincoln Kandiyohi Swift Pepestone Murray Blue Earth Olmsted Winona Waseca Rock Nobles Jackson Martin Faribault Freeborn Mower Fillmore Houston
  • >53.7 to ≤153.7
  • >42.6 to ≤53.7
  • >36.3 to ≤42.6
  • ≥14.3 to ≤36.3
  • No data available

About the Indicator:

As a depressant, alcohol use interferes with coordination, judgment and reaction time and can have fatal consequences.  Driving with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level 0.08 or higher, 0.04 in a commercial vehicle, or any amount at all if the driver is under age 21 is a legal violation and can be assessed from different sources.

Data are reported on DUI arrests and incidents on record1.

State and national comparisons can be found here by downloading the  State Epi Profile.

1 An incident on record refers to either 1) a civil implied consent revocation for failing or refusing an alcohol concentration test, or 2) a criminal conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, which is recorded on the person’s Minnesota driving record.

Data Source: Office of Traffic Safety, MN Department of Public Safety

Description: Statistics on driving while intoxicated by county of arrest and by county of residence were obtained by request.  These statistics are not available on the Office of Traffic Safety website.

Sponsored by: Office of Traffic Safety, MN Department of Public Safety

Geographic Level: State, County

Aggregated data at the state and county level do not reveal disparities that may exist within a given geographic area.

Frequency: Data collected and reported annually

Characteristics: Data are reported on DUI arrests and incidents on record.  An incident on record refers to either 1) a civil implied consent revocation for failing or refusing an alcohol concentration test, or 2) a criminal conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, which is recorded on the person’s Minnesota driving record.