DRUNK/DRUGGED DRIVING CONVICTIONS
- Share via
Action taken by the Department of Motor Vehicles against convicted drunk drivers is ordered by an individual court. The numbers listed below are yearly totals of Orange County convictions for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. They do not include jail terms that may have been imposed by a court. The numbers take into account the following: suspension for misdemeanor first offense; suspension for felony first offense; suspension for misdemeanor second offense; revocation for felony second offense; revocation for misdemeanor third offense; revocation for felony third or more offense; revocation for misdemeanor fourth or more offense; revocation for misdemeanor/felony for a minor; restriction for second misdemeanor; restriction for second felony, and suspension for second felony.
Period Convictions July 83-June 84 4,508 July 84-June 85 6,247 July 85-June 86 6,124 July 86-June 87 6,779 July 87-June 88 6,652
Source: Department of Motor Vehicles.
Sign up for Essential California
The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
