Chapter 3: Drinking and Driving Statistics
1980-1999 DUI Repeat Offender Statistics in Ohio
 
1980-1999 DUI Repeat Offender Statistics in Ohio
(January 1, 1980-November 15,1999)

Note: 59% of the total number of drunk driving convictions are by repeat DUI offenders.
Ohio DUI Convictions
(January 1, 1980-November 15, 1999)
Number of DUI
Convictions per Driver
 Number of Drivers
Convicted of DUI		 Total Number of
DUI Convictions
1 539,230 539,230
2 157,885 315,770
3 64,386 193,158
4 28,160 112,640
5 12,716 63,580
6 5,794 34,764
7 2,715 19,005
8 1,273 10,184
9 623 5,607
10 297 2,970
11 128 1,408
12 59 708
13 31 403
14 21 294
15 14 210
16 7 112
17 2 34
18 1 18
TOTAL 813,342 1,300,095
Source: Ohio Department of Public Safety-Figures as of 1/12/2000
It's now a felony to leave the scene of a crash when someone is injured or killed. Instead of 6 months in jail and a $1,000 fine, drivers convicted of fleeing the scene of a crash face a year in jail and a $2,500 fine.
(Ohio Department of Public Safety, Traffic Record, 2/99)