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Funded by a grant from the Illinois Department of
Transportation, the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists has
released the results of its annual Illinois DUI asset survey for
2021.
According to AAIM, nearly 700 police agencies were surveyed with
82% responding.
The Decatur Police Department made the most DUI arrests among
city police departments with 353 arrests for 2021. Aurora was
second with 325 arrests, followed by Lombard (300), Elgin (276),
Franklin Park (255), and Bloomington (252).
AAIM executive director Rita Kreslin said the survey is a way to
motivate police departments.
“It’s really to encourage other departments to do a better job
at DUI arrests and to alert the public on the status of what is
going on in their own towns and the efforts in their own towns,”
Kreslin said.
The biggest increase in arrests among the top departments was in
Franklin Park, where DUI arrests jumped 91.7% in 2021 compared
to 2020. The results indicate that DUI arrests made by Chicago
Police actually decreased last year by over 27%.
The top sheriff’s department was Winnebago County with 420
arrests, followed by Lake, McHenry, Macon and McLean counties.
Illinois State Police made nearly 6,600 DUI arrests in 2021,
which is almost 11% more than they did in 2020.
Kreslin said every officer will be commended for their efforts.
“I don't care if they’ve made one arrest or they’ve made 75
arrests, we recognize everybody for their efforts and want them
to know that we appreciate their hard work,” Kreslin said.
AAIM is an Illinois-only citizen activist organization founded
in 1982 by victims of drunk driving.
Kevin Bessler reports on statewide issues in
Illinois for the Center Square. He has over 30 years of
experience in radio news reporting throughout the Midwest.
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