Police Say Public Intoxication Arrests Aim To Protect
Posted: September 5, 2010 at 6:25 a.m.
After being kicked out of a bar on Dickson Street for starting fights with customers, a 24-year-old Fayetteville man shoved a stranger as he strolled by. The stranger then punched the man in the face. The disturbance attracted the attention of two undercover officers on patrol for underage drinkers. They handcuffed the man and radioed for help.
BY THE NUMBERS
Public Intoxication Arrests
Northwest Arkansas Newspapers requested information on all public intoxication arrests from 2007 through the end of May 2010 made by the Fayetteville and University of Arkansas police departments. All statistics given are from that time span.
Fayetteville Police Department
• Number of Arrests
2007: 751
2008:1,098
2009: 1,034
2010 (through May 27): 306
• Sex
Male: 2,685
Female: 481
• Age
70s: 6
60s: 74
50s: 373
40s: 556
30s: 755
20s: 1,383
18-20: 19
Juvenile: 23
Location
Dickson Street: 760
School Street: 132
College Avenue: 198
15th Street: 127
Garland Avenue: 73
Leverett Avenue: 57
Gregg Street: 43
Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard/Sixth Street: 233
Wedington Drive: 61
Shiloh Avenue: 55
University of Arkansas Police Department
• Number of Arrests
2007: 120
2008:41
2009: 148
2010 (through May 26): 66
• Sex
Male: 410
Female: 67
• Age
20 and younger: 169
20s: 205
30s: 51
40 and older: 62
Source: Staff Report
AT A GLANCE
Safe Ride
Safe Ride is an on-demand service for University of Arkansas students that operates from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and can be dispatched by calling 479-575-SAFE. The service is on campus only Monday and Tuesday and is referred to as the “Night Owl.” It operates from 10:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. and can be reached by calling 479-575-NOWL.
Source: Staff Report
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