Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists Releases 2016 DUI Arrest Results

SCHAUMBURG, IL -- The Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists came out with the results of its DUI arrest survey for 2016. Nearly 700 communities across Illinois were surveyed, with 81 percent responding.
AAIM is an Illinois-only citizen activist group founded in 1982 by victims of drunk driving based in Schaumburg. The group promotes prevention, victim advocacy and legislation for tougher drunk driving laws and is a recognized expert in this area.

The group has been conducting its survey of Illinois police departments's annual DUI arrests since 1990. The AAIM survey serves to give recognition to the most productive departments that aggressively pursue impaired drivers and police officers.

Rockford led the state in with 459 DUI arrests in 2016. The Oak Lawn Police Department led the south suburbs in DUI arrests, logging 223 in 2015. Oak Lawn grabbed the eleventh spot in the state.

>>>> Read the complete AAIM 2016 DUI Arrest Survey

The south suburban police departments in the Patch network that responded to the 2016 AAIM survey ranked as followed:

• #11 -- Oak Lawn -- 223 (218 arrests in 2015; ranked #14)
• #16 -- Orland Park - 184 (195 arrests in 2015; ranked #17)
• #25 -- Palos Heights - 140 (189 arrests in 2015; ranked #19)
• #26 -- Chicago Heights - 136 (139 arrests in 2015; ranked #35)
• #55 -- Tinley Park - 79 (76 arrests in 2015; ranked #66)
• #78 -- Alsip - 49 (2015 data not available)
• #87 -- Lemont - 40 (2015 not available)
• #94 -- Evergreen Park - 33 (69 arrests in 2015; ranked #71)
• #102 -- Palos Hills - 25 (20 arrests in 2015; ranked #111)
• #102 -- Flossmoor - 25 (32 arrests in 2015; ranked #107)
• #109 -- Crestwood - 18 (2015 data not available)
• #110 -- Palos Park - 17 (28 arrests in 2015; ranked #110)
• #112 -- Oak Forest - 15 (35 arrests in 2015; ranked #104)
• #113 -- Orland Hills - 14 (2015 data not available)