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Thursday, February 24, 2011
News DWI arrests decrease among Latinos
Posted By Laura Camilo on Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 12:53 PM
One of the blemishes on the Queen City’s crown is the Charlotteans' tendency to drink and drive. CL columnist Nsenga Burton wrote an article last November citing Charlotte as third in the nation with drunk-driving arrests. This week an article in Spanish-language newspaper Hola offers up some optimistic news:
Cifras divulgadas por la Oficina del Alguacil de Mecklenburg indican que en 2010 un 14.67% menos de hispanos fueron arrestados por conducir bajo la influencia del alcohol u otras sustancias (DWI, en inglés), comparado con 2009. De acuerdo con esta información, 628 latinos fueron detenidos en el condado en 2010, mientras en 2009 la cifra fue de 763.En total, Mecklenburg reportó que 3.571 personas perdieron su libertad por manejar en estado de ebriedad en 2010, un 3.93% menos que en 2009.
Para las personas indocumentadas, las consecuencias son aún peores pues tras un arresto por DWI son automáticamente deportadas. La cárcel de Mecklenburg reportó que 436 personas fueron procesadas y deportadas por el cargo de DWI en 2010.
[Translation; Figures released by the Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office indicate that in 2010 14.67% less Hispanics were arrested for DWI, compared with 2009. According to this information, 628 Latinos were arrested in the county for DWI in 2010, while in 2009 the figure was 763.
In total, Mecklenburg reported that 3,571 people lost their freedom for driving while intoxicated in 2010, a 3. 93% decrease from 2009.
For the undocumented, the consequences (of drunk driving) are worse because after an arrest for DWI they are automatically deported. Mecklenburg jails reported that 436 people were prosecuted and deported on charges of DWI in 2010.]
The article also quotes Nydian E. Cooker, supervisor of Latino programs for substance-abuse prevention agency Anuvia, as saying that a combination of increased education outreach and stricter laws have led to the dip in DWIs. Hopefully the downward trend will continue through the decade and beyond.
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