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Old 04-05-2008, 03:04 AM
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Default Re: Most likely to get caught DUI near which OKC Bars?

To ease the ethical concerns with posting this information, I'm posting it after bar closing hours. Let me be clear, do not Drink and Drive!

I wonder what factors went into everyone's guesses? While Bricktown bars would be a good guess for getting arrested for public drunkenness (see below), I believe that because of the parking situation, many people carpool or take alternative transportation which keeps the DUI incidents lower than might otherwise be expected.

A good guess was so the called The Bermuda Triangle, Edna's, SideCar, and Hi Low. The density of bars and proximity to on-ramps for I44 and NW expressway seem to be a perfect storm. As you'll see from the map below, it seems that DUI pullovers are more frequent at on-ramps. And of course, drunks are more frequent at bars.

Ultimately, the following three bars were closest to the regions of highest DUI pullovers in OKC:

Antique Lady Classen and 10th

Cookies Classen and 23rd

Blue Note Lounge 23rd and I235 (Note the proximity to Byron's Liquor Warehouse, which could be causal)

Below are links to maps that show the actual density of DUI police reports in Oklahoma City for the last year. Note the disclaimers and terms of use.

DUI Report Map [ Animation ]

Also of interest,
DUI arrests by hour,
DUI arrests by day of week
DUI arrests by month

While DUI arrests don't appear to have increased over the last few years, public drunkenness arrests seems on the rise (see the graph) - thanks of course to Bricktown! (see the density map)
Public Drunkenness arrest graph by month
Public Drunkenness Density Map [ Animation ]
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