Steep decline in drink driving convictions

Ireland

There has been a drastic drop in the number of recorded instances of drink driving in Ireland over the last ten years. Convictions have also fallen accordingly. From 2007 to 2016 there was a 64 percent decrease in recorded crimes and an even larger 76 percent for convictions.

This infographic was featured in an extensive piece by Cianan Brennan at The Journal.

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