Jessica Tisch: “Last year, DWI arrests were up 15% compared to 2024.”

“That progress is the result of focused enforcement, particularly against the behaviors that put lives at risk, including drunk and impaired driving. Through sustained DWI enforcement and targeted deployments, NYPD officers are taking dangerous drivers off the road. Last year, DWI arrests were up 15% compared to 2024. Safety in our streets depends not only on enforcement, but but on our own judgment. In February, the NYPD updated its vehicle pursuit policy to limit pursuits to the most serious and dangerous crimes.” (15:27–15:33)

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