DUIs have increased in Lincoln and Nebraska [Video]

People are getting stopped for driving under the influence at rates that haven’t been seen for several years.

The Nebraska State Patrol already has made nearly 200 more DUI arrests through early December than all of last year, while the Lincoln Police Department is on track to issue more DUI citations this year than in 2023.

In August, LPD handed out 137 DUI citations, the most in a single month in the past 10 years, according to Crime Analysis and Intelligence Unit data.

LPD spokesperson Erika Thomas said an increase in enforcement efforts could be behind the rise in DUIs, which are at their highest levels since at least 2017.

December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, and the State Patrol, LPD and other law enforcement agencies have been focusing on finding impaired drivers during this holiday season.

LPD was awarded a grant from the Nebraska Department of Transportation to …