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Ontario County Has Best DWI Conviction Rate in New York

AUGUST 2011, Canandaigua, New York—Ontario County once again tops the state when it comes to DWI convictions. Ontario County has had the highest DWI conviction rate for 26 of the past 27 years.

The Department of Motor Vehicles statistics show 429 people were convicted of alcohol-related driving charges in 2010. Of those, 381 (91.1%) were convicted of driving while intoxicated. The rest were convicted on a lesser charge, driving while ability impaired.

Yates County had the second-highest convicted-as-charged rate, at 78.1%.