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STATE STATISTICS
Drunken-driving arrests
Arrests on charges of driving under the influence have remained steady in Pennsylvania despite a change that lowered the legal limit for motorists' blood-alcohol levels from 0.10 percent to 0.08 percent. The number of arrests during the first six months under the new rules, compared to the same time-period during years under the old limit:
At 0.08
Oct. 2003-March 2004: 21,036
At 0.10
Oct. 2002-March 2003: 20,171
Oct. 2001-March 2002: 21,018
Oct. 2000-March 2001: 20,359
Oct. 1999-March 2000: 21,064
Source: Pennsylvania State Police
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