— press release —
The 11th Prosecutorial District (Vance, Granville, Franklin, Warren and Person Counties) successfully prosecuted more Driving While Impaired (DWI) cases per capita than all districts but one in the past year according to a recent report.
On July 28, 2022, the North Carolina Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission released a report analyzing Driving While Impaired (DWI) convictions and sentencing across the state during fiscal year 2021 (July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021). The report found the 11th Prosecutorial District secured the greatest number of DWI convictions by population, 6 per every 1,000 adults, and the second highest total number of convictions, with 1,143, of any district in North Carolina.
“Prosecuting those who drive while impaired is one of our most important jobs in the 11th Prosecutorial District because it keeps everyone in our community safer,” said District Attorney Mike Waters. “That is why we continued prosecuting DWIs throughout the pandemic. I am proud of the work my team, together with the Clerks and Judges, has done to remove intoxicated drivers from our roads. This is the second year in a row that our district has been tied with another district at the top of the list for prosecuting DWIs.”
The complete Sentencing and Policy Advisory Commission Driving While Impaired Convictions Statistical Report for Fiscal Year 2021 and for previous fiscal years can be found at https://www.nccourts.gov/documents/publications/dwi-convictions-statistical-reports.