steady on -- DUI recidivism is likely higher than you/we think it is. US gov's NIH did a study in 2010[1] with an objective of: [determining] the statewide im

steady on -- DUI recidivism is likely higher than you/we think it is. US gov's NIH did a study in 2010[1] with an objective of: [determining] the statewide impact of having prior alcohol-impaired driving violations of any type on the rate of first occurrence or recidivism among drivers with 0, 1, 2, or 3 or more prior violations in Maryland the study analyzed: more than 100 million driver records from 1973 to 2004 and classified all Maryland drivers into 4 groups: those with 0, 1, 2, or 3 or more prior violations. The violation rates for approximately 21 million drivers in these 4 groups were compared for the study period 1999 to 2004 and the study's summarized conclusions: The recidivism rate among first offenders more closely resembles that of second offenders than of nonoffenders. Men and women are at equal risk of recidivating once they have had a first violation documented. Any alcohol-impaired driving violation, not just convictions, is a marker for future recidivism. separately, here[2] is an NHTSA research note "looking back" at their study from 1995 that concluded that the recidivism rate was one third of all people charged with DUI. some states had rates of recidivism for those charged with DUI up to 41%, some as low as 11%. regarding those convicted of DUI, highest rate of recidivism was 69% (!!) and lowest was 11%. [1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2853607/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2853607/ [2] https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/811991-dwi_recidivism_in_usa-tsf-rn.pdf https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/811991-dwi_recid... (edited to clarify recidivism rate for convicted vs. charged)