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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jan 6.
Published in final edited form as: William Mary Law Rev. 2014 Apr;55(4):1365–1427.

Table 2.

Highest Frequency Crimes by Severity Level

Crime Category Crime Charged in Conjunction with DWI Frequency
Felony 1 Flee/Elude Arrest with Motor Vehicle 369
Felony Possession of Cocaine 172
Felony Hit and Run/Fail to Stop/Person
Injured
106
Felony 2 Felony Serious Injury by Vehicle 48
Felony 3 Second Degree Murder 49
Habitual Felony 34
Misdemeanor
1
Unsealed Wine/Liquor in Passenger Area 2362
Drinking Beer/Wine While Driving 1673
Resisting Public Officer 1536
Marijuana Possession up to 1/2 ounce 1495
Misdemeanor
2
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia 1042
Misdemeanor Child Abuse 291
Traffic 1 No Operator’s License 32,141
Reckless Driving to Endanger 22,495
Speeding 18,067
Under 21 and Driving After Consuming
Alcohol
12,258
Traffic 2 Driving While License Revoked 15,465
Operating Vehicle Without Insurance 2839
Hit and Run/Leave Scene/Property Damage 2609
Infraction Driving Left of Center 22,648
Speeding 11,028
Failure to Wear Seatbelt (Driver) 6747
Failure to Stop at Stop Sign 4832

Source: ACIS.

Notes: Felonies and misdemeanor categories increase in severity with Class 1 including the least severe offenses. Traffic violations reflect a label created by the AOC containing misdemeanor traffic offenses. Traffic 1and 2 are equivalent to Misdemeanor 1 and 2 in terms of sentencing classes and sentence length. Infractions are non-criminal offenses that do not carry jail time.