OPP have shared the figures from the most recent Festive RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) Campaign.
The annual initiative kicked off on November 17, 2022, and ended on January 2.
During this timeframe, OPP allegedly held 9,289 RIDE programs across the province.
Officers laid 1,104 impaired driving charges and 190 warn range suspensions to Ontario drivers over the last seven weeks.
For context, during last year’s campaign, police said there were 8,374 RIDE stops, 1,188 impaired driving charges and 237 warn range suspensions.
The numbers have improved, which some might find surprising after police said there was a higher-than-usual number of impaired driving incidents leading up to the 2022-2023 campaign.
Information about individual counties and municipalities was not immediately available, however, OPP officers say they will continue their efforts to combat impaired driving across the province.
“RIDE stops will continue year round,” according to a tweet from OPP. “We may not be everywhere but we could be anywhere.”
