ORS: Dashboard-Driving Under the Influence
The Office of Research and Statistics (ORS) offers several data products related to impaired driving charges, summarized below. For additional information on the data analysis methods, limitations of data analysis, and interpretations of trends, please see the most recent annual report. The data sources for this information are listed under “DUI Data Sources” below.
Report Pursuant to §24-33.5-520, C.R.S.
The annual DUI report, pursuant to C.R.S. §24-33.5-520, C.R.S., summarizes Colorado trends involving impaired driving court cases, drug toxicology results, and assessments of individuals convicted of a DUI offense. Previous reports (starting in 2018) can be viewed under the title, Driving Under the Influence of Drugs and Alcohol, at ORS: Reports.
Current Report: Driving Under the Influence of Drugs and Alcohol (pdf)
Impaired Driving Dashboard
This dashboard offers users an opportunity to interact with the data available in the DUI report, as well as to create unique visualizations. Data are available from six separate points in the criminal justice system process: arrests & charges, court case filings, toxicology of court case filings, convictions, sentences, and probation assessment demography.
Regional Snapshots Dashboard
This dashboard provides a summarized view of impaired driving court case filings for counties and regions across Colorado. Data is presented to highlight trends in case filings related to impaired driving offenses. Data displayed include: number of filings, conviction rates, charge types, and general toxicology findings.
CBI Toxicology Dashboard
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation Toxicology Dashboard provides recent findings on drug and alcohol screening of suspected impaired drivers during the previous 18 months. This dashboard includes data on individuals arrested on suspicion of impaired driving for whom charges were or were not subsequently filed. The dashboard data were analyzed by the Office of Research and Statistics based on blood samples submitted by law enforcement agencies for toxicology testing to the CBI Forensic Services Toxicology Laboratory. The CBI Toxicology Dashboard should not be compared to the toxicology data in the ORS: Impaired Driving Dashboard (above) due to differences in the reporting methods. For additional information on the differences in reporting methods, impaired driver types, reporting periods, and limitations of this separate CBI toxicology analysis, please see the "Data Notes" on the CBI Toxicology Dashboard.
The Office of Research and Statistics performed the analyses presented in these dashboards using data from the following agencies:
| Agency that Contributed Data | Data Source |
| Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Crime Information Management Unit | CBI: Arrests |
| Chematox Laboratories, Inc | ChemaTox: Toxicology Reports for Alcohol and Drugs of Abuse |
| Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Toxicology Services (CBI) | CBI: Toxicology Reports for Alcohol and Drugs of Abuse |
| Colorado Dept. of Public Health and Environment, Laboratory Services Division (CDPHE) | CDPHE: Toxicology Reports for Alcohol |
| Denver Police Department, Denver Crime Lab | DPD: Toxicology Reports for Alcohol |
| Colorado State Judicial Branch | District and County Court Filings (excluding Denver County) |
| Denver County Court | Denver County Court Filings |
| Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) | Assessments used in DUI treatment services |