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The holidays herald in many seasonal specialties. Some are great, like hot cocoa and gift-giving, while others aren’t so great, like an increase in certain crimes.
Several types of crimes see a surge in Minnesota around the holidays. Here are some of the top crimes to be on the lookout for this holiday season, as well as what penalties can be faced by those who get caught breaking the law.
There’s no doubt that the
There is a long-standing rumor that the domestic violence rate increases during the holiday season. It certainly sounds like it could be true.
After all, interpersonal tensions are high, people are stressed about travel and money, and the expectation is that families will be spending a lot of time together.
If you simply heard this rumor reported in the news, you would likely accept it as a simple fact. So, is it true that Minnesota domestic violence
The offices of the Minnesota State Patrol reported 424 DWI arrests over St. Paddy’s Day weekend in 2018, a total that is up 28% from the year before.
These St. Patrick’s Day DWI figures in a state where the number of average annual disorderly conduct arrests hovers around the 860 mark clearly illustrate that Minnesotans like to celebrate, and many view St. Paddy’s day as just another excuse to get rowdy.
If you do end up embodying
The holidays are a time to connect with family, relax, and enjoy the season’s festivities.
However, every year many families’ holiday seasons are ruined by a single factor: drinking and driving. DWI arrests and drunk driving accident injuries turn many Minnesota families’ holidays into a tragedy every year.
Why?
The most straightforward one is that drinking tends to increase over the holidays. Moreover, a number of other factors (such as winter weather), make drunk driving even
Halloween is fun for kids and grownups alike – albeit different kinds of fun. Halloween parties are frequently some of the best all year, and aren’t something you’ll want to miss out on. However, for this reason, Halloween is also a particularly dangerous holiday nationwide, and has even surpassed New Year’s Eve in terms of emergency room admissions. Unfortunately, much of the danger is due to drunk driving.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a
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