The figures come as it was also revealed that just three arrests were made during a festive clampdown on drink-driving.
Each December, the States and honorary police launch a Christmas anti-drink-drive campaign and carry out a number of road checks across the Island.
Although both forces undertake road checks throughout the year, they particularly work to highlight the dangers of getting behind the wheel after having drunk alcohol during December, as they say it is more likely people will have a drink after work and attend parties.
Last month, 3,218 vehicles were stopped – leading to three arrests being made. This was the same number as in December 2016 but down by two-thirds on the nine arrests made in 2015.
One of the arrests this year was made after a member of the public called the police. However, the police also revealed that of the 126 drivers arrested for drink-driving last year about four-fifths were men, which Inspector Paul Smith described as a ‘worrying’ statistic. He said: ‘The low number of arrests is a very encouraging sign. We hope this means the message is getting through to people about how dangerous it is to get behind the wheel when you have had a drink.
‘We are also grateful to those members of the public who called us with any concerns, as it is invaluable to have eyes and ears everywhere in the community.
‘What is worrying is the percentage of male drink-drivers. This is something we will look at in 2018 to see how we can tackle it and reduce the numbers even further.’
