{"id":1338,"date":"2025-11-21T03:55:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T08:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.georgiacriminaldefense.com\/blog\/?p=1338"},"modified":"2025-11-24T09:59:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T14:59:17","slug":"how_many-dui-cases-are-dropped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.georgiacriminaldefense.com\/blog\/how_many-dui-cases-are-dropped\/","title":{"rendered":"How Many DUI Cases Are Dropped Each Year?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Facing a DUI charge is a terrifying experience\u2014one filled with fear, anxiety, and countless questions. Among these, one of the most common is: &#8220;What percent of DUI cases are dropped?&#8221; Understanding these statistics and the underlying reasons can help individuals gauge their situation and approach their defense with a more informed outlook. This article explores DUI case outcomes, how often they are dropped or reduced, and what you can do to improve your odds in court.<\/p>\n<p>Statewide, at least 2 or 3 out of 10 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.georgiacriminaldefense.com\/blog\/complete-guide-to-first-offense-dui-in-georgia\/\">FIRST DUI cases<\/a> get dropped in GA each year. <strong>For our firm MOST of the first offense DUI cases we handle are reduced or dismissed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1323\" src=\"https:\/\/www.georgiacriminaldefense.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/95-collective-years-Kohn-Yager-Law.png\" alt=\"GA DUI lawyers Larry Kohn, Cory Yager, and Bubba Head have a combined 95 years of courtroom experience defending clients facing first DUI, multiple DUI, drugged driving, felony DUI, and DUI marijuana charges.\" width=\"391\" height=\"414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.georgiacriminaldefense.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/95-collective-years-Kohn-Yager-Law.png 600w, https:\/\/www.georgiacriminaldefense.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/95-collective-years-Kohn-Yager-Law-283x300.png 283w, https:\/\/www.georgiacriminaldefense.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/95-collective-years-Kohn-Yager-Law-113x120.png 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>What Percent of DUI Cases Are Dropped in GA?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.georgiacriminaldefense.com\/blog\/how_many-dui-cases-are-dropped\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading How Many DUI Cases Are Dropped Each Year?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Facing a DUI charge is a terrifying experience\u2014one filled with fear, anxiety, and countless questions. Among these, one of the most common is: &#8220;What percent of DUI cases are dropped?&#8221; Understanding these statistics and the underlying reasons can help individuals gauge their situation and approach their defense with a more informed outlook. This article explores [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dui","category-dui-defense"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How Many DUI Cases Are Dropped Each Year?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Facing a DUI charge is a terrifying experience\u2014one filled with fear, anxiety, and countless questions. 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