Dozens Charged with New Year's Alcohol-Related Offenses

Local cops promised to be out in force as the revelers welcomed in 2013, and arrest records show a significant uptick in alcohol-related arrests.

The Charleston County jail saw more than 30 bookings for DUI, open container, underage drinking and public intoxication, according to online records available on Tuesday.

PHOTOS: See booking photos from Jan. 31.

The arrests follow promises of added patrols for the holiday. Charleston deputies added DUI checkpoints as law enforcement across the region warned they would be out in added numbers to curtail speeding and impaired driving.

HERE ARE THE FIGURES:

• 2 DUI arrests
• 93 citations
• 2 accidents
• 2 warrant arrests
• 1 weapon seized
• 1 Open container citation

"The DUI numbers are not indicative of the effort made to detect drivers who are driving while impaired, they are appear instead to be an indication that Public Service announcements and media blitz’s stressing the use of designated drivers or using alternative transportation coupled with enforcement efforts are paying off, and that individuals are heeding that message taking steps in the right direction when it comes to celebrating responsibly," said sheriff's spokesman Maj. Jim Brady.

Regional arrest totals were not available. Charleston County's jail recently upgraded its booking system to allow for immediate, public searches.