Baton Rouge DUI arrests down nearly 18% in year since Uber entered market; app deserves partial credit, police chief says

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In the 15 months since Uber entered the Baton Rouge market, DUI arrests have decreased nearly 18% in the city of Baton Rouge, according to Metro Councilmember Ryan Heck, who gathered the data from the Baton Rouge Police Department. Between August 2014—the month Uber’s ride-sharing app became available in Baton Rouge—and August of this year,

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