 He says the reason behind the drop... We had less people out there in 2024, and we had almost 2,000 stops less than we did in 2023 total. But Tortoise says what's really important about the lower arrest numbers... We're looking at the safety of Arizonans. It's not about arrests. It's about folks getting home safely. Tortoise hopes that maybe the lower numbers point to more people not getting behind the wheel drunk or impaired.