Click the play button on the video window to the see the storyA report released by the governor's office shows a little more than 2,200 drunk driving arrests were made statewide between Thanksgiving and the January 1.
That's down from about 2,800 last year, and 2,700 in 2006.
Law enforcement officers say people may finally be getting the message that it's not OK to drive drunk.
"It's very positive," said Glendale police detective Tara Simonson. "People are learning that you can't drink and drive."
Mothers Against Drunk Driving also spreads the word to stay sober behind the wheel.
The organization attributes the decline to increased awareness and alternatives to driving drunk.
"We will continue to keep doing this, and continue getting the message out there that there are alternative methods to getting home at the end of the night after you've been celebrating," said MADD's Arizona Executive Director Ericka Espino.
DUI numbers for other states were not immediately available, so it's tough to tell if this is a national trend, or if this drop is exclusive to Arizona.
