Newport DUI arrests concentrate along Thames Street and the downtown waterfront bar district, the Memorial Boulevard area near First Beach, around the Newport Mansions on Bellevue Avenue, and on the Newport Bridge approaches. Summer festival weekends (Folk Festival, Jazz Festival, Newport International Boat Show) produce arrest surges. The downtown bar district sees heavy enforcement after midnight in season. Newport Police also enforce DUI strictly during the Tall Ships visits and other major harbor events. The Pell Bridge toll plaza is a known checkpoint location during peak enforcement periods.
