Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 26, 2026.
West Memphis, Arkansas, in Crittenden County, has about 24,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A DWI arrest in West Memphis starts two cases, a criminal case in the District Court and a license case before the Office of Driver Services, and leaves three records. This guide follows the arrest from the roadside to the court file and the driving record.
This guide covers the law, the arrest, booking, the court case, the license case, the records and common questions.
Related guides: West Memphis public records, Crittenden County DWI, West Memphis arrest records, West Memphis warrants, West Memphis inmate search, West Memphis criminal records, Arkansas arrest records and Arkansas inmate search.
The DWI Law in Arkansas
In Arkansas the offense is DWI, and the limit is 0.08.
Driving in Arkansas is consent to a breath or blood test when an officer has cause to suspect DWI; the license case that follows a refusal or a failed test is run by the Office of Driver Services, separately from the criminal case.
Who Makes DWI Arrests in West Memphis
The Crittenden County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for West Memphis (filed by the FBI as West Memphis Police Department) make the DWI arrests in and around West Memphis.
Together, the four agencies in Crittenden County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,185 arrests to the FBI that year, all offenses together; the FBI's count for Crittenden County does not break DWI out.
Booking After a DWI Arrest in West Memphis
A driver arrested for DWI and kept in custody goes to the county jail, whichever agency made the arrest. The jail, run by the Crittenden County Sheriff's Office, held about 120 people on an average day in 2021 by the Vera Institute of Justice's count and has a custody page SearchSystems verified at crittcoso.com/jail-roster-app, phone 870-702-2000. The West Memphis inmate search guide covers the jail in full.
The Court Case
The Prosecuting Attorney files the charge, and the case is heard in the District Court.
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at arcourts.gov/directories/circuit-clerks, phone 870-659-2098.
Statewide, CourtConnect is the Arkansas Judiciary's free statewide case search.
The License Case
The court case is only half the record. The Office of Driver Services runs a separate administrative case over the license, which can suspend it before the criminal case is decided, and the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Driver Services keeps the driving record the conviction goes on.
The Records a DWI Leaves
- The arrest report: from the agency that made the arrest, under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.
- The court file: from the District Court, kept by the Circuit Clerk.
- The driving record: from the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, Office of Driver Services.
More on each: West Memphis arrest records and West Memphis court records.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the DWI limit in Arkansas?
0.08 percent blood alcohol.
Where is a DWI case from West Memphis heard?
In the District Court, brought by the Prosecuting Attorney. The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at arcourts.gov/directories/circuit-clerks.
Where is a person arrested for DWI in West Memphis held?
At the county jail, run by the Crittenden County Sheriff's Office, if kept in custody.
Who handles the license after a DWI arrest in Arkansas?
The Office of Driver Services, in an administrative case separate from the court case.
Is this the official West Memphis website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official city, county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.