The California Highway Patrol arrested 71 people in Los Angeles County for DUI on Christmas Eve, more than double last year’s total (of 30).

No one was killed in traffic accidents between 6 p.m. Thursday and 6 a.m. Christmas Day in L.A. County, compared with two deaths in 2008. But the CHP noted a sharp increase in arrests and traffic-related deaths across the state.

Statewide, 246 people were arrested for DUI this Christmas Eve, compared with 167 last year. In 2008, 30 people in Los Angeles County were arrested.