Arrest rates of 180 male alcoholics admitted to the Wyoming State Hospital in 1969 were compared with the general Wyoming population during 1965 to 1973. A total of 67 percent of the alcoholics had no arrests before or after hospitalization. Prehospitalization arrest rates for alcoholics were higher than the general population for (1) robbery, (2) assault, (3) sex offenses, (4) theft, (5) public intoxication, (6) drunk driving, (7) traffic offenses, and (8) vagrancy. Following hospitalization, alcoholic arrest rates were reduced significantly in all categories except robbery and embezzlement and fraud. Posthospitalization alcoholic arrest rates were lower than the general population for all offenses except (1) robbery, (2) public intoxication, and (3) driving while intoxicated. No relationships were found between arrests and age, occupation, or type and number of hospitalizations. Arrests were positively related to marital status with single males being arrested most frequently. Tabular data and two references are included. (Author abstract modified)