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Mark M. Bodi Chairman, National Alcohol Beverage Control Association (NABCA)
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1The Century Council 2010 State of Drunk Driving Fatalities in America
Overview
Building upon a longstanding history of corporate social responsibility and recognizing the power of collective action, the distilled spirits industry created The Century Council in 1991 as an independent, national, not-for-profit organization. Funded by Bacardi U.S.A., Inc.; Beam, Inc.; Brown-Forman; Constellation Brands, Inc.; DIAGEO; Hood River Distillers, Inc.; and Pernod Ricard USA, The Century Council has remained steadfast in its mission to fight drunk driving and underage drinking and to promote responsible decision making regarding beverage alcohol. An independent Advisory Board of distinguished leaders in business, government, education, law enforcement, medicine, and other relevant disciplines assists The Council and its members in its efforts.
Our funding companies have demonstrated their support of The Council’s mission over the past 20 years by investing in the development and implementation of innovative programs, public awareness campaigns, research and initiatives to fight drunk driving and underage drinking – two of society’s top safety concerns. Since The Century Council’s inception, we have been a recognized leader in the fight to eliminate drunk driving and underage drinking. Over this period of time alcohol-impaired driving fatalities have declined 35 percent nationally and 58 percent among those under 21, and annual consumption among 8th, 10th and 12th graders has decreased 33 percent. While we cannot claim sole responsibility for the progress that has been made, we estimate nearly 100,000 lives have been saved on our nation’s roads in part due to the role The Century Council has played over the past two decades.
Believing in the concept that collective actions have a greater impact than individual efforts, The Century Council works to involve all sectors of the community including beverage alcohol retailers, law enforcement, judges, public officials, educators, insurers, health care professionals, government agencies, and advocacy organizations, in this important fight to advance policies and programs to help eliminate drunk driving. While 2010 recorded an historic low number of both traffic fatalities and alcohol-impaired driving fatalities our work remains unfinished. The median BAC level remains twice the legal limit at 0.16 among drinking drivers involved in fatal crashes and seven out of ten drivers in fatal drunk driving crashes involved a hardcore drunk driver, defined as those who had a BAC level of .15 or higher.
The information provided serves as a useful resource to those interested in this effort. To find out more about The Century Council’s programs and initiatives to fight drunk driving and underage drinking, or for copies of our latest research, please visit our website at www.centurycouncil.org and follow us on Twitter at @CenturyCouncil.
Ralph S. Blackman President & CEO The Century Council 2345 Crystal Drive, Suite 910 Arlington, Virginia 22202 Phone 202-637-0077 Fax 202-637-0079
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Terminology
ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED FATALITYDrivers in all 50 states and D.C. are considered to be alcohol-impaired if their blood alcohol concentra-tion (BAC) is .08 grams per deciliter (g/dL) or higher. Any fatality occurring in a crash involving at least one driver, or motorcycle operator, with a BAC of .08 or higher is considered to be an alcohol-impaired driving fatality. The term alcohol-impaired does not indicate that a crash or a fatality was the result of alcohol impairment. In producing national and state alcohol-impaired statistics, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates the extent of alcohol involvement when alcohol test results are unknown.
ALCOHOL-INVOLVED FATALITYAlcohol-involved fatalities are those where at least one driver, or motorcycle operator, has a positive BAC of .01 or higher. In producing national and state alcohol-involved statistics, NHTSA estimates the extent of alcohol involvement when alcohol test results are unknown.
BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION (BAC) BAC is measured in grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood. A BAC of .01 indicates .01 grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood. As of July 2004, all 50 states and the District of Columbia have passed legislation establishing a driver with a BAC of .08 to be legally intoxicated. Additionally, 48 states and the District of Columbia have laws that increase penalties for those convicted of driving with elevated or “high” BAC levels.
HARDCORE DRUNK DRIVERSHardcore drunk drivers are those drivers who drive with a high BAC of .15 or above, who do so repeatedly, as demonstrated by having more than one drunk driving arrest, and who are highly resistant to changing their behavior despite previous sanctions, treatment, or education efforts.
RATES PER 100,000 POPULATIONThe rate of alcohol-impaired fatalities per 100,000 population is the number of alcohol-impaired fatalities for every 100,000 persons in the population being measured. For example, an alcohol-impaired fatality rate of 3.3 per 100,000 population nationally means that for every 100,000 people in the nation, there were approximately three alcohol-impaired fatalities.
REPEAT OFFENDERSThe NHTSA/FARS data records prior driving records (convictions only, not violations) for driving while intoxicated events occurring within three years of the date of the crash. The same driver can have one or more of these convictions during this three year period. Drivers who have a prior conviction in this three year period are reported as repeat offenders.
3The Century Council 2010 State of Drunk Driving Fatalities in America
Foreword
The Century Council is pleased to present its annual summary of the State of Drunk Driving Fatalities in America for 2010. This overview includes graphs that summarize the latest available alcohol-impaired traffic fatality statistics in the U.S. detailed state-by-state as well as more than 20 years of trend data, and highlights hardcore drunk driver statistics and the impact these offenders continue to have on our roads.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) the number of motorists and the vehicle miles traveled (VMT) in 2010 increased, while the number of people who died on our nation’s roadways decreased three percent from 33,883 to 32,885 and the number of people injured remained about the same from 2009 to 2010. Accounting for 31 percent of all traffic fatalities, alcohol-impaired traffic fatalities decreased five percent from 10,759 in 2009 to 10,228 in 2010. Thirty states and D.C. reported reductions in the number of driving fatalities and 33 states and D.C. experienced a decline in drunk driving fatalities.
Since NHTSA began recording alcohol-impaired driving statistics in 1982, drunk driving fatalities have steadily declined overall and among persons under 21. Alcohol-impaired driving fatalities decreased 52% from 21,113 in 1982 to 10,228 in 2010. Among individuals under 21 years of age, the number of people killed in alcohol-impaired driving crashes decreased 76% from a record high of 5,215 in 1982 to 1,228 in 2010 – a 12 percent decrease from 1,391 in 2009.
In 2010, the alcohol-impaired driving fatality rate per 100,000 population fell to a new record low of 3.3, a six percent decrease from 2009. Among those under 21 the rate also reached an historic low 1.4 alcohol-impaired driving fatalities per 100,000 population a decrease of 12.5 percent from 2009 to 2010.
Hardcore drunk drivers, those who drive at high BAC’s (0.15 or above), do so repeatedly as demonstrated by having more than one drunk driving arrest, and are highly resistant to changing their behavior despite previous sanctions, treatment or education, continue to account for a disproportionate share of alcohol-impaired traffic fatalities each year. In 2010, 60% of alcohol-involved driving fatalities, where there is a known alcohol test result for the driver, involved a high BAC driver – a trend that has remained relatively unchanged for more than a decade. Furthermore, 42% of drivers involved in fatal crashes with a prior DWI conviction in the past three years also had a BAC level of 0.15 or higher at the time of the crash.
Despite the progress that has been made the statistics remain alarming – on average one person dies in a drunk driving fatality every 51 minutes. No simple solution or single law or one-size-fits-all technology will be solely effective in stopping the most serious DWI offenders. Hardcore drunk driving remains a behavioral challenge and a top priority for The Century Council. As part of its continued commitment to eliminate drunk driving, The Century Council will launch later this year a first of its kind, comprehensive online resource to assist criminal justice stakeholders in dealing with drunk driving offenders. The Promising Criminal Justice Programs for DWI Offenders resource will highlight demonstrated programs that lead to behavior modification among offenders, improve outcomes in the criminal justice system, and are simple to implement and replicate. This resource will be a valuable tool for community agencies, practitioners, grant seekers and other interested community members seeking easy access to promising programs, practices, and protocols to promote behavior changes leading to a reduction in hardcore drunk driver recidivism.
Additionally, The Century Council and the Virginia Supreme Court have teamed up to create a resource for judges to use during the licensing ceremony and for other stakeholders to use in their teen driving safety efforts. It presents a unique and important opportunity to underscore safe driving facts and to help parents sustain a positive and potentially lifesaving influence on their teens’ newfound freedom.
The information presented in this report is drawn from several databases maintained by government agencies, including the National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA) of NHTSA, which compiles crash data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), and the U.S. Census Bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce. This report reflects data from 1982 to the present utilizing NHTSA’s multiple imputation method for estimating missing information about BAC levels for persons involved in fatal crashes, thus allowing for improved reporting of alcohol involvement statistics at any BAC level. The U.S. Census Bureau publishes state resident population estimates which were used in this report.
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2010 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities
AlabamaAlaska
ArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColorado
ConnecticutDelaware
D.C.Florida
GeorgiaHawaii
IdahoIllinois
IndianaIowa
KansasKentuckyLouisiana
MaineMaryland
MassachusettsMichigan
MinnesotaMississippi
MissouriMontanaNebraska
NevadaNew Hampshire
New JerseyNew Mexico
New YorkNorth Carolina
North DakotaOhio
OklahomaOregon
PennsylvaniaRhode Island
South CarolinaSouth Dakota
TennesseeTexasUtah
VermontVirginia
WashingtonWest Virginia
WisconsinWyoming
Data Source: NHTSA/FARS, 1/12 Total may not equal the sum of states due to rounding.
27816
193173
791127121
365
660298
4271
297195
90168171
22537
154114
230126
236259
7352
6845
153111
365388
47341
22071
43326
35737
2841,259
4417
211170
87206
54
U.S. TOTAL: 10,228
5002500 750 1,2501,000 1,500
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2010 Under 21 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities
Data Source: NHTSA/FARS, 1/12 Total may not equal the sum of states due to rounding.
AlabamaAlaska
ArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColorado
ConnecticutDelaware
D.C.Florida
GeorgiaHawaii
IdahoIllinois
IndianaIowa
KansasKentuckyLouisiana
MaineMaryland
MassachusettsMichigan
MinnesotaMississippi
MissouriMontanaNebraska
NevadaNew Hampshire
New JerseyNew Mexico
New YorkNorth Carolina
North DakotaOhio
OklahomaOregon
PennsylvaniaRhode Island
South CarolinaSouth Dakota
TennesseeTexasUtah
VermontVirginia
WashingtonWest Virginia
WisconsinWyoming
U.S. TOTAL: 1,228
402
2117
9418
144
069
308
1139
1912
2811
326
1514
2516
3120
166
43
1317
5253
443
247
512
383
24179
93
2923
624
2
0 100 20050 150
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-4.9%
From 2009 to 2010, alcohol-impaired driving fatalities declined nationally and in 33 states and D.C.
-50.0%-38.3%
-31.5%-29.2%
-27.3%-25.7%
-23.5%-22.4%-22.3%-20.8%-20.0%-19.6%-19.6%-17.9%
-15.1%-14.5%-14.4%-14.2%-12.8%-11.9%-11.4%-10.5%
-9.9%-8.2%-6.7%-5.8%-5.3%-5.1%-5.0%-4.5%-3.9%
-1.8%-1.4%-1.4%
0.0%0.5%1.3%
4.1%4.9%5.5%7.3%7.5%8.4%8.5%
12.5%15.1%
17.8%20.3%
24.7%36.6%
55.2%
Data Source: NHTSA/FARS, 1/12
D.C.Oregon
South DakotaVermont
AlaskaRhode Island
NebraskaLouisiana
West VirginiaHawaii
DelawareColorado
MaineWashington
FloridaNorth Dakota
CaliforniaMissouriVirginiaArizona
KentuckyGeorgia
MontanaIowa
MarylandIndiana
MichiganIllinois
TennesseeSouth Carolina
OklahomaNew Mexico
NevadaWisconsinArkansas
TexasMississippi
AlabamaOhio
New JerseyUtah
MassachusettsNorth Carolina
PennsylvaniaWyomingNew York
MinnesotaIdaho
ConnecticutKansas
New Hampshire
U.S. Total
PERCENT CHANGE IN ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITIES FROM 2009 TO 2010 BY STATE RANK
25.0%-75.0% -50.0% 25.0%0.0% 50.0% 75.0%
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Between 2009 and 2010, alcohol-impaired driving fatalities among those under 21 decreased nationally and in 31 states and D.C.
D.C.Wyoming
South DakotaRhode Island
New HampshireMissouri
West VirginiaMaryland
HawaiiNorth Dakota
OregonNew Mexico
CaliforniaAlaska
DelawareWisconsinKentucky
New JerseyNebraskaLouisiana
NevadaFlorida
WashingtonMississippi
South CarolinaVirginiaGeorgiaArizona
IowaTennessee
MichiganTexas
ColoradoMaine
MassachusettsOklahoma
IndianaConnecticut
IllinoisNew YorkArkansas
OhioMinnesota
MontanaNorth Carolina
AlabamaPennsylvania
IdahoKansas
VermontUtah
U.S. Total
PERCENT CHANGE IN UNDER 21 ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITIES FROM 2009 TO 2010 BY STATE RANK
Data Source: NHTSA/FARS, 1/12
-100.0% -50.0%
-11.7%300.0%200.0%0.0%
-100.0%-81.8%-80.0%
-75.0%-57.1%
-52.4%-45.5%-44.4%-42.9%-42.9%-41.7%-39.3%-37.7%
-33.3%-33.3%-31.4%-31.3%
-27.8%-25.0%
-20.0%-20.0%-18.8%-17.9%-16.2%
-9.5%-9.4%-9.1%-8.7%-7.7%-7.7%-7.4%
-2.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%
4.3%5.6%7.7%8.3%
13.0%13.3%
19.4%23.1%23.1%26.2%
29.0%34.2%
37.5%47.4%50.0%
80.0%
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Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities from 1982-2010
ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITIES HAVE DECLINED 52% FROM 1982 TO 2010.
ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITIES PER 100,000 POPULATION HAVE DECLINED 64% SINCE 1982.
Data Source: NHTSA/FARS and U.S. Census Bureau, 1/12
Data Source: NHTSA/FARS, 1/12
21,113
15,82713,324
10,228
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
20002001
20022003
20042005
20062007
20082009
2010
22,000
20,000
18,000
16,000
14,000
12,000
10,000
8,000
9.1
7.67.1
5.14.7 4.6
3.3
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
20002001
20022003
20042005
20062007
20082009
2010
9.0
8.0
7.0
6.0
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
TRENDSSINCE1982
SINCE 1991
SINCE2000
È 52% È 35% È 23%
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1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
20002001
20022003
20042005
20062007
20082009
2010
Under 21 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities from 1982-2010
AMONG THOSE UNDER 21, ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITIES PER 100,000 POPULATION DECREASED 80% SINCE 1982.
UNDER 21 ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITIES HAVE DECLINED 76% FROM 1982 TO 2010.
Data Source: NHTSA/FARS and U.S. Census Bureau, 1/12
5,215
2,905
2,265
1,228
Data Source: NHTSA/FARS, 1/12
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
7.0
6.0
5.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
6.9
5.14.5
2.7 2.72.3
1.4
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
20002001
20022003
20042005
20062007
20082009
2010
TRENDSSINCE1982
SINCE 1991
SINCE2000
È 76% È 58% È 46%
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In 25 states and D.C., alcohol-impaired driving fatalities per 100,000 population were below the national average of 3.3 deaths per 100,000 population.
2010 ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITY RATES BY STATE
0.0-2.0
2.1-4.0
4.1-6.0
6.1-8.0
8.1+
Data Source: NHTSA/FARS and U.S. Census Bureau, 1/12
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
D.C.
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
U.S. Total
5.8
2.2
3.0
5.9
2.1
2.5
3.4
4.0
0.8
3.5
3.1
3.1
4.5
2.3
3.0
3.0
5.9
3.9
5.0
2.8
2.7
1.7
2.3
2.4
7.9
4.3
7.4
2.8
2.5
3.4
1.7
5.4
1.9
4.1
7.0
3.0
5.8
1.8
3.4
2.5
7.7
4.5
4.5
5.0
1.6
2.7
2.6
2.5
4.7
3.6
9.6
3.3
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In 30 states and D.C., under 21 alcohol-impaired driving fatalities per 100,000 population were at or below the national average of 1.4 deaths per 100,000 population.
2010 UNDER 21 ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITY RATES BY STATE
Data Source: NHTSA/FARS and U.S. Census Bureau, 1/12
0.0-2.0
2.1-4.0
4.1-6.0
6.1-8.0
8.1+
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
D.C.
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
U.S. Total
3.0
0.9
1.1
2.0
0.9
1.3
1.5
1.6
0.0
1.4
1.0
2.2
2.2
1.1
1.0
1.4
3.3
0.9
2.4
1.8
0.9
0.8
0.9
1.1
3.5
1.2
6.0
1.1
0.5
0.9
0.5
2.8
1.0
2.0
2.2
1.3
2.2
0.7
1.5
0.7
2.9
1.3
1.4
2.2
0.9
1.9
1.3
1.2
1.3
1.5
1.2
1.4
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Over the past decade alcohol-impaired driving fatalities per 100,000 population declined in all but six states from 2000 to 2010.
Data Source: NHTSA/FARS and U.S. Census Bureau, 1/12
PERCENT CHANGE IN ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITY RATES FROM 2000 TO 2010 BY STATE RANK
AlaskaD.C.
UtahArizonaNevadaOregon
South DakotaWest Virginia
MinnesotaMissouriColoradoMichigan
GeorgiaIllinois
TennesseeLouisiana
FloridaVermont
New JerseyNew Mexico
WisconsinMontana
IdahoWashington
VirginiaNebraska
TexasNorth Carolina
DelawareKentucky
OhioMassachusetts
AlabamaCalifornia
MississippiRhode Island
IowaPennsylvania
South CarolinaIndiana
MarylandMaineHawaii
ConnecticutArkansas
New HampshireNew YorkOklahoma
KansasNorth Dakota
Wyoming
U.S. Total-50.0%-75.0%-100.0% -25.0% 0.0% 25.0% 50.0%
-30.0%
-70.7%-68.5%
-57.7%-55.2%
-53.0%-50.8%
-48.9%-46.7%
-45.0%-43.9%-43.6%-42.2%-41.8%-41.1%
-38.6%-37.5%-36.9%-36.3%-35.4%-35.2%-34.3%-34.1%-34.0%-33.8%-33.3%-32.4%
-30.3%-30.2%
-28.5%-28.2%-28.1%-27.7%-27.1%-27.1%
-25.1%-23.7%-23.5%
-21.5%-20.1%-19.4%
-11.1%-11.0%-11.0%
-9.8%-2.1%
0.9%8.7%
12.9%16.4%
20.9%21.3%
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Only three states did not experience a decline in under 21 alcohol-impaired driving fatalities per 100,000 population from 2000 and 2010.
PERCENT CHANGE IN UNDER 21 ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITY RATES FROM 2000 TO 2010 BY STATE RANK
-100.0%-125.0% -25.0%-50.0%-75.0% 0.0% 50.0%25.0%
Data Source: NHTSA/FARS and U.S. Census Bureau, 1/12
D.C.Alaska
MissouriNevadaArizona
WyomingRhode IslandSouth Dakota
NebraskaWest Virginia
OregonNew Jersey
KentuckyGeorgia
TennesseeWisconsinMinnesota
IowaNew Hampshire
MarylandCaliforniaMichigan
New MexicoIllinoisFloridaTexas
North DakotaDelawareColorado
VirginiaNorth Carolina
PennsylvaniaUtah
MississippiMassachusetts
WashingtonOhio
IndianaLouisianaVermont
South CarolinaMaine
AlabamaArkansas
IdahoMontana
ConnecticutKansas
New YorkOklahoma
Hawaii
U.S. Total -47.7%
-100.0%-84.8%
-80.1%-79.5%
-77.5%-76.1%
-73.3%-72.7%
-70.5%-70.4%
-66.1%-65.1%-64.2%-63.7%
-60.7%-59.8%
-57.8%-55.2%-55.0%-54.2%-52.6%-52.4%-51.6%
-48.5%-48.2%-47.8%-47.3%-46.9%
-44.1%-43.9%-43.0%-42.1%-41.1%-40.8%-40.2%-39.4%
-37.4%-35.9%-35.5%-34.5%
-31.1%-28.6%
-22.9%-22.6%
-19.9%-14.0%
-6.3%-1.3%
3.5%21.7%
28.5%
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In 2010, 60% of the alcohol-involved driving fatalities involved high BAC drivers.
PERCENT OF 2010 DRIVERS IN ALCOHOL-INVOLVED DRIVING FATALITIES BY BAC TEST RESULT
Data Source: NHTSA/FARS ARF of Drivers with Known BAC, 1/12Total may not equal the sum of categories due to rounding.
Known Alcohol Test Results of Drivers Involved in Fatal Traffic Crashes
BAC .01-.02 BAC .03-.04 BAC .05-.06 BAC .07-.08 BAC .09-.10 BAC .11-.12 BAC .13-.14 BAC .15-.16
4%4%
6%
5% 5%
8%9%
8%
10%
BAC .17-.18 BAC .19+
41%
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Seven out of ten drivers involved in fatal drunk driving crashes in 2010 are hardcore drunk drivers.
Data Source: NHTSA/FARS - 2010 ARF, 1/12
AlabamaAlaska
ArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColorado
ConnecticutDelaware
D.C.Florida
GeorgiaHawaiiIdaho
IllinoisIndiana
IowaKansas
KentuckyLouisiana
MaineMaryland
MassachusettsMichigan
MinnesotaMississippi
MissouriMontanaNebraska
NevadaNew Hampshire
New JerseyNew Mexico
New YorkNorth Carolina
North DakotaOhio
OklahomaOregon
PennsylvaniaRhode Island
South CarolinaSouth Dakota
TennesseeTexasUtah
VermontVirginia
WashingtonWest Virginia
WisconsinWyoming
U.S. Total
0% 20% 60% 80% 100%
HIGH BAC DRIVERS ACCOUNTED FOR 70% OF THE ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED FATAL CRASHES.
40%
Percent of 2010 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities by State and BAC% BAC = .08-.14 % BAC .15-.19 % BAC .20+
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Four out of ten drivers involved in fatal crashes with a prior DWI* also had a high BAC level at the time of the crash.
No Prior DWI94%
Unknown3%
Prior DWI*3%
BAC = .15+
BAC = .08-.14BAC = .01-.07
BAC = .00
42%
13%6%
38%
Drivers involved in fatal crashes
Repeat offenders by BAC level
Data Source: NHTSA/FARS, 1/12*Prior convictions only for events occurring within 3 years from date of crash.
Total may not equal the sum of categories due to rounding.
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