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2002 State Drunk Driving Statistics

Are you looking for your states drinking and driving stats? Here are some shocking statistics obtained from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Please help YAERD on his mission to bring our proven methods to reduce Drinking and Driving in your state.

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Key facts for 2002

* Drinking and driving contributed to 95 fatal crashes, 384 serious injury crashes and 918 minor injury crashes.

* Drinking and driving contributed to 109 deaths, 525 serious injuries and 1481 minor injuries. 27% of all road deaths were in drinking-related crashes.

* The social cost of drinking related crashes was about $600 million (about 20% of the social cost associated with all injury crashes).

* Over 80 per cent of drivers with excess blood alcohol levels involved in fatal crashes were male.

* Drunk drivers were responsible for killing 32 of their own passengers, 14 other drivers, passengers, cyclists and pedestrians, and 63 of these drunk drivers were themselves killed.

* The combination of alcohol and speed during the period 2000-2002 contributed to 13.7% of fatal crashes. Alcohol alone contributes to 12.7%, and speed alone contributes to 14.7% of fatal crashes. So alcohol and speed are factors in 41% of all fatal crashes.

* Over 2 million people were breath tested by Police.

STATE	2002 Total Traffic Deaths	2002 Alcohol Related Deaths	Percent Alcohol- Related
Alabama	1,033	413	40
Alaska	87	35	40
Arizona	1,117	477	43
Arkansas	640	242	38
California	4,078	1,612	40
Colorado	742	307	41
Connecticut	322	140	43
Delaware	124	51	41
D.C.	47	25	53
Florida	3,132	1,276	41
Georgia	1,523	529	35
Hawaii	119	50	42
Idaho	264	91	34
Illinois	1,411	648	46
Indiana	792	269	34
Iowa	404	131	32
Kansas	512	229	45
Kentucky	915	301	33
Louisiana	875	413	47
Maine	216	51	24
Maryland	659	265	40
Massachusetts	459	221	48
Michigan	1,277	490	38
Minnesota	657	255	39
Mississippi	885	332	38
Missouri	1,208	525	43
Montana	270	127	47
Nebraska	307	117	38
Nevada	381	171	45
New Hampshire	127	51	40
New Jersey	773	299	39
New Mexico	449	215	48
New York	1,522	478	31
North Carolina	1,575	601	38
North Dakota	97	48	49
Ohio	1,418	562	40
Oklahoma	734	249	34
Oregon	436	179	41
Pennsylvania	1614	656	41
Rhode Island	84	46	55
South Carolina	1,053	551	52
South Dakota	180	92	51
Tennessee	1,175	471	40
Texas	3,725	1,745	47
Utah	328	73	22
Vermont	78	27	35
Virginia	914	371	41
Washington	659	298	45
West Virginia	439	180	41
Wisconsin	803	364	45
Wyoming	176	70	40
TOTAL	42,815	17,419	41

2001 State Drunk Driving Statistics

STATE	2001 Total Traffic Deaths	2001 Alcohol Related Deaths	Percent Alcohol- Related
Alabama	991	374	38
Alaska	89	47	53
Arizona	1,051	487	46
Arkansas	611	195	32
California	3,956	1,552	39
Colorado	741	328	44
Connecticut	318	161	51
Delaware	136	66	49
D.C.	68	34	50
Florida	3,012	1,281	43
Georgia	1,647	558	34
Hawaii	140	59	42
Idaho	259	91	35
Illinois	1,414	623	44
Indiana	909	320	35
Iowa	446	152	34
Kansas	494	193	39
Kentucky	845	251	30
Louisiana	952	444	47
Maine	192	65	34
Maryland	659	282	43
Massachusetts	477	228	48
Michigan	1,328	520	39
Minnesota	568	225	40
Mississippi	784	277	35
Missouri	1,098	520	47
Montana	230	104	45
Nebraska	246	94	38
Nevada	314	133	42
New Hampshire	142	67	47
New Jersey	745	285	38
New Mexico	464	216	47
New York	1,564	505	32
North Carolina	1,530	536	35
North Dakota	105	53	50
Ohio	1,378	608	44
Oklahoma	682	270	40
Oregon	488	187	38
Pennsylvania	1,532	646	42
Rhode Island	81	48	59
South Carolina	1,060	582	55
South Dakota	171	85	50
Tennessee	1,251	533	43
Texas	3,736	1,807	48
Utah	291	70	24
Vermont	92	34	37
Virginia	935