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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drunk driver BEFORE they get behind the wheel... By
the time police get involved it's already too late...
Please contact us and find out how you can help make
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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 |
339 |
36 |
| Washington |
649 |
281 |
43 |
| West
Virginia |
376 |
136 |
36 |
| Wisconsin |
763 |
366 |
48 |
| Wyoming |
186 |
82 |
44 |
| TOTAL |
42,196 |
17,400 |
41 |
Statistics obtained from the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration .
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Impaired driving can be defined as a reduction in
the performance of critical driving tasks due
to the effects of alcohol or other drugs. It is a
serious crime that kills every 30 minutes.
Community groups play a crucial role in organizing
impaired driving programs at the local level.
Help your community take action with the following
NHTSA toolkits
Implementing a Designated Driver program for educators
and drinking-age college students can be done
fairly easily by involving campus organizations and
local businesses.
States
and Territories WITH Dram
Shop Laws(43)
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California,
Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts,
Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana,
New Hampshire, New, Jersey, New Mexico, New York,
North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio Oklahoma, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Washington D.C.,
West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
States
and Territories WITHOUT Dram
Shop Laws(8)
Delaware, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Nebraska,
Nevada, South Dakota, Virginia
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