State of
D r u n k D r i v i n g
Fatalities in America 2 0 0 7
The Honorable Susan Molinari
Board of Directors
Bacardi U.S.A., Inc.
Beam Global Spirits and Wine, Inc.
Brown-Forman
Constellation Brands, Inc.
DIAGEO
Hood River Distillers, Inc.
Sidney Frank Importing Co., Inc.
Ad visory Board
Douglas Fox
Chairman, National Alcohol Beverage Control Association (NABCA)
Patrick B. Harr, M.D.
Former Chairman of the Board,
American Academy of Family Physicians
The Honorable Heidi Heitkamp
Former North Dakota Attorney General
Ms. Lisa Graham Keegan
Keegan Company, Former Superintendent of Public Instruction State of Arizona
Robert L. King, J.D.
President, Kentucky Council on Post Secondary Education
Colonel Lonnie J. Westphal Chief (Ret.) Colorado State Patrol, Former Vice President of IACP Anthony Wolf, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist and Best Selling Author
O v e r v i e w
A leader in the fight to eliminate drunk driving and underage drinking and to promote responsible decision making regarding beverage alcohol, The Century Council is a national not-for-profit organization funded by distillers. Founded in 1991, The Century Council develops and implements innovative programs and public awareness campaigns and promotes action through strategic partnerships. The Century Council is funded by the following companies: Bacardi U.S.A., Inc., Beam Global Spirits and Wine, Inc., Brown-Forman, Constellation Brands, Inc., DIAGEO, Hood River Distillers, Inc., and Sidney Frank Importing Co., Inc.
An independent Advisory Board of distinguished leaders in business, government, education, medicine, and other relevant disciplines assists the Council in its efforts.
Since 1991, our funding companies have invested nearly $200 million dollars in The Century Council enabling us to pursue our mission of fighting two of society’s top safety concerns – drunk driving and underage drinking. During this same period of time alcohol-impaired driving fatalities have declined 18%, and among our nation’s youth under 21 the decline is even more significant, decreasing 37% since the Council’s formation. While the Council cannot claim sole responsibility for these reductions, it is likely The Century Council has played a significant role.
Despite this progress, more must still be done. In 2007 nearly seven out of ten drivers involved in an alcohol-impaired fatal crash, had a BAC level of .15, and these drivers were nine times more likely than a non-drinking driver to have a prior conviction for driving while intoxicated (DWI). Since the launch of the National Hardcore Drunk Driving Project in 1997, the Council has been spotlighting the hardcore drunk driving problem and has highlighted research, strategies, and programs for the swift identification, certain punishment, and effective treatment of these deadly offenders.
This year, as part of the project, The Century Council will release an update to the comprehensive Combating Hardcore Drunk Driving Sourcebook and the new Hardcore Drunk Driving Prosecutorial Guide, developed in cooperation with the National District Attorneys Association (NDAA) which builds on the momentum of the effective Hardcore Drunk Driving Judicial Guide and helps coordinate judicial and prosecutorial DUI adjudication strategies. The Council will continue its work, involving all sectors of the community including 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 hardcore drunk driving.
These statistics and initiatives highlight the Council’s leadership role in the fight to eliminate drunk driving. As Chairman of The Century Council and a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives who personally brought the Council’s programs into communities in my district, I hope this information will serve as a useful reference tool in the fight against drunk driving and underage drinking. 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.
Susan Molinari Chairman
The Century Council 2345 Crystal Drive, Suite 910 Arlington, Virginia 22202 Phone 202-637-0077 Fax 202-637-0079 www.centurycouncil.org
Te r m i n o l o g y
ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED FATALITY
Drivers in all 50 states and D.C. are considered to be alcohol-impaired if their blood alcohol concentration (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 FATALITY
Alcohol-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.
ALCOHOL-RELATED FATALITY
A fatality is considered alcohol-related if either the driver or anyone else involved in the police reported crash, other than a passenger (e.g., a pedestrian or bicyclist), has alcohol in their blood stream (a BAC level of .01 or more). For example, if a pedestrian with a BAC of .01 steps off the curb in front of a sober driver and is killed by that driver, this fatality is included in alcohol-related traffic statistics. If a driver who has been drinking hits a car with two sober people in it and kills both, those two fatalities are considered alcohol-related. In producing national and state alcohol- related 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, 42 states and the District of Columbia have laws and penalties for those who drive
with elevated or “high” BAC levels.
Te r m i n o l o g y
HARDCORE DRUNK DRIVERS
Hardcore drunk drivers, those who drive with a high BAC of .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 efforts.
RATES PER 100,000 POPULATION
The rate of alcohol-impaired (or alcohol-related) fatalities per 100,000 population is the number
of alcohol-impaired (or alcohol-related) fatalities for every 100,000 persons in the population
being measured. For example, an alcohol-impaired fatality rate of 4.3 per 100,000 population
nationally means that for every 100,000 people in the nation, there were approximately four
alcohol-impaired fatalities.
F o r e w o r d
The Century Council is pleased to present its annual State of Drunk Driving Fatalities in America, 2007. This report includes tables and graphs summarizing trend data and the latest available statistics on alcohol involvement in fatal crashes in the U.S.
and state by state. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has begun using a new definition to estimate the number of people killed in traffic crashes that involve alcohol. The new definition of alcohol-impaired fatalities involve at least one driver or motorcycle operator with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level at or above the legal per se level, that is a BAC level of .08 or higher. As such, this year’s information includes the new alcohol-impaired driving fatality statistics and the former alcohol-related traffic fatality statistics, as well as hardcore drunk driving statistics.
In 2007, 41,059 people died on our nation’s roadways, a reduction of 1,649, or 3.9%, from the previous year. Alcohol was involved in 37% of these motor vehicle crashes. Alcohol-impaired driving fatalities accounted for 32% of all fatal crashes, down almost 3.7% from 13,491 in 2006 to 12,998 in 2007. This represents an overall decline in both traffic fatalities and alcohol-impaired driving fatalities for the second consecutive year, while at the same time the fatality rate per 100 million vehicle miles of travel (VMT) and the alcohol-impaired driving fatality rate per 100 VMT reached historic low levels (1.37 and 0.43, respectively.)
Overall, 32 states had decreases in the number of alcohol-impaired driving fatalities in 2007. Alcohol-impaired driving fatalities among youths under 21 decreased nationally and in 26 states and the District of Columbia. The number of alcohol-impaired driving fatalities among youths under 21 decreased 9.2% from 2,027 in 2006 to 1,840 in 2007. The rate of alcohol-impaired fatalities per 100,000 population decreased more than four percent from 4.5 in 2006 to 4.3 in 2007, and the youth rates are even more encouraging decreasing 12.5% to a record low of 2.1 in 2007.
Since record keeping began in 1982, alcohol-impaired driving fatalities have decreased 38% and NHTSA estimates show the proportion of these fatal crashes has dropped from 48% to 32% over this same period of time. However, it is important to note that the impact of the hardcore drunk driver has not changed. This dangerous segment of the driving population, the hardcore drunk driver – those who drive at high BAC’s (.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 efforts – continue to account for a disproportionate share of the alcohol-impaired driving fatalities on our nation’s roadways. Over the past ten years many legislative and vehicle and occupant safety enhancements have been made in an effort to make our nation’s roads safer and to eliminate drunk driving, but a decade later the proportion of alcohol-involved fatalities involving a driver with a BAC level of .15 or higher remains unchanged at 57%. Drivers with a high BAC (.15+) accounted for 67% of the alcohol-impaired driving fatalities in 2007.
Furthermore, the median BAC level remains twice the legal limit at .16, and 46% of drivers with a prior driving while intoxicated (DWI) conviction in the past three years involved in a fatal crash had a BAC level of .15 or higher.
Similar to alcohol-impaired fatality statistics, alcohol-related traffic fatalities have steadily decreased overall and among youth under 21 since the highest levels recorded in 1982. Alcohol-related traffic fatalities decreased 35% from 26,172 in 1982 to 17,036 in 2007. Among youth under 21, the number of youths killed in alcohol-related traffic crashes has decreased 63% from 6,512 in 1982 to 2,422 in 2007.
Youth <21 Total 43%
BAC = .08-.14 BAC = .15+
33%
57%
67%
Data Source: NHTSA/FARS
2007 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities by BAC Level
These statistics and others in this report are all positive indicators of the progress being made to reduce and ultimately eliminate drunk driving. The Century Council will continue its efforts in this important fight and stands ready to assist law enforcement, judges, prosecutors, legislators, state and federal government agencies, treatment professionals, and advocacy groups in this important and life-saving effort.
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 published state resident population estimates used for this report.
F o r e w o r d
2 0 0 7 A l c o h o l - I m p a i r e d D r i v i n g F a t a l i t i e s
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
Data Source: NHTSA/FARS Total may not equal the sum of states due to rounding.
389 30
336 182
1,155 170
101 50 15
890 441
45 70
434 230
106 114
210
368 66
179 146
305 158
302 338 106
77 118 34
199 133
384 487 53
391 219
150
500 25
463 45
390
1,292 51
22
332 195
142
313 49
U.S. TOTAL: 12,998
500 250
0 750 1,000 1,250 1,500
2007 Youth Under 21 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities
Data Source: NHTSA/FARS Total may not equal the sum of states due to rounding.
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: 1,840
58 6
56 32
139 23
16 11 0
120 59
2 8
65 35
21 21 20
53 12
27 22
45 17
50 49 14
16 22 2
34 20
56 56 10
55 30
18
67 6
54 6
47
202 16
2
45 26
14
56 7
0 50 100 150 200
B e t w e e n 2 0 0 6 a n d 2 0 0 7 , a l c o h o l - i m p a i r e d d r i v i n g f a t a l i t i e s d e c r e a s e d n a t i o n a l l y a n d i n 3 2 s t a t e s .
-33.8%
-25.0%
-24.4%
-22.2%
-18.1%
-17.6%
-16.7%
-15.8%
-15.4%
-12.4%
-11.8%
-11.3%
-10.6%
-10.2%
-9.9%
-9.2%
-9.2%
-9.0%
-8.8%
-8.7%
-7.7%
-6.1%
-5.8%
-5.8%
-4.5%
-3.9%
-3.8%
-2.9%
-2.8%
-2.7%
-2.2%
-0.8%
1.0%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.6%
2.3%
3.2%
6.8%
8.5%
10.5%
10.6%
11.4%
15.4%
16.0%
16.3%
24.5%
26.2%
35.2%
57.9%
-3.7%
Data Source: NHTSA/FARS
South Dakota Hawaii New Hampshire Wyoming Nevada Idaho Rhode Island Arizona Vermont Missouri Washington New York Connecticut Iowa Mississippi Michigan California Arkansas Kansas New Jersey Texas Indiana Tennessee Maryland Colorado Florida Utah Georgia Kentucky Illinois New Mexico Louisiana Montana Oregon Massachusetts Pennsylvania Ohio Wisconsin Alabama Minnesota Nebraska South Carolina Oklahoma Virginia D.C.
North Carolina Delaware Maine North Dakota West Virginia Alaska
U.S. Total
PERCENT CHANGE IN ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITIES FROM 2006 TO 2007 BY STATE RANK
0.0%
-50.0% -25.0% 25.0% 50.0% 75.0%
From 2006 to 2007, alcohol-impaired driving fatalities among youth under 21 decreased nationally and in 26 states and D.C.
D.C.
Hawaii New Hampshire Vermont South Dakota Idaho Wyoming Washington Tennessee Colorado California Missouri Minnesota Arizona Kentucky Virginia Oregon New Mexico Connecticut New York Texas Oklahoma Maine Montana Alabama Louisiana Illinois North Dakota Rhode Island North Carolina South Carolina Mississippi Maryland Massachusetts Iowa New Jersey Pennsylvania Florida West Virginia Michigan Indiana Georgia Arkansas Utah Ohio Kansas Wisconsin Nebraska Nevada Delaware Alaska
U.S. Total
PERCENT CHANGE IN YOUTH UNDER 21 ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITIES FROM 2006 TO 2007 BY STATE RANK
Data Source: NHTSA/FARS -100.0%
-77.8%
-66.7%
-60.0%
-53.8%
-42.9%
-41.7%
-36.6%
-32.9%
-32.4%
-31.5%
-31.0%
-26.1%
-22.2%
-20.0%
-19.6%
-18.2%
-16.7%
-15.8%
-13.8%
-12.9%
-9.1%
-7.7%
-6.7%
-6.5%
-3.6%
-1.5%
0.0%
0.0%
1.8%
1.9%
2.0%
3.8%
4.8%
5.0%
6.3%
6.3%
7.1%
7.7%
9.8%
12.9%
13.5%
14.3%
14.3%
14.6%
16.7%
21.7%
23.1%
46.7%
175.0%
200.0%
-9.2% -100.0% -50.0%
-150.0% 0.0% 50.0% 100.0% 150.0% 200.0%
A l c o h o l - I m p a i r e d D r i v i n g F a t a l i t i e s f r o m 1 9 8 2 - 2 0 0 7
ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITIES HAVE DECLINED 38% FROM 1982 TO 2007.
ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITIES PER 100,000 POPULATION HAVE DECLINED 53% SINCE 1982.
Data Source: NHTSA/FARS and U.S. Census Bureau
9.1 8.6
8.3 8.1
7.6 7.8 7.6
7.1 7.1
6.3
5.5 5.3
5.1 5.1 5.1
4.6 4.7
4.8 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.5
4.3 4.5 4.5 4.6
Data Source: NHTSA/FARS
21,113 20,051 19,638 18,125 19,554 18,813 18,611 17,521 17,705 15,827 14,049 13,739 13,390 13,478 13,451 12,757 12,546 12,555 13,324 13,290 13,472 13,096 13,099 13,582 13,491 12,998
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Yo u t h U n d e r 2 1 A l c o h o l - I m p a i r e d D r i v i n g F a t a l i t i e s f r o m 1 9 8 2 - 2 0 0 7
AMONG YOUTH UNDER 21, ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITIES PER 100,000 POPULATION DECREASED 70% SINCE 1982.
YOUTH UNDER 21 ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITIES HAVE DECLINED 65% FROM 1982 TO 2007.
Data Source: NHTSA/FARS and U.S. Census Bureau Data Source: NHTSA/FARS
6.9 6.2
5.1
6.0 5.8
5.1 5.1
4.5 4.5 3.8
3.1 2.9 3.0
2.7 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5
2.3 2.4 2.1
5,215 4,696 4,497 3,784 4,293 3,824 3,833 3,349 3,400 2,905 2,375 2,246 2,363 2,111 2,244 2,163 2,115 2,188 2,265 2,201 2,198 2,142 2,135 2,008 2,027 1,840
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
In 24 states and D.C., alcohol-impaired driving fatalities per 100,000 population were at or below the national average of 4.3 deaths per 100,000 population.
2007 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+
Alabama 8.4
Alaska 4.4
Arizona 5.3
Arkansas 6.4
California 3.2
Colorado 3.5
Connecticut 2.9
Delaware 5.8
D.C. 2.5
Florida 4.9
Georgia 4.6
Hawaii 3.5
Idaho 4.7
Illinois 3.4
Indiana 3.6
Iowa 3.5
Kansas 4.1
Kentucky 5.0
Louisiana 8.6
Maine 5.0
Maryland 3.2
Massachusetts 2.3
Michigan 3.0
Minnesota 3.0
Mississippi 10.3
Missouri 5.7
Montana 11.1
Nebraska 4.3
Nevada 4.6
New Hampshire 2.6
New Jersey 2.3
New Mexico 6.8
New York 2.0
North Carolina 5.4
North Dakota 8.3
Ohio 3.4
Oklahoma 6.1
Oregon 4.0
Pennsylvania 4.0
Rhode Island 2.4
South Carolina 10.5
South Dakota 5.7
Tennessee 6.3
Texas 5.4
Utah 1.9
Vermont 3.5
Virginia 4.3
Washington 3.0
West Virginia 7.8
Wisconsin 5.6
Wyoming 9.4
U.S. Total 4.3
Data Source: NHTSA/FARS and U.S. Census Bureau
In 24 states and D.C., youth under 21 alcohol-impaired driving fatalities per 100,000 population were at or below the national average of 2.1 deaths per 100,000 population.
Alabama 4.4
Alaska 2.8
Arizona 2.9
Arkansas 3.9
California 1.3
Colorado 1.7
Connecticut 1.7
Delaware 4.5
D.C. 0.0
Florida 2.5
Georgia 2.0
Hawaii 0.6
Idaho 1.7
Illinois 1.7
Indiana 1.9
Iowa 2.5
Kansas 2.6
Kentucky 1.7
Louisiana 4.2
Maine 3.6
Maryland 1.7
Massachusetts 1.3
Michigan 1.6
Minnesota 1.1
Mississippi 5.6
Missouri 2.9
Montana 5.4
Nebraska 3.0
Nevada 3.0
New Hampshire 0.6
New Jersey 1.4
New Mexico 3.4
New York 1.1
North Carolina 2.2
North Dakota 5.6
Ohio 1.7
Oklahoma 2.9
Oregon 1.8
Pennsylvania 2.0
Rhode Island 2.1
South Carolina 4.3
South Dakota 2.6
Tennessee 2.8
Texas 2.6
Utah 1.7
Vermont 1.3
Virginia 2.1
Washington 1.5
West Virginia 3.1
Wisconsin 3.6
Wyoming 4.8
U.S. Total 2.1
2007 YOUTH UNDER 21 ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITY RATES BY STATE
Data Source: NHTSA/FARS and U.S. Census Bureau
0.0-2.0 2.1-4.0 4.1-6.0 6.1-8.0 8.1+
Between 1997 and 2007 alcohol-impaired driving fatalities per 100,000 population decreased in all but 12 states.
Data Source: NHTSA/FARS and U.S. Census Bureau -43.8%
-36.8%
-36.8%
-33.5%
-33.4%
-31.3%
-30.6%
-28.4%
-26.9%
-26.8%
-24.4%
-24.4%
-24.3%
-23.6%
-23.1%
-22.9%
-22.7%
-22.3%
-21.7%
-21.5%
-17.9%
-16.4%
-16.0%
-13.1%
-12.6%
-12.6%
-11.9%
-11.0%
-10.8%
-10.7%
-10.2%
-8.0%
-6.7%
-6.2%
-5.2%
-4.6%
-2.4%
-1.8%
-1.4%
0.8%
2.0%
2.1%
3.7%
6.2%
9.4%
9.6%
11.4%
16.2%
17.7%
25.0%
43.2%
-9.5%
PERCENT CHANGE IN ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITY RATES FROM 1997 TO 2007 BY STATE RANK
D.C.
New Hampshire Vermont Idaho Rhode Island Utah Michigan Arizona Washington New Mexico Nevada Iowa Oklahoma Missouri Colorado Kentucky Oregon Texas Indiana Connecticut Tennessee Nebraska Georgia Hawaii Kansas Minnesota Ohio Alabama Montana Illinois South Dakota Pennsylvania Mississippi Virginia Massachusetts Alaska North Carolina Arkansas New York New Jersey Florida Maryland Delaware North Dakota West Virginia Wisconsin California Louisiana Maine Wyoming South Carolina
U.S. Total
-50.0% -25.0% 0.0% 25.0% 50.0%
Between 1997 to 2007, youth under 21 alcohol-impaired driving fatalities per 100,000 population decreased in all but 13 states.
PERCENT CHANGE IN YOUTH UNDER 21 ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITY RATES FROM 1997 TO 2007 BY STATE RANK
-100.0%
-69.7%
-67.9%
-65.2%
-64.5%
-56.1%
-51.3%
-49.6%
-41.2%
-39.0%
-38.1%
-37.4%
-35.3%
-34.6%
-33.9%
-30.4%
-28.8%
-27.2%
-26.7%
-25.2%
-24.7%
-24.6%
-23.7%
-21.4%
-21.2%
-18.1%
-18.0%
-16.4%
-16.2%
-15.9%
-13.9%
-10.5%
-10.3%
-9.6%
-8.2%
-4.4%
-4.3%
-1.9%
2.1%
3.6%
8.4%
9.3%
11.8%
15.7%
15.9%
17.2%
20.6%
25.0%
25.8%
48.8%
134.6%
-20.5%
-100.0%
-150.0% -50.0% 0.0% 50.0% 100.0% 150.0%
Data Source: NHTSA/FARS and U.S. Census Bureau
D.C.
Hawaii New Hampshire Vermont Idaho South Dakota Kentucky Washington Michigan Texas Colorado Missouri North Carolina Oklahoma New Mexico Minnesota Oregon Tennessee North Dakota California Pennsylvania Nebraska Massachusetts Illinois Connecticut Rhode Island Virginia Indiana New York Arizona Montana Alabama Alaska Kansas Iowa West Virginia Georgia Arkansas Louisiana Maryland Florida Ohio New Jersey Mississippi South Carolina Utah Wisconsin Nevada Maine Wyoming Delaware
U.S. Total
2 0 0 7 A l c o h o l - R e l a t e d Tr a f f i c F a t a l i t i e s
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
Data Source: NHTSA/FARS Total may not equal the sum of states due to rounding.
479 41
457 242
1,616 226
128 63 25
1,337 579
73 93
561 279
146 146
265
486 77
263 193
431 188
358 418 133
99 158 49
294 176
546 638 63
504 258
199
611 36
573 58
469
1,620 68
28
427 246
177
381 57
U.S. TOTAL: 17,036
500
0 1,000 1,500 2,000
2007 Youth Under 21 Alcohol-Related Traffic Fatalities
Data Source: NHTSA/FARS Total may not equal the sum of states due to rounding.
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: 2,422
71 7
77 45
208 31
18 12 2
159 80
4 13
81 46
25 28 27
67 13
36 27
75 20
59 60 19
25 23 3
45 26
70 74 11
72 33
26
82 9
68 11
63
256 19
3
54 37 19
72 10
0 100 200 300
-26.6%
-24.0%
-20.9%
-17.9%
-16.3%
-16.3%
-15.1%
-13.8%
-12.8%
-11.4%
-9.9%
-9.5%
-8.8%
-8.5%
-8.3%
-8.2%
-7.2%
-7.2%
-6.5%
-5.4%
-4.7%
-4.3%
-3.6%
-3.4%
-2.3%
-1.5%
-1.1%
-0.8%
-0.4%
0.0%
0.0%
0.4%
0.5%
0.7%
1.0%
1.5%
1.8%
2.2%
2.7%
3.8%
3.8%
5.6%
7.3%
10.0%
10.5%
13.5%
14.2%
26.0%
30.1%
31.6%
78.3%
-4.0%
A l c o h o l - r e l a t e d t r a f f i c f a t a l i t i e s d e c r e a s e d n a t i o n a l l y a n d i n 2 9 s t a t e s f r o m 2 0 0 6 a n d 2 0 0 7 .
Data Source: NHTSA/FARS
South Dakota Wyoming Arizona Missouri Washington Rhode Island Nevada New Jersey Indiana Idaho Hawaii Tennessee Kansas New York California Mississippi Connecticut Texas Illinois New Mexico Arkansas Georgia Michigan Vermont Florida Kentucky Maryland Oklahoma Colorado New Hampshire Utah Alabama Pennsylvania Iowa Louisiana Oregon Ohio Minnesota Maine Massachusetts Wisconsin Montana South Carolina Nebraska Delaware North Carolina Virginia North Dakota West Virginia D.C.
Alaska
U.S. Total
PERCENT CHANGE IN ALCOHOL-RELATED TRAFFIC FATALITIES FROM 2006 TO 2007 BY STATE RANK
0.0%
-25.0% 25.0% 50.0% 75.0%
Youth under 21 alcohol-related traffic fatalities decreased nationally, in 30 states and D.C. from 2006 to 2007.
Hawaii New Hampshire Missouri Vermont Washington D.C.
Oklahoma South Dakota Minnesota Tennessee North Dakota Connecticut Colorado Arizona California Virginia Idaho New Mexico Illinois Wyoming New York Maine Texas Iowa Oregon Massachusetts Montana Kentucky Alabama Louisiana South Carolina Indiana Florida Mississippi Nevada West Virginia Pennsylvania Georgia North Carolina Maryland New Jersey Utah Ohio Arkansas Nebraska Kansas Rhode Island Wisconsin Michigan Delaware Alaska
U.S. Total
PERCENT CHANGE IN YOUTH UNDER 21 ALCOHOL-RELATED TRAFFIC FATALITIES FROM 2006 TO 2007 BY STATE RANK
Data Source: NHTSA/FARS
0.0% 150.0% 225.0%
-71.4%
-50.0%
-40.0%
-40.0%
-35.1%
-33.3%
-32.7%
-31.3%
-28.6%
-27.6%
-26.7%
-25.0%
-22.5%
-22.2%
-22.1%
-19.4%
-18.8%
-18.8%
-18.2%
-16.7%
-15.7%
-13.3%
-11.7%
-10.7%
-10.3%
-10.0%
-9.5%
-6.9%
-5.3%
-2.9%
-2.9%
2.2%
2.6%
3.5%
4.5%
5.6%
6.5%
6.7%
7.2%
9.1%
9.8%
11.8%
14.3%
25.0%
25.0%
27.3%
28.6%
28.6%
50.0%
100.0%
250.0%
-8.3%
-75.0% 75.0% 300.0%
A l c o h o l - R e l a t e d Tr a f f i c F a t a l i t i e s f r o m 1 9 8 2 - 2 0 0 7
ALCOHOL-RELATED TRAFFIC FATALITIES HAVE DECLINED 35% FROM 1982 TO 2007.
ALCOHOL-RELATED TRAFFIC FATALITIES PER 100,000 POPULATION DECREASED 50% SINCE 1982.
Data Source: NHTSA/FARS and U.S. Census Bureau
11.3
10.5 10.5 10.4
9.7 9.9 9.7
9.1 9.1
8.0
7.2 6.9
6.6 6.7 6.7
6.2 6.2
6.2 6.1 6.1 6.1 5.9
5.9 5.6 5.9 5.8
Data Source: NHTSA/FARS
26,172 24,634 24,761 23,166 25,017 24,093 23,833 22,424 22,587 20,159 18,290 17,908 17,307 17,732 17,749 16,711 16,673 16,572 17,380 17,400 17,524 17,105 16,919 17,590 17,738 17,036
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Yo u t h U n d e r 2 1 A l c o h o l - R e l a t e d Tr a f f i c F a t a l i t i e s f r o m 1 9 8 2 - 2 0 0 7
AMONG YOUTH UNDER 21, ALCOHOL-RELATED TRAFFIC FATALITIES PER 100,000 POPULATION DECREASED 67% SINCE 1982.
YOUTH UNDER 21 ALCOHOL-RELATED TRAFFIC FATALITIES HAVE DECLINED 63% FROM 1982 TO 2007.
Data Source: NHTSA/FARS and U.S. Census Bureau Data Source: NHTSA/FARS
8.6 7.7
6.7
7.6 7.6
6.8 6.8
5.7 5.8 5.0
4.1 3.9 4.0
3.6 3.7
3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.2
3.0 3.1 2.8
6,512 5,787 5,715 4,955 5,655 5,085 5,075 4,322 4,406 3,800 3,155 3,021 3,121 2,881 2,988 2,839 2,841 2,888 2,956 2,951 2,918 2,829 2,747 2,604 2,642 2,422
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
2007 ALCOHOL-RELATED TRAFFIC FATALITY RATES BY STATE
0.0-2.0 2.1-4.0 4.1-6.0 6.1-8.0 8.1+
Alabama 10.4
Alaska 6.0
Arizona 7.2
Arkansas 8.5
California 4.4
Colorado 4.6
Connecticut 3.7
Delaware 7.3
D.C. 4.2
Florida 7.3
Georgia 6.1
Hawaii 5.7
Idaho 6.2
Illinois 4.4
Indiana 4.4
Iowa 4.9
Kansas 5.3
Kentucky 6.2
Louisiana 11.3
Maine 5.8
Maryland 4.7
Massachusetts 3.0
Michigan 4.3
Minnesota 3.6
Mississippi 12.3
Missouri 7.1
Montana 13.9
Nebraska 5.6
Nevada 6.2
New Hampshire 3.7
New Jersey 3.4
New Mexico 8.9
New York 2.8
North Carolina 7.0
North Dakota 9.8
Ohio 4.4
Oklahoma 7.1
Oregon 5.3
Pennsylvania 4.9
Rhode Island 3.4
South Carolina 13.0
South Dakota 7.3
Tennessee 7.6
Texas 6.8
Utah 2.6
Vermont 4.5
Virginia 5.5
Washington 3.8
West Virginia 9.8
Wisconsin 6.8
Wyoming 10.9
U.S. Total 5.6
Data Source: NHTSA/FARS and U.S. Census Bureau
In 23 states and D.C., alcohol-related traffic fatalities
per 100,000 population were at or below the national
average of 5.6 deaths per 100,000 population.
In 23 states and D.C., youth under 21 alcohol-related
traffic fatalities per 100,000 population were at or below the national average of 2.8 deaths per 100,000 population.
Alabama 5.4
Alaska 3.3
Arizona 4.0
Arkansas 5.5
California 1.9
Colorado 2.3
Connecticut 1.9
Delaware 4.9
D.C. 1.4
Florida 3.4
Georgia 2.7
Hawaii 1.2
Idaho 2.8
Illinois 2.2
Indiana 2.5
Iowa 2.9
Kansas 3.4
Kentucky 2.3
Louisiana 5.2
Maine 3.9
Maryland 2.3
Massachusetts 1.6
Michigan 2.6
Minnesota 1.4
Mississippi 6.6
Missouri 3.6
Montana 7.4
Nebraska 4.8
Nevada 3.1
New Hampshire 0.9
New Jersey 1.9
New Mexico 4.4
New York 1.3
North Carolina 2.9
North Dakota 6.2
Ohio 2.2
Oklahoma 3.1
Oregon 2.6
Pennsylvania 2.5
Rhode Island 3.1
South Carolina 5.4
South Dakota 4.7
Tennessee 3.7
Texas 3.4
Utah 2.0
Vermont 1.9
Virginia 2.5
Washington 2.1
West Virginia 4.2
Wisconsin 4.6
Wyoming 6.8
U.S. Total 2.8
2007 YOUTH UNDER 21 ALCOHOL-RELATED TRAFFIC FATALITY RATES BY STATE
Data Source: NHTSA/FARS and U.S. Census Bureau
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 -34.5%
-33.9%
-33.7%
-33.4%
-31.3%
-29.9%
-27.9%
-27.8%
-27.2%
-27.2%
-26.9%
-25.4%
-23.7%
-23.3%
-22.5%
-22.0%
-21.9%
-21.6%
-21.0%
-19.7%
-18.9%
-18.1%
-16.3%
-14.5%
-14.1%
-13.9%
-12.2%
-10.9%
-10.4%
-7.6%
-6.7%
-6.4%
-6.3%
-5.7%
-4.8%
-4.0%
-1.6%
-1.6%
-0.2%
0.3%
5.6%
5.7%
6.4%
7.2%
10.9%
12.0%
14.7%
16.7%
16.9%
18.9%
36.1%
-9.5%
PERCENT CHANGE IN ALCOHOL-RELATED TRAFFIC FATALITY RATES FROM 1997 TO 2007 BY STATE RANK
Utah D.C.
Vermont Nevada New Mexico Washington Oklahoma Idaho Arizona New Hampshire Michigan Oregon Missouri Texas Georgia Indiana Connecticut Iowa Colorado Tennessee Kentucky Rhode Island Delaware Nebraska South Dakota Minnesota Illinois Alaska Alabama Massachusetts Ohio Kansas Virginia Pennsylvania Mississippi North Carolina Montana New Jersey Arkansas New York Wisconsin California Maryland Florida Louisiana Maine Hawaii West Virginia North Dakota Wyoming South Carolina
U.S. Total
-50.0% -25.0% 0.0% 25.0% 50.0%
