Drunk Driving Data
| Estimated number and percentage of traffic fatalities, by the highest BAC (blood alcohol concentration) of any person involved in the crash, United States, 1987-2000 |
| | | Bac
0.00 g/dl | Bac
0.01 g/dl | Bac
0.10 g/dl |
| Year | Total | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) |
| 1987 | 46,390 | 22,749
(49.0) | 23,641
(51.0) | 18,529
(39.9) |
| 1988 | 47,087 | 23,461
(49.8) | 23,626
(50.2) | 18,731
(39.9) |
| 1989 | 45,582 | 23,178
(50.8) | 22,404
(49.2) | 17,862
(39.2) |
| 1990 | 44,599 | 22,515
(50.5) | 22,084
(49.5) | 17,650
(39.6) |
| 1991 | 41,508 | 21,621
(52.1) | 19,887
(47.9) | 15,928
(38.4) |
| 1992 | 39,235 | 21,536
(54.9) | 17,699
(45.1) | 14,123
(36.0) |
| 1993 | 40,115 | 22,653
(56.5) | 17,461
(43.5) | 13,982
(34.9) |
| 1994 | 40,716 | 24,136
(59.3) | 16,580
(40.7) | 13,100
(32.2) |
| 1995 | 41,798 | 24.524
(58.7) | 17,274
(41.3) | 13,564
(32.5) |
| 1996 | 41,907 | 24,781
(59.1) | 17,126
(40.9) | 13,395
(32.0) |
| 1997 | 41,967 | 25,778
(61.4) | 16,189
(38.6) | 12,704
(30.3) |
| 1998 | 41,501 | 25,481
(61.4) | 16,020
(38) | 12,494
(30) |
| 1999 | 41,717 | 25,741
(62) | 15,976
(38) | 12,453
(30) |
| 2000 | 41,821 | 25,168
(60) | 16,653
(40) | 12,892
(31) |
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Note: BAC distributions are estimates for drivers and nonoccupants of motor vehicles who were involved in fatal crashes.Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) 1998.
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