NHTSA Statistics* - Alcohol Related Deaths
|
Year |
Total Deaths |
|
||||||
|
1998 |
41,501 |
12,546 |
30.2% |
0.48 |
|
1999 |
41,717 |
12,555 |
30.1% |
0.47 |
|
2000 |
41,945 |
13,324 |
31.8% |
0.49 |
|
2001 |
42,196 |
13,290 |
31.5% |
0.48 |
|
2002 |
43,005 |
13,472 |
31.3% |
0.47 |
|
2003 |
42,884 |
13,096 |
30.5% |
0.45 |
|
2004 |
42,836 |
13,099 |
30.6% |
0.44 |
|
2005 |
43,510 |
13,582 |
31.2% |
0.45 |
|
2006 |
42,708 |
13,491 |
31.6% |
0.45 |
|
2007 |
41,059 |
12,998 |
31.7% |
0.43 |
|
2008 |
37,261 |
11,773 |
32% |
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
** per 100 million vehicle miles of travel
Quick Facts
2011 Estimated Deaths
1,179
through: 02/08/2012
04:10 AM (central time)
- 12,000 fatalities every year
- One death every 50 minutes
- 1.4 million DUI arrests per year
- $51 billion in monetary loss
Selected News Stories
Wasted in Wisconsin, Special Report
Journal Sentinal - Milwaukee, WI
2007 Traffic Deaths by Blood Alcohol Concentrationalcoholstats.com
Driver accused of murder in Angels pitcher's death pleads not guiltyLA Now - June 8, 2009
KMC emergency room staffer killed by drunk driverBakersfield.com - June 7, 2009
Two dead in drunk driving accident in LaGrange CountyFox 28, South Bend, IN - May 31, 2009
Jacqueline Saburido's StoryTexas Department of Transportation
Drinking and Driving: Rob's storyTalking About Health
The Consequences of Drunk Driving - A true storyJason Barber - Prevention Speaker