Table 2-25: Fatalities by Highest Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) in Highway Crashes
Table 2-25: Fatalities by Highest Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) in Highway Crashes
| 1985 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | R1999 | 2000 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total fatalities | 43,825 | 44,599 | 41,508 | 39,250 | 40,150 | 40,716 | 41,817 | 42,065 | 42,013 | 41,501 | 41,717 | 41,821 |
| Fatalities in alcohol-related crashes | 22,716 | 22,084 | 19,887 | 17,858 | 17,473 | 16,580 | 17,247 | 17,218 | 16,189 | 16,020 | 15,976 | 16,653 |
| Percent | 51.8 | 49.5 | 47.9 | 45.5 | 43.5 | 40.7 | 41.2 | 40.9 | 38.5 | 38.6 | 38.3 | 39.8 |
| BAC = 0.00 | ||||||||||||
| Number | 21,109 | 22,515 | 21,621 | 21,392 | 22,677 | 24,136 | 24,570 | 24,847 | 25,824 | 25,481 | 25,741 | 25,168 |
| Percent | 48.2 | 50.5 | 52.1 | 54.5 | 56.5 | 59.3 | 58.8 | 59.1 | 61.5 | 61.4 | 61.7 | 60.2 |
| BAC = 0.01-0.09 | ||||||||||||
| Number | 4,604 | 4,434 | 3,957 | 3,625 | 3,496 | 3,480 | 3,746 | 3,774 | 3,480 | 3,526 | 3,523 | 3,761 |
| Percent | 10.5 | 9.9 | 9.5 | 9.2 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 9.0 |
| BAC = 0.10+ | ||||||||||||
| Number | 18,111 | 17,650 | 15,930 | 14,234 | 13,977 | 13,100 | 13,501 | 13,444 | 12,710 | 12,494 | 12,453 | 12,892 |
| Percent | 41.3 | 39.6 | 38.4 | 36.3 | 34.8 | 32.2 | 32.3 | 32.0 | 30.3 | 30.1 | 29.6 | 30.8 |
KEY: BAC = blood alcohol concentration; R = revised.
NOTES: BAC values have been assigned by U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration when alcohol test results are unknown. Alcohol-related crashes pertain to the BAC of the driver and nonoccupants struck by motor vehicles. For some years, numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
SOURCES:
U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National Center for Statistics and Analysis, Traffic Safety Facts 1999, DOT HS 808 983 (Washington, DC: December 2000), table 13.
U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) query at http://www.fars.nhtsa.dot.gov as of Oct. 22, 2001.