Table 14. Persons Killed and Percent Alcohol-Related During Holiday Periods, 1982-2003

Year

Killed

Percent Alcohol-
Related*

Killed

Percent Alcohol-
Related*

Killed

Percent Alcohol-
Related*

Holiday Period**

New Year’s Day

Memorial Day

Fourth of July

1982

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498 (3)

70

600 (3)

72

1983

375 (3)

71

539 (3)

65

620 (3)

70

1984

346 (3)

71

527 (3)

69

223 (1)

66

1985

496 (4)

62

557 (3)

63

689 (4)

62

1986

223 (1)

67

616 (3)

65

611 (3)

70

1987

535 (4)

63

519 (3)

62

556 (3)

60

1988

407 (3)

65

529 (3)

62

631 (3)

63

1989

443 (3)

55

594 (3)

59

748 (4)

60

1990

421 (3)

57

589 (3)

62

268 (1)

65

1991

441 (4)

62

533 (3)

63

718 (4)

58

1992

164 (1)

74

438 (3)

59

535 (3)

58

1993

370 (3)

59

454 (3)

53

525 (3)

55

1994

372 (3)

56

482 (3)

50

519 (3)

52

1995

392 (3)

50

483 (3)

54

661 (4)

50

1996

420 (3)

54

514 (3)

55

629 (4)

49

1997

192 (1)

67

511 (3)

49

508 (3)

51

1998

545 (4)

51

393 (3)

54

479 (3)

52

1999

354 (3)

55

500 (3)

52

509 (3)

46

2000

469 (3)

58

466 (3)

55

717 (4)

49

2001

357 (3)

51

515 (3)

55

207 (1)

62

2002

575 (4)

52

494 (3)

47

685 (4)

48

2003

219 (1)

61

479 (3)

50

514 (3)

55

 

Labor Day

Thanksgiving

Christmas

1982

628 (3)

70

601 (4)

64

458 (3)

65

1983

636 (3)

72

533 (4)

62

352 (3)

65

1984

609 (3)

68

558 (4)

62

643 (4)

68

1985

605 (3)

64

566 (4)

59

152 (1)

66

1986

663 (3)

66

598 (4)

61

508 (4)

61

1987

630 (3)

66

659 (4)

57

409 (3)

59

1988

592 (3)

64

601 (4)

59

511 (3)

60

1989

588 (3)

61

561 (4)

58

553 (3)

62

1990

599 (3)

67

563 (4)

56

567 (4)

53

1991

577 (3)

56

546 (4)

53

135 (1)

52

1992

460 (3)

56

403 (4)

60

410 (3)

52

1993

522 (3)

59

569 (4)

49

402 (3)

56

1994

494 (3)

58

575 (4)

50

455 (3)

51

1995

511 (3)

51

527 (4)

53

358 (3)

50

1996

525 (3)

54

588 (4)

48

166 (1)

53

1997

507 (3)

52

571 (4)

41

480 (4)

45

1998

464 (3)

52

602 (4)

50

364 (3)

52

1999

485 (3)

48

581 (4)

46

485 (3)

50

2000

529 (3)

54

509 (4)

53

442 (3)

51

2001

481 (3)

51

590 (4)

48

604 (4)

48

2002

543 (3)

57

551 (4)

47

131 (1)

54

2003

505 (3)

51

560 (4)

44

513 (4)

48

 *Blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.01 grams per deciliter (g/dl) or greater. NHTSA estimates alcohol involvement when alcohol test results are unknown. For more information, see About This Report.

  **The number of whole days in the holiday period is shown in parentheses. The length of the holiday period depends on the day on which the legal holiday falls, as follows:
 · If the holiday falls on Monday, the holiday period is from 6:00 pm Friday to 5:59 am Tuesday.
 
· If the holiday falls on Tuesday, the holiday period is from 6:00 pm Friday to 5:59 am Wednesday.
 
· If the holiday falls on Wednesday, the holiday period is from 6:00 pm Tuesday to 5:59 am Thursday.
 
· If the holiday falls on Thursday, the holiday period is from 6:00 pm Wednesday to 5:59 am Monday.
 
· If the holiday falls on Friday, the holiday period is from 6:00 pm Thursday to 5:59 am Monday.

***No data available.