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26-1. Motor vehicle crash deaths and injuries

Adverse Consequences of Substance Use and Abuse

ORIGINAL OBJECTIVE
26-1. Reduce deaths and injuries caused by alcohol- and drug-related motor vehicle crashes.
Target and baseline:
Objective Reduction in Consequences of Motor Vehicle Crashes 1998
Baseline 		2010
Target
Per 100,000 Population
26-1a. Alcohol-related deaths 5.31 4.82
26-1b. Alcohol-related injuries 113 65
26-1c. Drug-related deaths Developmental
26-1d. Drug-related injuries Developmental
Target setting method: Consistent with the U.S. Department of Transportation for 26-1a; 47 percent improvement for 26-1b.
Data source s: Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), DOT, NHTSA; General Estimates System (GES), DOT.
1 (Baseline revised from 5.9 after November 2000 publication)
2 (Target revised from 4 because of baseline revision after November 2000 publication)
OBJECTIVE WITH REVISIONS (Including Subobjectives Proposed for Deletion)
26-1. Reduce deaths and injuries caused by alcohol- and drug-related motor vehicle crashes. 
Target and baseline:
Objective† Reduction in Consequences of Motor Vehicle CrashesDeaths 1998
Baseline 		2010
Target
Per 100,000 Population
26-1a. Alcohol-related motor vehicle crashesdeaths 5.31 4.82
26-1b. (Subobjective proposed for deletion due to lack of data source)† Alcohol-related injuries 113 65
26-1c. (Subobjective proposed for deletion due to lack of data source)† Drug-related deaths Developmental
26-1d. (Subobjective proposed for deletion due to lack of data source)† Drug-related injuries Developmental
† (For data control purposes, subobjectives are not renumbered.) Read information regarding the deletion of an objective due to lack of data source.
Target setting method: Consistent with the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Data source : Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), DOT, NHTSA.
1 (Baseline revised from 5.9 after November 2000 publication)
2 (Target revised from 4 because of baseline revision after November 2000 publication)
REVISED OBJECTIVE
26-1. Reduce deaths caused by alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes.
Target and baseline:
Objective† Reduction in Deaths 1998
Baseline 		2010
Target
Per 100,000 Population
26-1a. Alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes 5.31 4.82
† (For data control purposes, subobjectives are not renumbered.)
Target setting method: Consistent with the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Data source : Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), DOT, NHTSA.
1 (Baseline revised from 5.9 after November 2000 publication)
2 (Target revised from 4 because of baseline revision after November 2000 publication)

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