[crash04.htm, updated 11/06]
Year
Age Groups
<16
16-24
25-44
45-64
>64
All ages*
No.
%
2004
572
10.4
4,666
25.5
6,839
31.5
3,754
20.5
1,029
10.2
16,919
2003
553
10.6
4,714
25.2
7,145
31.8
3,658
20.1
991
10.3
17,105
2002
559
4,921
26.0
7,440
32.0
3,557
19.1
987
17,524
2001
592
4,778
25.7
7,522
32.6
3,424
18.3
1,019
17,400
2000
608
10.9
4,674
25.3
7,621
32.9
3,342
1,071
17,380
1999
662
11.3
4,418
7,388
3,014
17.6
1,051
16,572
1998
653
11.5
4,383
24.8
7,482
33.2
3,009
17.4
1,103
11.1
16,673
1997
672
11.6
4,289
24.6
7,687
33.6
2,885
16.9
1,130
11.0
16,711
1996
728
11.8
4,679
25.6
8,191
33.7
2,901
15.9
1,184
17,749
1995
744
4,612
8,388
34.1
2,840
15.6
1,107
10.7
17,732
1994
811
4,735
26.2
7,923
33.8
2,641
15.1
1,159
10.8
17,308
1993
787
4,897
25.9
8,369
34.4
2,650
14.7
1,122
17,908
1992
777
11.7
5,082
26.3
8,542
34.6
2,627
14.5
1,203
18,290
1991
6,199
27.5
9,250
35.1
2,646
13.7
1,210
9.8
20,159
1990
953
6,796
27.7
10,398
35.5
3,045
13.8
1,324
9.3
22,587
1989
924
6,851
28.5
10,187
34.8
3,073
13.9
1,320
9.2
22,424
1988
1,033
8,011
30.1
10,304
3,026
13.4
1,369
9.0
23,833
1987
1,084
8,027
30.3
10,432
34.2
3,083
13.1
1,386
8.6
24,094
1986
1,143
10.5
8,955
31.7
10,310
33.5
3,069
12.7
1,385
8.4
25,017
1985
1,031
8,183
31.3
9,416
33.4
3,071
1,294
8.2
23,167
1984
9,142
32.2
9,729
33.0
3,214
13.5
1,428
8.1
24,762
1983
1,128
9,156
32.7
9,640
32.8
3,248
13.6
1,348
7.9
24,635
1982
1,268
10.0
9,976
9,881
32.4
3,449
13.3
1,440
7.6
26,173
Note: Data are from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) maintained by the National Traffic Highway Safety Administration.
* A crash is considered as alcohol-related if either a driver or a nonoccupant (pedestrian or pedalcyclist) had a blood alcohol concentraition (BAC) of 0.01 g/dl or greater. When alcohol tests were not done or test results are unknown, imputed BAC data provided by NHTSA are used.
* Data for all ages include cases for which age was unknown.
Source: Alcohol Epidemiologic Data System. Yi, H., Chen, C.M., and Williams, G.D. Surveillance Report #76: Trends in Alcohol-Related Fatal Traffic Crashes, United States, 1982–2004. Bethesda, MD: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research (August 2006)