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Year
Traffic crashes
Traffic crash fatalities (a)
Alcohol-related traffic crash fatalities (b)
Percent of all traffic crash fatalities (b/a)
2004
38,444
42,836
16,919
39.5
2003
38,477
42,884
17,105
39.9
2002
38,491
43,005
17,524
40.7
2001
37,862
42,196
17,400
41.2
2000
37,526
41,945
17,380
41.4
1999
37,140
41,717
16,572
39.7
1998
37,107
41,501
16,673
40.2
1997
37,324
42,013
16,711
39.8
1996
37,494
42,065
17,749
42.2
1995
37,241
41,817
17,732
42.4
1994
36,254
40,716
17,308
42.5
1993
35,780
40,150
17,908
44.6
1992
34,942
39,250
18,290
46.6
1991
36,937
41,508
20,159
48.6
1990
39,836
44,599
22,587
50.6
1989
40,741
45,582
22,423
49.2
1988
42,130
47,087
23,833
1987
41,438
46,390
24,093
51.9
1986
41,090
46,087
25,017
54.3
1985
39,195
43,825
23,166
52.9
1984
39,631
44,257
24,761
55.9
1983
37,976
42,589
24,634
57.8
1982
39,092
43,945
26,172
59.6
Note: Data are from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) maintained by the National Traffic Highway Safety Administration.
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)