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Year
Decedent's role
Driver
Passenger
Nonoccupant
Unknown
All
No.
Pct.*
2004
10,635
39.6
3,708
35.8
2,543
46.0
33
42.2
16,919
39.5
2003
10,863
40.6
3,641
34.8
2,561
46.2
40
38.6
17,105
39.9
2002
10,998
41.3
3,903
36.8
2,571
45.7
53
47.5
17,524
40.7
2001
10,745
41.5
3,908
37.3
2,693
46.8
54
52.8
17,400
41.2
2000
10,697
41.8
4,092
38.3
2,547
45.5
44
51.5
17,380
41.4
1999
10,229
40.5
3,682
35.0
2,614
44.7
48
49.1
16,572
39.7
1998
10,096
40.8
3,746
35.6
2,777
45.4
48.8
16,673
40.2
1997
10,143
41.1
3,859
35.3
2,660
42.3
49
42.7
16,711
39.8
1996
10,557
43.0
4,225
38.2
2,919
45.8
45.3
17,749
1995
44.1
3,988
37.0
2,936
45.0
63
53.2
17,732
42.4
1994
10,373
43.8
4,011
38.1
2,870
44.9
17,308
42.5
1993
10,722
46.3
4,101
3,051
46.4
34
48.2
17,908
44.6
1992
10,929
48.4
4,324
2,989
46.9
57.3
18,290
46.6
1991
12,102
50.6
4,744
44.4
3,241
47.9
72
58.9
20,159
48.6
1990
13,454
52.2
5,426
48.1
3,634
48.7
73
67.2
22,587
1989
13,663
51.8
5,124
3,595
48.0
42
56.9
22,424
49.2
1988
14,464
53.1
5,585
47.3
3,719
47.0
64
23,833
1987
14,527
54.1
5,667
3,838
61
56.0
24,094
51.9
1986
15,059
56.5
5,910
51.4
3,972
76
72.0
25,017
54.3
1985
13,958
55.1
5,259
49.5
3,896
50.1
62.3
23,167
52.9
1984
14,872
58.1
5,629
4,185
52.5
69.4
24,762
55.9
1983
14,572
60.4
5,814
54.9
4,173
53.9
68.7
24,635
57.8
1982
15,385
6,086
4,642
60
67.9
26,173
59.6
Note: Data are from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) maintained by the National Traffic Highway Safety Administration.
* Alcohol-involved as percentage of total decedents in the role-category.
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)