Table 9. Drivers involved in fatal traffic crashes and given
blood alcohol concentration (BAC) tests, according to State and injury severity,
United States, 1998 and 2004.
State |
Drivers given
BAC tests |
1998 |
2004 |
Dead |
Alive |
All |
Dead |
Alive |
All |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Total |
18,192 |
73.5 |
9,436 |
30.2 |
27,647 |
48.8 |
19,969 |
74.3 |
9,637 |
31.2 |
29,638 |
50.8 |
Alabama |
455 |
62.7 |
232 |
32.0 |
687 |
47.1 |
342 |
42.9 |
210 |
28.8 |
552 |
36.0 |
Alaska |
17 |
43.6 |
31 |
70.5 |
48 |
56.5 |
29 |
40.3 |
36 |
54.5 |
65 |
46.4 |
Arizona |
358 |
75.7 |
107 |
14.2 |
467 |
36.9 |
387 |
63.5 |
111 |
13.4 |
499 |
33.1 |
Arkansas |
280 |
70.4 |
176 |
40.6 |
456 |
54.8 |
365 |
77.3 |
241 |
54.3 |
608 |
65.8 |
California |
1,578 |
92.4 |
738 |
25.8 |
2,318 |
49.1 |
2,081 |
90.7 |
767 |
23.8 |
2,851 |
50.6 |
Colorado |
318 |
85.9 |
155 |
33.3 |
473 |
56.0 |
274 |
68.5 |
100 |
18.5 |
374 |
39.3 |
Connecticut |
200 |
90.9 |
64 |
28.1 |
264 |
58.3 |
124 |
61.4 |
49 |
24.0 |
173 |
41.9 |
Delaware |
65 |
82.3 |
45 |
50.0 |
110 |
64.7 |
59 |
71.1 |
36 |
33.0 |
95 |
49.2 |
District of Columbia |
8 |
33.3 |
22 |
45.8 |
30 |
39.0 |
21 |
84.0 |
15 |
34.9 |
36 |
52.2 |
Florida |
926 |
59.7 |
479 |
19.1 |
1,406 |
34.3 |
1,225 |
64.1 |
616 |
23.3 |
1,843 |
40.3 |
Georgia |
836 |
83.6 |
898 |
77.5 |
1,735 |
79.6 |
625 |
58.7 |
368 |
29.0 |
997 |
42.4 |
Hawaii |
68 |
95.8 |
33 |
31.1 |
101 |
57.1 |
73 |
98.6 |
59 |
53.2 |
132 |
70.6 |
Idaho |
94 |
58.8 |
61 |
37.2 |
155 |
47.8 |
132 |
80.0 |
60 |
34.9 |
192 |
56.8 |
Illinois |
742 |
89.3 |
183 |
16.6 |
925 |
47.8 |
756 |
89.6 |
236 |
22.6 |
992 |
52.4 |
Indiana |
407 |
61.6 |
421 |
59.6 |
831 |
60.5 |
481 |
74.9 |
511 |
72.9 |
992 |
73.9 |
Iowa |
168 |
57.9 |
129 |
36.9 |
297 |
46.2 |
96 |
37.6 |
101 |
34.8 |
197 |
36.1 |
Kansas |
229 |
68.4 |
136 |
41.7 |
365 |
55.1 |
165 |
53.2 |
146 |
47.6 |
311 |
50.4 |
Kentucky |
383 |
67.7 |
233 |
37.8 |
618 |
52.0 |
401 |
59.5 |
197 |
31.1 |
599 |
45.7 |
Louisiana |
443 |
81.3 |
497 |
70.9 |
940 |
74.5 |
499 |
85.4 |
500 |
70.8 |
1,000 |
77.0 |
Maine |
114 |
89.8 |
73 |
57.9 |
187 |
73.9 |
120 |
87.0 |
85 |
72.6 |
205 |
80.1 |
Maryland |
312 |
93.4 |
93 |
17.9 |
405 |
46.9 |
334 |
85.9 |
95 |
20.2 |
429 |
49.3 |
Massachusetts |
200 |
88.5 |
3 |
0.9 |
203 |
36.4 |
201 |
68.8 |
9 |
2.8 |
210 |
34.1 |
Michigan |
672 |
80.8 |
435 |
37.8 |
1,107 |
55.1 |
509 |
71.5 |
393 |
41.4 |
902 |
53.9 |
Minnesota |
370 |
91.8 |
289 |
60.1 |
659 |
74.0 |
337 |
86.6 |
273 |
65.6 |
610 |
75.5 |
Mississippi |
407 |
64.3 |
353 |
57.1 |
760 |
60.8 |
286 |
43.9 |
107 |
22.1 |
393 |
34.6 |
Missouri |
553 |
75.5 |
86 |
10.5 |
639 |
40.9 |
623 |
82.6 |
191 |
26.2 |
814 |
54.7 |
Montana |
123 |
79.9 |
88 |
73.9 |
212 |
77.4 |
139 |
86.9 |
68 |
60.2 |
207 |
75.8 |
Nebraska |
169 |
88.0 |
154 |
74.4 |
323 |
81.0 |
150 |
87.7 |
137 |
76.5 |
287 |
82.0 |
Nevada |
156 |
82.5 |
112 |
38.8 |
268 |
56.1 |
181 |
78.7 |
106 |
36.3 |
288 |
54.4 |
New Hampshire |
76 |
84.4 |
34 |
43.0 |
110 |
64.7 |
115 |
97.5 |
28 |
23.9 |
143 |
60.9 |
New Jersey |
337 |
83.6 |
203 |
33.8 |
542 |
52.9 |
363 |
85.4 |
205 |
32.2 |
568 |
52.9 |
New Mexico |
182 |
85.0 |
47 |
16.8 |
229 |
45.1 |
261 |
94.2 |
103 |
29.9 |
366 |
58.3 |
New York |
375 |
48.7 |
41 |
3.2 |
416 |
20.2 |
433 |
52.2 |
63 |
5.6 |
496 |
24.8 |
North Carolina |
710 |
72.4 |
7 |
0.6 |
718 |
32.5 |
1,012 |
99.6 |
107 |
9.5 |
1,125 |
51.7 |
North Dakota |
40 |
72.7 |
12 |
22.6 |
52 |
47.7 |
62 |
82.7 |
9 |
15.0 |
71 |
52.6 |
Ohio |
648 |
70.4 |
330 |
31.7 |
978 |
49.6 |
761 |
88.5 |
417 |
44.3 |
1,181 |
65.2 |
Oklahoma |
307 |
63.8 |
20 |
4.0 |
327 |
33.2 |
412 |
84.9 |
94 |
18.1 |
506 |
50.3 |
Oregon |
282 |
91.9 |
189 |
46.7 |
471 |
65.9 |
269 |
95.1 |
114 |
38.0 |
383 |
65.6 |
Pennsylvania |
779 |
81.8 |
225 |
20.9 |
1,005 |
49.2 |
919 |
91.9 |
288 |
26.6 |
1,208 |
57.5 |
Rhode Island |
42 |
97.7 |
10 |
18.9 |
52 |
54.2 |
47 |
85.5 |
3 |
5.1 |
50 |
43.5 |
South Carolina |
235 |
36.8 |
57 |
8.0 |
292 |
21.6 |
607 |
86.6 |
590 |
91.8 |
1,202 |
89.1 |
South Dakota |
91 |
86.7 |
74 |
69.2 |
165 |
77.8 |
107 |
82.9 |
75 |
73.5 |
182 |
78.4 |
Tennessee |
614 |
73.9 |
422 |
49.0 |
1,036 |
61.0 |
680 |
73.6 |
454 |
53.0 |
1,134 |
63.4 |
Texas |
1,206 |
57.9 |
878 |
32.9 |
2,085 |
42.9 |
1,284 |
58.5 |
728 |
26.7 |
2,012 |
39.9 |
Utah |
97 |
54.5 |
133 |
51.2 |
231 |
52.1 |
115 |
66.5 |
114 |
57.3 |
229 |
61.6 |
Vermont |
49 |
84.5 |
24 |
36.9 |
73 |
59.3 |
63 |
95.5 |
28 |
47.5 |
91 |
72.8 |
Virginia |
418 |
70.5 |
14 |
2.2 |
432 |
35.3 |
313 |
51.7 |
23 |
3.9 |
336 |
27.9 |
Washington |
364 |
91.7 |
96 |
19.0 |
461 |
50.8 |
306 |
86.4 |
95 |
24.1 |
401 |
53.5 |
West Virginia |
204 |
89.9 |
59 |
24.9 |
263 |
56.4 |
247 |
88.2 |
44 |
15.8 |
291 |
51.9 |
Wisconsin |
402 |
88.9 |
201 |
40.3 |
603 |
62.9 |
502 |
90.3 |
199 |
38.9 |
701 |
65.4 |
Wyoming |
83 |
86.5 |
34 |
44.7 |
117 |
68.0 |
76 |
75.2 |
33 |
31.1 |
109 |
52.4 |
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