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Table
2-25: Fatalities by Highest Blood
Alcohol Concentration (BAC) in Highway Crashes
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| Total
fatalities |
43,825 |
44,599 |
41,508 |
39,250 |
40,150 |
40,716 |
41,817 |
42,065 |
42,013 |
41,501 |
41,717 |
41,945 |
42,196 |
43,005 |
42,884 |
42,836 |
43,510 |
42,708 |
41,059 |
| Fatalities in alcohol-related crashes |
21,098 |
20,607 |
18,307 |
16,401 |
16,039 |
15,626 |
15,893 |
15,866 |
14,973 |
14,899 |
14,790 |
15,746 |
15,731 |
15,793 |
15,423 |
15,311 |
15,985 |
15,970 |
15,387 |
| Percent |
48.1 |
46.2 |
44.1 |
41.8 |
39.9 |
38.4 |
38.0 |
37.7 |
35.6 |
35.9 |
35.5 |
37.5 |
37.3 |
36.7 |
36.0 |
35.7 |
36.7 |
37.4 |
37.5 |
| BAC
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| Number |
22,589 |
23,823 |
23,025 |
22,726 |
23,979 |
24,948 |
25,768 |
26,052 |
26,902 |
26,477 |
26,798 |
26,082 |
26,334 |
27,080 |
27,328 |
27,413 |
27,423 |
26,633 |
25,555 |
| Percent |
51.5 |
53.4 |
55.5 |
57.9 |
59.7 |
61.3 |
61.6 |
61.9 |
64.0 |
63.8 |
64.2 |
62.2 |
62.4 |
63.0 |
63.7 |
64.0 |
63.0 |
62.4 |
62.2 |
| BAC
= 0.01 - 0.07 |
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| Number |
2,974 |
2,901 |
2,480 |
2,352 |
2,300 |
2,236 |
2,416 |
2,415 |
2,216 |
2,353 |
2,235 |
2,422 |
2,441 |
2,321 |
2,327 |
2,212 |
2,404 |
2,479 |
2,388 |
| Percent |
6.8 |
6.5 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
5.7 |
5.5 |
5.8 |
5.7 |
5.3 |
5.7 |
5.4 |
5.8 |
5.8 |
5.4 |
5.4 |
5.2 |
5.5 |
5.8 |
5.8 |
| BAC
= 0.08+ |
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| Number |
18,125 |
17,705 |
15,827 |
14,049 |
13,739 |
13,390 |
13,478 |
13,451 |
12,757 |
12,546 |
12,555 |
13,324 |
13,290 |
13,472 |
13,096 |
13,099 |
13,582 |
13,491 |
12,998 |
| Percent |
41.4 |
39.7 |
38.1 |
35.8 |
34.2 |
32.9 |
32.2 |
32.0 |
30.4 |
30.2 |
30.1 |
31.8 |
31.5 |
31.3 |
30.5 |
30.6 |
31.2 |
31.6 |
31.7 |
KEY: BAC = blood alcohol concentration; R =
revised.
NOTES
BAC
values have been assigned by U.S. Department of Transportation, National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) when alcohol test results are
unknown. Alcohol-related crashes
pertain to the BAC of the driver and nonoccupants struck by motor
vehicles. For some years, numbers may
not add to totals due to rounding.
In 2001, the NHTSA adopted a new method to estimate missing
blood alcohol concentration (BAC) test result data. This new method, multiple imputation, is
being used by NHTSA's National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA) to
improve the scope of alcohol involvement statistics by the Fatality Analysis
Reporting System. As a result of the
methodology change, BAC 0.08 breakouts, which coincide with many state laws, can now be
determined. Thus, NHTSA's general
reporting categories have been modified to reflect this and are now BAC 0.00,
BAC 0.01-0.07, and BAC 0.08+.
SOURCE
1985-2007: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic Safety Facts
2007, Table 13, available at
http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/ as of Mar. 23, 2009.
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