Traffic Safety Facts - Research Note DOT HS 810 556

Figure 1: Alcohol-Related Fatalities per 100 Million VMT by State, 2004

Figure 2: Fatalities per 100 Million VMT in Crashes Involving at Least One Driver or Motorcycle Operator with a BAC of .08 or Above, by State, 2004

State	2004
	In Crashes Involving at least one Driver /MC Operator with BAC=.08+
	Rate
Alabama	0.62
Alaska	0.56
Arizona	0.56
Arkansas	0.69
California	0.35
Colorado	0.42
Connecticut	0.34
Delaware	0.42
Dist of Columbia	0.29
Florida	0.44
Georgia	0.35
Hawaii	0.47
Idaho	0.52
Illinois	0.43
Indiana	0.32
Iowa	0.27
Kansas	0.40
Kentucky	0.54
Louisiana	0.70
Maine	0.39
Maryland	0.38
Massachusetts	0.30
Michigan	0.32
Minnesota	0.28
Mississippi	0.77
Missouri	0.52
Montana	0.87
Nebraska	0.39
Nevada	0.55
New Hampshire	0.38
New Jersey	0.26
New Mexico	0.64
New York	0.30
North Carolina	0.44
North Dakota	0.45
Ohio	0.35
Oklahoma	0.48
Oregon	0.41
Pennsylvania	0.47
Rhode Island	0.44
South Carolina	0.74
South Dakota	0.84
Tennessee	0.59
Texas	0.55
Utah	0.26
Vermont	0.24
Virginia	0.35
Washington	0.36
West Virginia	0.51
Wisconsin	0.49
Wyoming	0.55
U.S.	0.43
Puerto Rico	0.89