Table 7
Traffic Fatalities by State and Highest Blood Alcohol Concentration in the Crash, 2005
State |
Total Fatalities |
No Alcohol (BAC .00 g/dL) |
Low Alcohol (BAC .01-.07 g/dL) |
High Alcohol (BAC >= .08+ g/dL) |
Very High Alcohol (BAC >= .16 g/dL) |
Any Alcohol (BAC >= .01+ g/dL) |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
1,131 |
708 |
63 |
42 |
4 |
382 |
34 |
233 |
21 |
423 |
37 |
72 |
37 |
52 |
4 |
6 |
31 |
43 |
23 |
31 |
35 |
48 |
1,177 |
685 |
58 |
58 |
5 |
434 |
37 |
286 |
24 |
492 |
42 |
648 |
415 |
64 |
25 |
4 |
208 |
32 |
130 |
20 |
233 |
36 |
4,329 |
2,610 |
60 |
254 |
6 |
1,466 |
34 |
930 |
21 |
1,719 |
40 |
606 |
362 |
60 |
31 |
5 |
213 |
35 |
131 |
22 |
244 |
40 |
274 |
154 |
56 |
19 |
7 |
101 |
37 |
64 |
23 |
120 |
44 |
134 |
68 |
51 |
6 |
5 |
59 |
44 |
43 |
32 |
66 |
49 |
48 |
22 |
45 |
5 |
11 |
21 |
44 |
13 |
28 |
26 |
55 |
3,543 |
2,072 |
58 |
201 |
6 |
1,271 |
36 |
820 |
23 |
1,471 |
42 |
1,729 |
1,184 |
68 |
82 |
5 |
463 |
27 |
285 |
16 |
545 |
32 |
140 |
69 |
49 |
13 |
9 |
58 |
42 |
40 |
28 |
71 |
51 |
275 |
186 |
68 |
5 |
2 |
85 |
31 |
41 |
15 |
89 |
32 |
1,361 |
781 |
57 |
103 |
8 |
477 |
35 |
295 |
22 |
580 |
43 |
938 |
618 |
66 |
47 |
5 |
273 |
29 |
170 |
18 |
320 |
34 |
450 |
332 |
74 |
16 |
4 |
102 |
23 |
57 |
13 |
118 |
26 |
428 |
277 |
65 |
30 |
7 |
122 |
28 |
77 |
18 |
151 |
35 |
985 |
672 |
68 |
47 |
5 |
267 |
27 |
182 |
18 |
313 |
32 |
955 |
561 |
59 |
47 |
5 |
347 |
36 |
224 |
23 |
394 |
41 |
169 |
110 |
65 |
8 |
5 |
50 |
30 |
24 |
14 |
59 |
35 |
614 |
379 |
62 |
44 |
7 |
191 |
31 |
112 |
18 |
235 |
38 |
442 |
271 |
61 |
21 |
5 |
150 |
34 |
97 |
22 |
171 |
39 |
1,129 |
708 |
63 |
58 |
5 |
363 |
32 |
224 |
20 |
421 |
37 |
559 |
358 |
64 |
26 |
5 |
176 |
31 |
118 |
21 |
201 |
36 |
931 |
560 |
60 |
40 |
4 |
331 |
36 |
211 |
23 |
371 |
40 |
1,257 |
742 |
59 |
81 |
6 |
434 |
35 |
277 |
22 |
515 |
41 |
251 |
127 |
51 |
12 |
5 |
112 |
45 |
70 |
28 |
124 |
49 |
276 |
185 |
67 |
13 |
5 |
78 |
28 |
48 |
17 |
91 |
33 |
427 |
268 |
63 |
16 |
4 |
143 |
33 |
81 |
19 |
159 |
37 |
166 |
106 |
64 |
5 |
3 |
55 |
33 |
33 |
20 |
60 |
36 |
748 |
485 |
65 |
46 |
6 |
217 |
29 |
134 |
18 |
263 |
35 |
488 |
299 |
61 |
17 |
3 |
172 |
35 |
114 |
23 |
189 |
39 |
1,429 |
905 |
63 |
91 |
6 |
434 |
30 |
270 |
19 |
524 |
37 |
1,534 |
985 |
64 |
65 |
4 |
484 |
32 |
325 |
21 |
549 |
36 |
123 |
65 |
53 |
13 |
10 |
46 |
37 |
35 |
28 |
58 |
47 |
1,323 |
818 |
62 |
96 |
7 |
409 |
31 |
298 |
23 |
505 |
38 |
802 |
519 |
65 |
34 |
4 |
249 |
31 |
173 |
22 |
283 |
35 |
488 |
311 |
64 |
38 |
8 |
139 |
29 |
89 |
18 |
177 |
36 |
1,616 |
980 |
61 |
77 |
5 |
559 |
35 |
369 |
23 |
636 |
39 |
87 |
44 |
50 |
10 |
11 |
34 |
39 |
23 |
26 |
43 |
50 |
1,093 |
629 |
58 |
68 |
6 |
396 |
36 |
276 |
25 |
464 |
42 |
186 |
106 |
57 |
4 |
2 |
76 |
41 |
47 |
25 |
80 |
43 |
1,270 |
806 |
63 |
67 |
5 |
397 |
31 |
247 |
19 |
464 |
37 |
3,504 |
1,935 |
55 |
198 |
6 |
1,371 |
39 |
857 |
24 |
1,569 |
45 |
282 |
245 |
87 |
2 |
1 |
35 |
12 |
25 |
9 |
37 |
13 |
73 |
44 |
60 |
1 |
2 |
28 |
38 |
12 |
16 |
29 |
40 |
947 |
600 |
63 |
63 |
7 |
284 |
30 |
179 |
19 |
347 |
37 |
647 |
353 |
55 |
41 |
6 |
253 |
39 |
167 |
26 |
294 |
45 |
374 |
248 |
66 |
11 |
3 |
116 |
31 |
69 |
18 |
126 |
34 |
815 |
446 |
55 |
41 |
5 |
328 |
40 |
236 |
29 |
369 |
45 |
170 |
105 |
62 |
9 |
5 |
56 |
33 |
36 |
21 |
65 |
38 |
| U.S. Total |
43,443 |
26,558 |
61 |
2,346 |
5 |
14,539 |
33 |
9,316 |
21 |
16,885 |
39 |
453 |
237 |
52 |
33 |
7 |
184 |
41 |
102 |
23 |
217 |
48 |
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