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
Alabama
1,131
708
63
42
4
382
34
233
21
423
37
Alaska
72
37
52
4
6
31
43
23
31
35
48
Arizona
1,177
685
58
58
5
434
37
286
24
492
42
Arkansas
648
415
64
25
4
208
32
130
20
233
36
California
4,329
2,610
60
254
6
1,466
34
930
21
1,719
40
Colorado
606
362
60
31
5
213
35
131
22
244
40
Connecticut
274
154
56
19
7
101
37
64
23
120
44
Delaware
134
68
51
6
5
59
44
43
32
66
49
Dist of Columbia
48
22
45
5
11
21
44
13
28
26
55
Florida
3,543
2,072
58
201
6
1,271
36
820
23
1,471
42
Georgia
1,729
1,184
68
82
5
463
27
285
16
545
32
Hawaii
140
69
49
13
9
58
42
40
28
71
51
Idaho
275
186
68
5
2
85
31
41
15
89
32
Illinois
1,361
781
57
103
8
477
35
295
22
580
43
Indiana
938
618
66
47
5
273
29
170
18
320
34
Iowa
450
332
74
16
4
102
23
57
13
118
26
Kansas
428
277
65
30
7
122
28
77
18
151
35
Kentucky
985
672
68
47
5
267
27
182
18
313
32
Louisiana
955
561
59
47
5
347
36
224
23
394
41
Maine
169
110
65
8
5
50
30
24
14
59
35
Maryland
614
379
62
44
7
191
31
112
18
235
38
Massachusetts
442
271
61
21
5
150
34
97
22
171
39
Michigan
1,129
708
63
58
5
363
32
224
20
421
37
Minnesota
559
358
64
26
5
176
31
118
21
201
36
Mississippi
931
560
60
40
4
331
36
211
23
371
40
Missouri
1,257
742
59
81
6
434
35
277
22
515
41
Montana
251
127
51
12
5
112
45
70
28
124
49
Nebraska
276
185
67
13
5
78
28
48
17
91
33
Nevada
427
268
63
16
4
143
33
81
19
159
37
New Hampshire
166
106
64
5
3
55
33
33
20
60
36
New Jersey
748
485
65
46
6
217
29
134
18
263
35
New Mexico
488
299
61
17
3
172
35
114
23
189
39
New York
1,429
905
63
91
6
434
30
270
19
524
37
North Carolina
1,534
985
64
65
4
484
32
325
21
549
36
North Dakota
123
65
53
13
10
46
37
35
28
58
47
Ohio
1,323
818
62
96
7
409
31
298
23
505
38
Oklahoma
802
519
65
34
4
249
31
173
22
283
35
Oregon
488
311
64
38
8
139
29
89
18
177
36
Pennsylvania
1,616
980
61
77
5
559
35
369
23
636
39
Rhode Island
87
44
50
10
11
34
39
23
26
43
50
South Carolina
1,093
629
58
68
6
396
36
276
25
464
42
South Dakota
186
106
57
4
2
76
41
47
25
80
43
Tennessee
1,270
806
63
67
5
397
31
247
19
464
37
Texas
3,504
1,935
55
198
6
1,371
39
857
24
1,569
45
Utah
282
245
87
2
1
35
12
25
9
37
13
Vermont
73
44
60
1
2
28
38
12
16
29
40
Virginia
947
600
63
63
7
284
30
179
19
347
37
Washington
647
353
55
41
6
253
39
167
26
294
45
West Virginia
374
248
66
11
3
116
31
69
18
126
34
Wisconsin
815
446
55
41
5
328
40
236
29
369
45
Wyoming
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
Puerto Rico
453
237
52
33
7
184
41
102
23
217
48
Note: Percentages are calculated from unrounded data. Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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