Table 8
Traffic Fatalities by State and Highest Driver 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 |
733 |
65 |
41 |
4 |
358 |
32 |
216 |
19 |
399 |
35 |
72 |
41 |
56 |
4 |
6 |
27 |
38 |
19 |
26 |
32 |
44 |
1,170 |
753 |
64 |
55 |
5 |
362 |
31 |
225 |
19 |
417 |
36 |
647 |
428 |
66 |
24 |
4 |
195 |
30 |
121 |
19 |
219 |
34 |
4,322 |
2,844 |
66 |
228 |
5 |
1,250 |
29 |
756 |
17 |
1,478 |
34 |
605 |
376 |
62 |
31 |
5 |
198 |
33 |
119 |
20 |
229 |
38 |
274 |
165 |
60 |
18 |
7 |
91 |
33 |
56 |
21 |
109 |
40 |
134 |
75 |
56 |
6 |
4 |
53 |
39 |
37 |
27 |
59 |
44 |
48 |
26 |
53 |
5 |
11 |
17 |
35 |
9 |
19 |
22 |
47 |
3,535 |
2,328 |
66 |
184 |
5 |
1,023 |
29 |
615 |
17 |
1,207 |
34 |
1,728 |
1,239 |
72 |
76 |
4 |
413 |
24 |
247 |
14 |
489 |
28 |
139 |
74 |
53 |
13 |
9 |
53 |
38 |
32 |
23 |
65 |
47 |
274 |
188 |
68 |
4 |
2 |
82 |
30 |
41 |
15 |
86 |
32 |
1,359 |
824 |
61 |
95 |
7 |
440 |
32 |
265 |
20 |
535 |
39 |
935 |
633 |
68 |
48 |
5 |
253 |
27 |
155 |
17 |
302 |
32 |
448 |
336 |
75 |
16 |
3 |
96 |
21 |
52 |
12 |
112 |
25 |
428 |
283 |
66 |
29 |
7 |
115 |
27 |
70 |
16 |
145 |
34 |
983 |
690 |
70 |
47 |
5 |
246 |
25 |
165 |
17 |
293 |
30 |
955 |
598 |
63 |
48 |
5 |
309 |
32 |
197 |
21 |
357 |
37 |
169 |
112 |
66 |
8 |
5 |
49 |
29 |
23 |
13 |
58 |
34 |
613 |
410 |
67 |
43 |
7 |
161 |
26 |
87 |
14 |
203 |
33 |
442 |
289 |
65 |
20 |
4 |
134 |
30 |
85 |
19 |
153 |
35 |
1,125 |
752 |
67 |
61 |
5 |
312 |
28 |
185 |
16 |
373 |
33 |
555 |
368 |
66 |
25 |
4 |
163 |
29 |
108 |
19 |
187 |
34 |
931 |
589 |
63 |
40 |
4 |
302 |
32 |
190 |
20 |
342 |
37 |
1,256 |
777 |
62 |
81 |
6 |
398 |
32 |
250 |
20 |
479 |
38 |
246 |
130 |
53 |
11 |
4 |
105 |
43 |
64 |
26 |
116 |
47 |
271 |
183 |
67 |
12 |
5 |
76 |
28 |
46 |
17 |
88 |
33 |
427 |
284 |
67 |
17 |
4 |
126 |
30 |
65 |
15 |
143 |
33 |
165 |
107 |
65 |
5 |
3 |
54 |
32 |
32 |
20 |
58 |
35 |
748 |
526 |
70 |
42 |
6 |
180 |
24 |
105 |
14 |
222 |
30 |
487 |
327 |
67 |
17 |
4 |
143 |
29 |
89 |
18 |
160 |
33 |
1,424 |
981 |
69 |
86 |
6 |
358 |
25 |
207 |
15 |
443 |
31 |
1,529 |
1,054 |
69 |
61 |
4 |
414 |
27 |
264 |
17 |
475 |
31 |
122 |
66 |
54 |
11 |
9 |
45 |
37 |
34 |
28 |
57 |
46 |
1,321 |
842 |
64 |
95 |
7 |
385 |
29 |
277 |
21 |
480 |
36 |
802 |
539 |
67 |
32 |
4 |
231 |
29 |
155 |
19 |
263 |
33 |
485 |
333 |
69 |
32 |
7 |
121 |
25 |
78 |
16 |
153 |
31 |
1,613 |
1,018 |
63 |
73 |
4 |
523 |
32 |
341 |
21 |
595 |
37 |
87 |
49 |
56 |
9 |
10 |
29 |
34 |
19 |
22 |
38 |
44 |
1,092 |
667 |
61 |
66 |
6 |
359 |
33 |
242 |
22 |
425 |
39 |
186 |
113 |
61 |
4 |
2 |
69 |
37 |
42 |
22 |
73 |
39 |
1,268 |
834 |
66 |
63 |
5 |
371 |
29 |
227 |
18 |
434 |
34 |
3,498 |
2,090 |
60 |
184 |
5 |
1,224 |
35 |
746 |
21 |
1,408 |
40 |
282 |
247 |
87 |
2 |
1 |
33 |
12 |
24 |
9 |
35 |
13 |
73 |
44 |
60 |
1 |
2 |
28 |
38 |
11 |
16 |
29 |
40 |
945 |
622 |
66 |
60 |
6 |
263 |
28 |
164 |
17 |
323 |
34 |
645 |
373 |
58 |
37 |
6 |
235 |
36 |
150 |
23 |
272 |
42 |
371 |
253 |
68 |
10 |
3 |
108 |
29 |
62 |
17 |
118 |
32 |
808 |
456 |
56 |
40 |
5 |
313 |
39 |
221 |
27 |
353 |
44 |
168 |
105 |
63 |
9 |
5 |
54 |
32 |
34 |
20 |
63 |
37 |
| U.S. Total |
43,341 |
28,169 |
65 |
2,227 |
5 |
12,945 |
30 |
8,024 |
19 |
15,172 |
35 |
| Puerto Rico |
452 |
273 |
60 |
34 |
8 |
145 |
32 |
71 |
16 |
179 |
40 |
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