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
Alabama
1,131
733
65
41
4
358
32
216
19
399
35
Alaska
72
41
56
4
6
27
38
19
26
32
44
Arizona
1,170
753
64
55
5
362
31
225
19
417
36
Arkansas
647
428
66
24
4
195
30
121
19
219
34
California
4,322
2,844
66
228
5
1,250
29
756
17
1,478
34
Colorado
605
376
62
31
5
198
33
119
20
229
38
Connecticut
274
165
60
18
7
91
33
56
21
109
40
Delaware
134
75
56
6
4
53
39
37
27
59
44
Dist of Columbia
48
26
53
5
11
17
35
9
19
22
47
Florida
3,535
2,328
66
184
5
1,023
29
615
17
1,207
34
Georgia
1,728
1,239
72
76
4
413
24
247
14
489
28
Hawaii
139
74
53
13
9
53
38
32
23
65
47
Idaho
274
188
68
4
2
82
30
41
15
86
32
Illinois
1,359
824
61
95
7
440
32
265
20
535
39
Indiana
935
633
68
48
5
253
27
155
17
302
32
Iowa
448
336
75
16
3
96
21
52
12
112
25
Kansas
428
283
66
29
7
115
27
70
16
145
34
Kentucky
983
690
70
47
5
246
25
165
17
293
30
Louisiana
955
598
63
48
5
309
32
197
21
357
37
Maine
169
112
66
8
5
49
29
23
13
58
34
Maryland
613
410
67
43
7
161
26
87
14
203
33
Massachusetts
442
289
65
20
4
134
30
85
19
153
35
Michigan
1,125
752
67
61
5
312
28
185
16
373
33
Minnesota
555
368
66
25
4
163
29
108
19
187
34
Mississippi
931
589
63
40
4
302
32
190
20
342
37
Missouri
1,256
777
62
81
6
398
32
250
20
479
38
Montana
246
130
53
11
4
105
43
64
26
116
47
Nebraska
271
183
67
12
5
76
28
46
17
88
33
Nevada
427
284
67
17
4
126
30
65
15
143
33
New Hampshire
165
107
65
5
3
54
32
32
20
58
35
New Jersey
748
526
70
42
6
180
24
105
14
222
30
New Mexico
487
327
67
17
4
143
29
89
18
160
33
New York
1,424
981
69
86
6
358
25
207
15
443
31
North Carolina
1,529
1,054
69
61
4
414
27
264
17
475
31
North Dakota
122
66
54
11
9
45
37
34
28
57
46
Ohio
1,321
842
64
95
7
385
29
277
21
480
36
Oklahoma
802
539
67
32
4
231
29
155
19
263
33
Oregon
485
333
69
32
7
121
25
78
16
153
31
Pennsylvania
1,613
1,018
63
73
4
523
32
341
21
595
37
Rhode Island
87
49
56
9
10
29
34
19
22
38
44
South Carolina
1,092
667
61
66
6
359
33
242
22
425
39
South Dakota
186
113
61
4
2
69
37
42
22
73
39
Tennessee
1,268
834
66
63
5
371
29
227
18
434
34
Texas
3,498
2,090
60
184
5
1,224
35
746
21
1,408
40
Utah
282
247
87
2
1
33
12
24
9
35
13
Vermont
73
44
60
1
2
28
38
11
16
29
40
Virginia
945
622
66
60
6
263
28
164
17
323
34
Washington
645
373
58
37
6
235
36
150
23
272
42
West Virginia
371
253
68
10
3
108
29
62
17
118
32
Wisconsin
808
456
56
40
5
313
39
221
27
353
44
Wyoming
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
Note: Percentages are calculated from unrounded data. Totals may not equal sum of components due to independent rounding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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