Table 3
Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes by Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
of the Driver, 1982
State |
Total Drivers Involved |
BAC = .00 g/dL |
BAC = .01-.07 g/dL |
BAC = .08 g/dL |
BAC = .01 g/dL |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Alabama |
1,046 |
624 |
60 |
51 |
5 |
372 |
36 |
422 |
40 |
Alaska |
143 |
77 |
53 |
8 |
6 |
58 |
41 |
67 |
47 |
Arizona |
915 |
577 |
63 |
51 |
6 |
287 |
31 |
338 |
37 |
Arkansas |
682 |
382 |
56 |
39 |
6 |
261 |
38 |
300 |
44 |
California |
5,914 |
3,473 |
59 |
339 |
6 |
2,102 |
36 |
2,441 |
41 |
Colorado |
817 |
441 |
54 |
55 |
7 |
322 |
39 |
376 |
46 |
Connecticut |
678 |
338 |
50 |
47 |
7 |
292 |
43 |
340 |
50 |
Delaware |
171 |
92 |
54 |
12 |
7 |
68 |
40 |
79 |
46 |
Dist of Columbia |
50 |
31 |
62 |
4 |
8 |
15 |
30 |
19 |
38 |
Florida |
3,564 |
2,358 |
66 |
189 |
5 |
1,018 |
29 |
1,206 |
34 |
Georgia |
1,614 |
952 |
59 |
112 |
7 |
550 |
34 |
662 |
41 |
Hawaii |
200 |
111 |
55 |
11 |
5 |
79 |
39 |
90 |
45 |
Idaho |
287 |
174 |
61 |
21 |
7 |
93 |
32 |
113 |
39 |
Illinois |
2,131 |
1,276 |
60 |
125 |
6 |
731 |
34 |
856 |
40 |
Indiana |
1,269 |
814 |
64 |
67 |
5 |
388 |
31 |
455 |
36 |
Iowa |
622 |
403 |
65 |
30 |
5 |
190 |
30 |
220 |
35 |
Kansas |
646 |
426 |
66 |
25 |
4 |
196 |
30 |
220 |
34 |
Kentucky |
1,015 |
619 |
61 |
71 |
7 |
326 |
32 |
396 |
39 |
Louisiana |
1,407 |
829 |
59 |
114 |
8 |
464 |
33 |
578 |
41 |
Maine |
208 |
128 |
61 |
8 |
4 |
72 |
35 |
80 |
39 |
Maryland |
832 |
524 |
63 |
42 |
5 |
267 |
32 |
308 |
37 |
Massachusetts |
831 |
463 |
56 |
44 |
5 |
324 |
39 |
368 |
44 |
Michigan |
1,879 |
1,078 |
57 |
111 |
6 |
690 |
37 |
801 |
43 |
Minnesota |
759 |
476 |
63 |
30 |
4 |
253 |
33 |
283 |
37 |
Mississippi |
892 |
537 |
60 |
39 |
4 |
316 |
35 |
355 |
40 |
Missouri |
1,141 |
726 |
64 |
53 |
5 |
362 |
32 |
415 |
36 |
Montana |
299 |
149 |
50 |
28 |
9 |
123 |
41 |
150 |
50 |
Nebraska |
342 |
228 |
67 |
17 |
5 |
97 |
28 |
114 |
33 |
Nevada |
335 |
181 |
54 |
19 |
6 |
135 |
40 |
155 |
46 |
New Hampshire |
223 |
125 |
56 |
13 |
6 |
85 |
38 |
98 |
44 |
New Jersey |
1,369 |
844 |
62 |
106 |
8 |
419 |
31 |
525 |
38 |
New Mexico |
660 |
362 |
55 |
42 |
6 |
256 |
39 |
298 |
45 |
New York |
2,687 |
1,787 |
66 |
138 |
5 |
763 |
28 |
901 |
34 |
North Carolina |
1,655 |
968 |
58 |
90 |
5 |
597 |
36 |
687 |
42 |
North Dakota |
192 |
100 |
52 |
14 |
7 |
78 |
41 |
92 |
48 |
Ohio |
2,045 |
1,171 |
57 |
110 |
5 |
764 |
37 |
874 |
43 |
Oklahoma |
1,402 |
876 |
63 |
78 |
6 |
448 |
32 |
526 |
37 |
Oregon |
653 |
363 |
56 |
39 |
6 |
251 |
38 |
290 |
44 |
Pennsylvania |
2,368 |
1,442 |
61 |
118 |
5 |
808 |
34 |
926 |
39 |
Rhode Island |
128 |
66 |
51 |
7 |
6 |
55 |
43 |
62 |
49 |
South Carolina |
937 |
574 |
61 |
40 |
4 |
323 |
35 |
364 |
39 |
South Dakota |
180 |
99 |
55 |
11 |
6 |
70 |
39 |
81 |
45 |
Tennessee |
1,336 |
724 |
54 |
81 |
6 |
531 |
40 |
612 |
46 |
Texas |
5,177 |
2,672 |
52 |
295 |
6 |
2,210 |
43 |
2,505 |
48 |
Utah |
371 |
265 |
71 |
20 |
5 |
87 |
23 |
106 |
29 |
Vermont |
121 |
66 |
54 |
12 |
10 |
43 |
35 |
55 |
46 |
Virginia |
1,114 |
693 |
62 |
58 |
5 |
363 |
33 |
421 |
38 |
Washington |
950 |
505 |
53 |
44 |
5 |
401 |
42 |
445 |
47 |
West Virginia |
547 |
340 |
62 |
16 |
3 |
190 |
35 |
207 |
38 |
Wisconsin |
991 |
540 |
54 |
49 |
5 |
403 |
41 |
451 |
46 |
Wyoming |
234 |
137 |
59 |
12 |
5 |
85 |
36 |
97 |
41 |
U.S. Total |
56,029 |
33,202 |
59 |
3,152 |
6 |
19,676 |
35 |
22,827 |
41 |
Puerto Rico |
578 |
378 |
65 |
28 |
5 |
172 |
30 |
200 |
35 |
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