810 628

Table 4
Alcohol Involvement in Fatal Traffic Crashes, 1995 and 2005

State	BAC .01+ g/dL			BAC .08+ g/dL			Percentage of Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes Tested for BAC with Known Results in 2005
State	1995	2005	Percent Change	1995	2005	Percent Change	Killed	Survived
AL	44%	37%	-16%	40%	34%	-15%	9%	7%
AK	54%	48%	-11%	44%	43%	-2%	82%	42%
AZ	46%	42%	-9%	40%	37%	-8%	43%	5%
AR	39%	36%	-8%	29%	32%	+10%	56%	39%
CA	42%	40%	-5%	34%	34%	0%	84%	19%
CO	47%	40%	-15%	40%	35%	-13%	16%	4%
CT	48%	44%	-8%	45%	37%	-18%	65%	26%
DE	41%	49%	+20%	34%	44%	+29%	53%	13%
DC	53%	55%	+4%	49%	44%	-10%	79%	42%
FL	42%	42%	0%	36%	36%	0%	59%	15%
GA	36%	32%	-11%	31%	27%	-13%	47%	23%
HI	50%	51%	+2%	36%	42%	+17%	98%	41%
ID	35%	32%	-9%	30%	31%	+3%	67%	31%
IL	44%	43%	-2%	39%	35%	-10%	88%	18%
IN	36%	34%	-6%	31%	29%	-6%	61%	60%
IA	42%	26%	-38%	35%	23%	-34%	37%	35%
KS	42%	35%	-17%	37%	28%	-24%	45%	51%
KY	36%	32%	-11%	31%	27%	-13%	68%	28%
LA	53%	41%	-23%	44%	36%	-18%	26%	49%
ME	31%	35%	+13%	28%	30%	+7%	92%	76%
MD	37%	38%	+3%	30%	31%	+3%	89%	13%
MA	43%	39%	-9%	38%	34%	-11%	44%	2%
MI	41%	37%	-10%	35%	32%	-9%	66%	35%
MN	45%	36%	-20%	39%	31%	-21%	52%	44%
MS	42%	40%	-5%	38%	36%	-5%	49%	24%
MO	50%	41%	-18%	44%	35%	-20%	83%	30%
MT	44%	49%	+11%	39%	45%	+15%	84%	58%
NE	37%	33%	-11%	29%	28%	-3%	83%	68%
NV	47%	37%	-21%	42%	33%	-21%	71%	30%
NH	39%	36%	-8%	31%	33%	+6%	90%	33%
NJ	36%	35%	-3%	29%	29%	0%	87%	34%
NM	49%	39%	-20%	44%	35%	-20%	92%	35%
NY	34%	37%	+9%	29%	30%	+3%	59%	4%
NC	35%	36%	+3%	31%	32%	+3%	85%	2%
ND	58%	47%	-19%	49%	37%	-24%	85%	33%
OH	36%	38%	+6%	30%	31%	+3%	88%	35%
OK	39%	35%	-10%	34%	31%	-9%	81%	17%
OR	42%	36%	-14%	34%	29%	-15%	89%	38%
PA	42%	39%	-7%	37%	35%	-5%	80%	22%
RI	41%	50%	+22%	38%	39%	+3%	88%	6%
SC	39%	42%	+8%	34%	36%	+6%	77%	85%
SD	45%	43%	-4%	42%	41%	-2%	77%	62%
TN	42%	37%	-12%	38%	31%	-18%	27%	19%
TX	55%	45%	-18%	48%	39%	-19%	42%	18%
UT	28%	13%	-54%	25%	12%	-52%	53%	36%
VT	45%	40%	-11%	38%	38%	0%	96%	36%
VA	41%	37%	-10%	35%	30%	-14%	60%	0%
WA	49%	45%	-8%	42%	39%	-7%	87%	16%
WV	45%	34%	-24%	39%	31%	-21%	82%	14%
WI	43%	45%	+5%	39%	40%	+3%	88%	43%
WY	50%	38%	-24%	45%	33%	-27%	81%	28%
USA	42%	39%	-7%	36%	33%	-8%	64%	24%
PR	55%	48%	-13%	46%	41%	-11%	76%	59%
Source: Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).

back to Traffic Safety Fact Sheet