You are seeing this message because JavaScript is not available on your browser or you have Javascript disabled. This is a JavaScript library used to accomplish various visual effects and navigational indicators. Site functionality and accessibility is not inhibited when this library is not in use.
NCSA DATA RESOURCE WEBSITE
FATALITY ANALYSIS REPORTING SYSTEM (FARS) ENCYCLOPEDIA
 
FARS Data Tables
Query FARS Data
State Traffic Safety Information
Help
SummaryTrendsCrashesVehiclesPeopleStates
Crashes and All VictimsOccupantsPedestriansAlcoholFatalities and Fatality RatesLaws
Map Features Map features - Click here for information. VMT Changes VMT changes - Click here for information.

Persons Killed, by STATE and Highest Driver Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) in Crash - State : USA, Year : 2009

SELECT REPORT CRITERIA:

OUTPUT OPTIONS:
State Highest Driver Blood Alcohol Concentration in Crash Total Killed
BAC = .00 BAC = .01-.07 BAC = .08+ BAC=.01+
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Alabama 522 62 46 5 280 33 325 38 848 100
Alaska 42 65 3 4 20 31 22 35 64 100
Arizona 514 64 42 5 219 27 260 32 807 100
Arkansas 372 64 43 7 168 29 211 36 585 100
California 1,956 63 168 5 950 31 1,118 36 3,081 100
Colorado 285 61 20 4 158 34 178 38 465 100
Connecticut 109 49 15 7 99 44 114 51 223 100
Delaware 68 58 4 3 45 38 48 42 116 100
District of Columbia 17 59 2 7 10 35 12 41 29 100
Florida 1,649 64 134 5 770 30 904 35 2,558 100
Georgia 885 69 63 5 331 26 394 31 1,284 100
Hawaii 51 46 6 6 52 48 59 54 109 100
Idaho 160 71 7 3 58 26 65 29 226 100
Illinois 530 58 62 7 319 35 381 42 911 100
Indiana 443 64 39 6 210 30 249 36 693 100
Iowa 254 68 22 6 96 26 118 32 372 100
Kansas 208 54 23 6 154 40 177 46 386 100
Kentucky 550 70 45 6 194 25 239 30 791 100
Louisiana 455 55 72 9 295 36 366 45 821 100
Maine 106 67 6 4 47 29 53 33 159 100
Maryland 354 65 32 6 162 30 194 35 547 100
Massachusetts 201 60 23 7 108 32 130 39 334 100
Michigan 579 67 45 5 246 28 291 33 871 100
Minnesota 289 69 23 5 108 26 131 31 421 100
Mississippi 436 62 30 4 234 33 264 38 700 100
Missouri 518 59 58 7 300 34 358 41 878 100
Montana 129 58 11 5 81 36 92 42 221 100
Nebraska 135 61 22 10 66 30 88 39 223 100
Nevada 152 63 22 9 68 28 90 37 243 100
New Hampshire 73 66 7 6 30 27 36 33 110 100
New Jersey 397 68 36 6 149 25 185 32 583 100
New Mexico 232 64 15 4 114 32 129 36 361 100
New York 766 66 68 6 321 28 388 34 1,156 100
North Carolina 879 67 67 5 363 28 430 33 1,314 100
North Dakota 81 58 6 4 54 38 59 42 140 100
Ohio 643 63 54 5 324 32 378 37 1,021 100
Oklahoma 473 64 30 4 235 32 265 36 738 100
Oregon 235 62 26 7 115 30 141 37 377 100
Pennsylvania 783 62 64 5 406 32 470 37 1,256 100
Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 0
Rhode Island 43 52 7 8 34 40 40 48 83 100
South Carolina 468 52 47 5 377 42 423 47 894 100
South Dakota 69 53 6 5 53 40 59 45 131 100
Tennessee 642 65 42 4 303 31 345 35 989 100
Texas 1,628 53 202 7 1,235 40 1,437 47 3,071 100
Utah 190 78 14 6 40 16 54 22 244 100
Vermont 46 63 4 6 23 32 28 37 74 100
Virginia 476 63 34 5 243 32 278 37 757 100
Virgin Islands 0 0 0 0 0
Washington 259 53 26 5 206 42 232 47 492 100
West Virginia 221 62 19 5 115 32 134 38 356 100
Wisconsin 308 55 38 7 213 38 251 45 561 100
Wyoming 81 60 7 5 47 35 54 40 134 100
USA 20,961 62 1,905 6 10,839 32 12,744 38 33,808 100
Note: NHTSA estimates alcohol involvement when alcohol test results are unknown.
Total includes fatalities in crashes in which there was no driver or motorcycle rider present.

Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes, by STATE and Blood Alcohol Concentration of the Driver - State : USA, Year : 2009

SELECT REPORT CRITERIA:

OUTPUT OPTIONS:
State Blood Alcohol Concentration of the Driver Total Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes
BAC = .00 BAC = .01-.07 BAC = .08+ BAC=.01+
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Alabama 835 73 43 4 259 23 302 27 1,137 100
Alaska 69 78 3 3 17 19 19 22 88 100
Arizona 736 75 44 4 202 21 245 25 981 100
Arkansas 584 76 36 5 151 20 187 24 770 100
California 3,145 75 168 4 868 21 1,035 25 4,180 100
Colorado 481 74 20 3 153 23 172 26 653 100
Connecticut 190 63 16 5 95 32 110 37 300 100
Delaware 108 70 5 3 41 27 46 30 154 100
District of Columbia 26 69 2 6 9 25 11 31 37 100
Florida 2,632 75 140 4 715 20 855 25 3,487 100
Georgia 1,362 78 62 4 318 18 379 22 1,741 100
Hawaii 83 60 7 5 49 35 56 40 139 100
Idaho 226 79 6 2 55 19 61 21 287 100
Illinois 933 72 71 5 292 23 363 28 1,296 100
Indiana 752 76 39 4 201 20 240 24 991 100
Iowa 390 78 21 4 92 18 113 22 503 100
Kansas 323 65 25 5 151 30 175 35 498 100
Kentucky 887 80 40 4 184 17 223 20 1,110 100
Louisiana 697 68 69 7 267 26 335 32 1,032 100
Maine 183 78 6 3 47 20 53 22 236 100
Maryland 591 76 34 4 151 19 185 24 776 100
Massachusetts 312 71 25 6 100 23 125 29 437 100
Michigan 961 78 49 4 229 18 278 22 1,239 100
Minnesota 431 78 22 4 98 18 120 22 551 100
Mississippi 610 71 30 3 217 25 247 29 857 100
Missouri 813 71 54 5 274 24 328 29 1,141 100
Montana 188 69 9 3 74 27 83 31 271 100
Nebraska 244 75 21 6 62 19 83 25 327 100
Nevada 250 75 21 6 64 19 85 25 335 100
New Hampshire 110 76 7 5 27 19 34 24 144 100
New Jersey 649 79 37 4 139 17 176 21 824 100
New Mexico 338 74 13 3 104 23 116 26 454 100
New York 1,144 76 69 5 302 20 370 24 1,514 100
North Carolina 1,366 77 63 4 343 19 406 23 1,772 100
North Dakota 117 69 5 3 46 28 51 31 168 100
Ohio 1,071 75 56 4 296 21 352 25 1,423 100
Oklahoma 698 74 29 3 216 23 245 26 942 100
Oregon 355 73 23 5 109 22 132 27 487 100
Pennsylvania 1,292 75 62 4 368 21 430 25 1,722 100
Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 0
Rhode Island 61 62 6 6 32 32 38 38 99 100
South Carolina 744 65 50 4 357 31 407 35 1,151 100
South Dakota 93 65 7 5 43 30 50 35 143 100
Tennessee 973 75 42 3 290 22 332 25 1,305 100
Texas 2,771 67 213 5 1,179 28 1,392 33 4,163 100
Utah 297 86 11 3 37 11 48 14 345 100
Vermont 70 72 3 3 23 24 27 28 97 100
Virginia 700 73 35 4 230 24 265 27 965 100
Virgin Islands 0 0 0 0 0
Washington 419 66 27 4 189 30 215 34 634 100
West Virginia 324 72 19 4 106 24 125 28 449 100
Wisconsin 488 67 43 6 197 27 239 33 727 100
Wyoming 100 68 6 4 42 28 48 33 148 100
USA 33,218 73 1,910 4 10,102 22 12,012 27 45,230 100

Drivers Killed in Fatal Crashes, by STATE and Blood Alcohol Concentration of the Driver - State : USA, Year : 2009

SELECT REPORT CRITERIA:

OUTPUT OPTIONS:
State Blood Alcohol Concentration of the Driver Total Drivers Killed in Fatal Crashes
BAC = .00 BAC = .01-.07 BAC = .08+ BAC=.01+
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Alabama 371 61 29 5 210 34 239 39 610 100
Alaska 22 67 1 4 10 30 11 33 33 100
Arizona 266 62 24 6 137 32 161 38 427 100
Arkansas 276 65 21 5 128 30 150 35 425 100
California 1,050 63 66 4 562 33 628 37 1,678 100
Colorado 194 62 12 4 106 34 118 38 312 100
Connecticut 80 51 11 7 66 42 77 49 157 100
Delaware 38 54 2 2 30 43 31 46 69 100
District of Columbia 3 33 0 1 7 66 7 67 10 100
Florida 909 61 73 5 503 34 576 39 1,485 100
Georgia 596 69 37 4 231 27 267 31 863 100
Hawaii 32 43 3 4 39 53 42 57 74 100
Idaho 100 68 4 3 42 29 47 32 147 100
Illinois 352 61 42 7 182 32 223 39 575 100
Indiana 303 62 27 6 162 33 190 38 493 100
Iowa 192 70 10 4 72 26 83 30 274 100
Kansas 153 57 12 5 105 39 118 43 271 100
Kentucky 420 71 29 5 142 24 171 29 591 100
Louisiana 298 55 32 6 209 39 241 45 539 100
Maine 81 67 6 5 34 28 40 33 121 100
Maryland 217 64 21 6 100 30 121 36 338 100
Massachusetts 134 63 16 8 62 29 78 37 212 100
Michigan 360 66 21 4 166 30 186 34 546 100
Minnesota 183 69 14 5 66 25 81 31 264 100
Mississippi 300 62 18 4 169 35 187 38 487 100
Missouri 353 59 38 6 209 35 247 41 600 100
Montana 93 58 7 4 62 38 68 42 161 100
Nebraska 99 59 17 10 53 31 70 41 169 100
Nevada 88 62 14 10 41 29 54 38 142 100
New Hampshire 52 73 2 2 17 25 19 27 71 100
New Jersey 210 67 22 7 82 26 104 33 314 100
New Mexico 134 61 8 4 79 36 87 39 221 100
New York 412 67 32 5 167 27 199 33 611 100
North Carolina 584 66 39 4 258 29 296 34 880 100
North Dakota 50 55 2 3 39 42 41 45 91 100
Ohio 437 62 36 5 230 33 267 38 703 100
Oklahoma 335 64 15 3 172 33 186 36 521 100
Oregon 154 62 13 5 81 33 94 38 248 100
Pennsylvania 542 63 32 4 285 33 317 37 859 100
Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 0
Rhode Island 21 46 3 7 21 47 25 54 46 100
South Carolina 311 51 31 5 272 44 303 49 614 100
South Dakota 53 59 4 4 33 37 36 41 89 100
Tennessee 435 64 21 3 226 33 247 36 682 100
Texas 1,111 55 108 5 802 40 911 45 2,021 100
Utah 115 77 7 5 26 18 34 23 148 100
Vermont 33 59 3 6 20 36 23 41 56 100
Virginia 312 61 22 4 176 35 199 39 511 100
Virgin Islands 0 0 0 0 0
Washington 160 53 13 4 132 43 144 47 304 100
West Virginia 165 65 12 5 77 30 89 35 254 100
Wisconsin 220 56 24 6 151 38 175 44 395 100
Wyoming 51 59 2 3 33 38 35 41 86 100
USA 13,458 62 1,060 5 7,281 33 8,341 38 21,798 100

Surviving Drivers in Fatal Crashes, by STATE and Blood Alcohol Concentration of the Driver - State : USA, Year : 2009

SELECT REPORT CRITERIA:

OUTPUT OPTIONS:
State Blood Alcohol Concentration of the Driver Total Surviving Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes
BAC = .00 BAC = .01-.07 BAC = .08+ BAC=.01+
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Alabama 464 88 14 3 49 9 63 12 527 100
Alaska 47 85 1 3 7 12 8 15 55 100
Arizona 470 85 19 3 65 12 84 15 554 100
Arkansas 308 89 15 4 23 7 37 11 345 100
California 2,095 84 101 4 306 12 407 16 2,502 100
Colorado 286 84 8 2 47 14 55 16 341 100
Connecticut 110 77 5 3 28 20 33 23 143 100
Delaware 70 83 3 4 11 13 15 17 85 100
District of Columbia 22 83 2 8 3 10 5 17 27 100
Florida 1,723 86 67 3 212 11 279 14 2,002 100
Georgia 766 87 25 3 87 10 112 13 878 100
Hawaii 51 79 4 7 10 15 14 21 65 100
Idaho 126 90 2 1 13 9 14 10 140 100
Illinois 581 81 29 4 110 15 140 19 721 100
Indiana 448 90 12 2 38 8 50 10 498 100
Iowa 199 87 10 5 20 9 31 13 229 100
Kansas 170 75 12 5 45 20 58 25 227 100
Kentucky 467 90 11 2 41 8 52 10 519 100
Louisiana 399 81 36 7 58 12 94 19 493 100
Maine 102 89 0 0 13 11 13 11 115 100
Maryland 374 85 14 3 50 12 64 15 438 100
Massachusetts 178 79 9 4 38 17 47 21 225 100
Michigan 601 87 28 4 64 9 92 13 693 100
Minnesota 248 86 8 3 31 11 39 14 287 100
Mississippi 310 84 12 3 49 13 61 16 370 100
Missouri 460 85 16 3 66 12 81 15 541 100
Montana 95 86 3 3 12 11 15 14 110 100
Nebraska 145 92 4 2 9 6 13 8 158 100
Nevada 162 84 7 4 23 12 31 16 193 100
New Hampshire 58 79 5 7 10 14 15 21 73 100
New Jersey 439 86 15 3 57 11 71 14 510 100
New Mexico 204 87 4 2 25 11 29 13 233 100
New York 732 81 37 4 135 15 171 19 903 100
North Carolina 782 88 25 3 86 10 110 12 892 100
North Dakota 67 86 3 4 8 10 11 14 77 100
Ohio 635 88 20 3 66 9 85 12 720 100
Oklahoma 363 86 14 3 44 10 58 14 421 100
Oregon 201 84 10 4 29 12 38 16 239 100
Pennsylvania 750 87 30 3 83 10 113 13 863 100
Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 0
Rhode Island 40 75 3 6 10 19 13 25 53 100
South Carolina 433 81 19 4 85 16 104 19 537 100
South Dakota 41 75 3 6 10 19 13 25 54 100
Tennessee 538 86 21 3 64 10 85 14 623 100
Texas 1,660 78 105 5 377 18 482 22 2,142 100
Utah 182 93 4 2 11 5 15 7 197 100
Vermont 38 91 0 0 3 8 4 9 41 100
Virginia 388 85 13 3 53 12 66 15 454 100
Virgin Islands 0 0 0 0 0
Washington 259 78 14 4 57 17 71 22 330 100
West Virginia 159 82 7 4 29 15 36 18 195 100
Wisconsin 268 81 19 6 45 14 64 19 332 100
Wyoming 49 79 4 6 9 15 13 21 62 100
USA 19,760 84 850 4 2,821 12 3,672 16 23,432 100