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Persons Killed, by Highest Driver Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) in the Crash, 1994 - 2020 - State : USA

SELECT REPORT CRITERIA:

OUTPUT OPTIONS:
Year BAC = .00 BAC = .01-.07 BAC = .08+ BAC=.01+ *Total Number
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
1994 24,948 61 2,236 5 13,390 33 15,626 38 40,716
1995 25,768 62 2,416 6 13,478 32 15,893 38 41,817
1996 26,052 62 2,415 6 13,451 32 15,866 38 42,065
1997 26,902 64 2,216 5 12,757 30 14,973 36 42,013
1998 26,477 64 2,353 6 12,546 30 14,899 36 41,501
1999 26,798 64 2,235 5 12,555 30 14,790 35 41,717
2000 26,082 62 2,422 6 13,324 32 15,746 38 41,945
2001 26,334 62 2,441 6 13,290 31 15,731 37 42,196
2002 27,080 63 2,321 5 13,472 31 15,793 37 43,005
2003 27,328 64 2,327 5 13,096 31 15,423 36 42,884
2004 27,413 64 2,212 5 13,099 31 15,311 36 42,836
2005 27,423 63 2,404 6 13,582 31 15,985 37 43,510
2006 26,633 62 2,479 6 13,491 32 15,970 37 42,708
2007 25,611 62 2,494 6 13,041 32 15,534 38 41,259
2008 23,499 63 2,115 6 11,711 31 13,826 37 37,423
2009 21,051 62 1,972 6 10,759 32 12,731 38 33,883
2010 21,005 64 1,771 5 10,136 31 11,906 36 32,999
2011 20,848 64 1,662 5 9,865 30 11,527 35 32,479
2012 21,563 64 1,782 5 10,336 31 12,118 36 33,782
2013 20,865 63 1,834 6 10,084 31 11,918 36 32,893
2014 20,913 64 1,800 5 9,943 30 11,743 36 32,744
2015 23,165 65 1,930 5 10,280 29 12,210 34 35,484
2016 24,762 65 1,984 5 10,967 29 12,951 34 37,806
2017 24,589 66 1,895 5 10,880 29 12,775 34 37,473
2018 24,186 66 1,850 5 10,710 29 12,560 34 36,835
2019 24,251 67 1,834 5 10,196 28 12,029 33 36,355
2020 25,038 64 2,041 5 11,654 30 13,695 35 38,824
Note: NHTSA estimates alcohol involvement when alcohol test results are unknown.
*Total Number - Total includes fatalities in crashes in which there was no driver or motorcycle rider present.

Drivers in Fatal Crashes by Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) and Sex, 1994 - 2020 - State : USA

SELECT REPORT CRITERIA:

OUTPUT OPTIONS:
Year Male Female
Total Percent Total Percent
BAC=.01+ BAC=.08+ BAC=.01+ BAC=.08+
1994 40,233 30 26 13,567 17 14
1995 41,235 30 25 14,184 16 13
1996 41,376 29 25 14,850 16 13
1997 40,954 28 24 14,954 15 12
1998 40,816 28 23 15,089 15 12
1999 41,012 28 23 14,835 14 12
2000 41,795 29 24 14,790 16 13
2001 41,901 29 24 14,919 15 13
2002 42,377 29 25 14,999 15 12
2003 42,586 28 24 15,211 14 12
2004 42,250 28 24 15,384 15 12
2005 43,282 28 24 15,059 16 13
2006 42,223 29 24 14,753 18 15
2007 41,053 29 24 14,184 16 13
2008 37,061 29 25 12,627 16 13
2009 32,882 30 25 11,864 16 13
2010 32,079 28 24 11,859 17 15
2011 31,918 28 24 11,265 16 14
2012 33,351 28 24 11,604 16 14
2013 32,608 28 23 11,429 18 14
2014 32,630 28 23 11,293 18 15
2015 35,850 26 22 12,382 17 14
2016 37,941 26 21 13,376 17 14
2017 38,028 25 21 13,673 17 14
2018 37,406 25 21 13,379 18 15
2019 37,196 24 20 13,000 17 14
2020 39,393 26 22 13,033 19 16