Drunk Driving Data

Estimated number and percentage of traffic fatalities, by the highest BAC (blood alcohol concentration) of any person involved in the crash, United States, 1987-2000
		Bac 0.00 g/dl	Bac 0.01 g/dl	Bac 0.10 g/dl
Year	Total	No. (%)	No. (%)	No. (%)
1987	46,390	22,749 (49.0)	23,641 (51.0)	18,529 (39.9)
1988	47,087	23,461 (49.8)	23,626 (50.2)	18,731 (39.9)
1989	45,582	23,178 (50.8)	22,404 (49.2)	17,862 (39.2)
1990	44,599	22,515 (50.5)	22,084 (49.5)	17,650 (39.6)
1991	41,508	21,621 (52.1)	19,887 (47.9)	15,928 (38.4)
1992	39,235	21,536 (54.9)	17,699 (45.1)	14,123 (36.0)
1993	40,115	22,653 (56.5)	17,461 (43.5)	13,982 (34.9)
1994	40,716	24,136 (59.3)	16,580 (40.7)	13,100 (32.2)
1995	41,798	24.524 (58.7)	17,274 (41.3)	13,564 (32.5)
1996	41,907	24,781 (59.1)	17,126 (40.9)	13,395 (32.0)
1997	41,967	25,778 (61.4)	16,189 (38.6)	12,704 (30.3)
1998	41,501	25,481 (61.4)	16,020 (38)	12,494 (30)
1999	41,717	25,741 (62)	15,976 (38)	12,453 (30)
2000	41,821	25,168 (60)	16,653 (40)	12,892 (31)
Note: BAC distributions are estimates for drivers and nonoccupants of motor vehicles who were involved in fatal crashes.Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) 1998.

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