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Drunk Driving Statistics:

2008 California State Statistics

  • 3,434 people in California were killed in traffic crashes. 1,355 of these fatalities were a result of alcohol or other drugs
  • There were 28,463 alcohol involved injuries in JUST CALIFORNIA in 2008
  • There were 214, 811 DUI arrests in California in 2008, 80.2% were male
  • The average age of a DUI offender is 30 years old
  • The proportion of female DUI offenders has been rising consistently for a decade
  • The average BAC (Blood Alcohol Concentration) for a convicted DUI offender as reported on by police on APS forms was .16%!! Double the legal limit!!

2009 National Statistics

  • 33,808 people were killed in traffic accidents. 10,839 of these deaths was a result of alcohol (32% of all traffic deaths)
  • An additional 254,000 suffered injuries due to an alcohol related accident
  • Drunk drivers kill someone approximately every 48 minutes
  • High BAC drivers (.15% and higher) account for more then half of all deaths in alcohol related accidents
  • 181 children age 14 and younger died in alcohol related accidents in 2009. Over half (92) were riding WITH THE ALCOHOL IMPAIRED DRIVER!
  • In 2009 1.4 million people were arrested for driving under the influence. This is less than 1% of the amount self reported by adults. (147 million self reported episodes of drunk driving)
  • Among motorcyclist killed in fatal crashes in 2009, 29% had a BAC of over 0.08%
  • An average drunk driver will drive drunk 87 times before being pulled over!
  • Drunk driving costs each adult in this country around $500 a year
  • 1 in 3 people will be involved in an alcohol related crash in their liftetime
  • Among drivers killed in fatal crashes, 30% have BACs of 0.08% or greater.
  • Among drivers involved in fatal crashes, those with BAC levels of 0.08% or higher were eight times more likely to have a prior conviction for DWI than were drivers who had not consumed alcohol.
  • 75 percent of drunk drivers whose licenses are suspended continue to drive.
  • Alcohol-related crashes in the United States cost the public an estimated $114.3 billion in 2000, including $51.1 billion in monetary costs and an estimated $63.2 billion in quality of life losses. People other than the drinking driver paid $71.6 billion of the alcohol-related crash bill, which is 63 percent of the total cost of these crashes.
  • In 2001, more than half a million people were injured in crashes where police reported that alcohol was present — an average of one person injured every minute.
  • The 13,470 alcohol-impaired-driving fatalities in 2006 were almost the same as compared to 13,451 alcohol-impaired-driving fatalities reported in 1996. Ten years of progress?

References


Infographic by Criminal Justice Degree Schools

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