| Total Traffic and Alcohol-Impaired Crash Fatalities, 1985-2022 |
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Alcohol-impaired crash fatalities (1) |
| Year |
Total traffic
fatalities |
Number |
As a percent of
all crash deaths |
| 1985 |
43,825 |
18,125 |
41% |
| 1990 |
44,599 |
17,705 |
40 |
| 1995 |
41,817 |
13,478 |
32 |
| 2000 |
41,945 |
13,324 |
32 |
| 2005 |
43,510 |
13,582 |
31 |
| 2010 |
32,999 |
10,136 |
31 |
| 2011 |
32,479 |
9,865 |
30 |
| 2012 |
33,782 |
10,336 |
31 |
| 2013 |
32,894 |
10,084 |
31 |
| 2014 |
32,744 |
9,943 |
30 |
| 2015 |
35,485 |
10,280 |
29 |
| 2016 |
37,806 |
10,967 |
29 |
| 2017 |
37,473 |
10,880 |
29 |
| 2018 |
36,835 |
10,710 |
29 |
| 2019 |
36,355 |
10,196 |
28 |
| 2020 |
39,007 |
11,727 |
30 |
| 2021 |
42,939 |
13,617 |
32 |
| 2022 |
42,514 |
13,524 |
32 |
(1) Alcohol-impaired driving crashes are crashes that involve at least one driver or a motorcycle operator with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08 grams per deciliter or above, the legal definition of alcohol-impaired driving in most states.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. |
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