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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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