Statistics

Statistics for the State of Alabama

MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC FATALITIES & ALCOHOL RELATED FATALITIES FOR 1996 & 1997

State	1996			1997			change in percent 1996-1997
	total fatalities	alcohol-related fatalities		1997
		alcohol-related fatalities		total fatalities	alcohol-related fatalities
		number	percent	total fatalities	number	percent
Alabama	1,146	489	42.7	1,189	478	39.8	-6.8%
Alaska	81	42	51.5	77	41	52.8	2.5%
Arizona	994	438	44.1	951	433	45.5	3.2%
Arkansas	615	214	34.7	660	193	29.2	-15.9%
California	3,989	1,610	40.4	3,688	1,314	35.6	-11.9%
Colorado	617	244	39.6	613	218	35.6	-10.1%
Connecticut	310	151	48.8	338	152	45.0	-7.8%
Delaware	116	48	41.0	143	61	42.7	4.1%
District of Columbia	62	30	49.2	60	35	58.5	18.9%
Florida	2,753	1,015	36.9	2,782	934	33.6	-8.9%
Georgia	1,573	567	36.0	1,577	578	36.6	1.7%
Hawaii	148	66	44.4	131	59	44.7	0.7%
Idaho	258	87	33.8	259	102	39.6	17.2%
Illinois	1,477	665	45.0	1,395	587	42.1	-6.4%
Indiana	984	336	34.1	935	308	32.9	-3.5%
Iowa	465	198	42.5	468	174	37.2	-12.5%
Kansas	490	197	40.2	481	142	29.5	-26.6%
Kentucky	842	296	35.2	857	279	32.6	-7.4%
Louisiana	902	456	50.6	913	421	46.1	-8.9%
Maine	169	63	37.5	192	64	33.4	-10.9%
Maryland	608	201	33.0	608	221	36.3	10.0%
Massachusetts	417	191	45.9	442	209	47.4	3.3%
Michigan	1,505	613	40.7	1,446	558	38.6	-5.2%
Minnesota	576	218	37.9	600	193	32.2	-15.0%
Mississippi	811	338	41.6	861	344	40.0	-3.8%
Missouri	1,148	566	49.3	1,192	509	42.7	-13.4%
Montana	200	75	37.5	265	120	45.3	20.8%
Nebraska	293	98	33.6	302	105	34.6	3.0%
Nevada	348	174	50.1	347	160	46.2	-7.8%
New Hampshire	134	46	34.7	125	60	47.7	37.5%
New Jersey	814	277	34.0	774	282	36.4	7.1%
New Mexico	485	244	50.2	484	220	45.5	-9.4%
New York	1,593	539	33.8	1,643	449	27.4	-18.9%
North Carolina	1,494	524	35.1	1,483	528	35.6	1.4%
North Dakota	85	45	53.4	105	50	47.8	-10.5%
Ohio	1,391	459	33.0	1,441	476	33.0	0.0%
Oklahoma	772	280	36.3	838	302	36.0	-0.8%
Oregon	526	222	42.3	523	228	43.5	2.8%
Pennsylvania	1,469	575	39.1	1,557	631	40.5	3.6%
Rhode Island	69	33	48.4	75	41	54.6	12.8%
South Carolina	930	394	42.4	903	318	35.2	-17.0%
South Dakota	175	70	39.9	148	61	41.3	3.5%
Tennessee	1,239	500	40.3	1,223	496	40.6	0.7%
Texas	3,742	1,992	53.2	3,510	1,748	49.8	-6.4%
Utah	321	84	26.2	366	75	20.6	-21.4%
Vermont	88	39	43.9	96	34	35.8	-18.5%
Virginia	877	338	38.5	984	383	38.9	1.0%
Washington	712	356	50.0	676	300	44.4	-11.2%
West Virginia	348	132	38.0	379	146	38.6	1.6%
Wisconsin	761	322	42.3	725	329	45.3	7.1%
Wyoming	143	58	40.6	137	43	31.5	-22.4%
USA	42,065	17,218	40.9	41,967	16,189	38.6	-5.6%

In 1990 when 50% of all traffic deaths were alcohol related MADD set a goal to reduce the percentage of alcohol related highway deaths to 40% by the year 2000. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration(NHTSA), 16,189 people were killed last year in alcohol related traffic crashes representing 38.6% of all traffic deaths. So MADD does make a difference. That 1.4% that were saved could have been you, your parents, your siblings or your children that were saved.

In the last 10 years, more than 213,000 Americans were killed in alcohol-related crashes---4 times more than were killed in the Vietnam War.

Drunk driving crimes cause half of all traffic fatalities.

44% of all night time fatal alcohol related crashes are caused by the 16-24 age group. Which comprises 22% of the licensed population.

14 teenagers die every day and another 360 are seriously injured in crashes involving drunk driving.

Over 84,000 people suffer crippling and serious injuries every year in drunk driving.

Life expectancy has increased for every age group in the country except for 15-24 year olds because of drunk driving fatalities. Drunk driving crashes are the #1 cause of serious injury and death for this age group.

Drunk driving cost society $46 billion each year in rehabilitation,lost earnings, court costs, and other expenses.

Every 1 and 1/2 minutes someone dies because of a drunk driver; 19,000 in one year.

Out of 200 children born today in the US, one will die and four will sustain serious or crippling injuries in an alcohol-related crash before they reach the age of 24.

For every 10 cars you pass on a Friday or Saturday night, one driver is legally drunk.