Alcohol-Impaired Crash Fatalities, 2008-2017 (1) |
|
Year |
Number |
As a percent of
all crash deaths |
2008 |
11,711 |
31% |
2009 |
10,759 |
32 |
2010 |
10,136 |
31 |
2011 |
9,865 |
30 |
2012 |
10,336 |
31 |
2013 |
10,110 |
31 |
2014 |
9,943 |
30 |
2015 |
10,320 |
30 |
2016 |
10,996 |
29 |
2017 |
10,874 |
29 |
(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.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. |
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