Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities

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1 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities Based on The Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) NTI Impaired Driving Division Retreat April 21, 2011 National Center for Statistics & Analysis 1

2 Agenda Overall 2010 Projections 2009 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities State Overview Demographic Characteristics Repeat Offenders and High BAC Offenders Restraint Use, Speeding and Impaired Driving National Center for Statistics & Analysis 2

3 Overview Fatalities and Fatality Rates Prior Periods of Significant Declines (Technical Report: Analysis of Significant Decline in Fatalities in 2008) Fatalities 60,000 54,000 48,000 42,000 36,000 30,000 24,000 18,000 12,000 6, Fatality Rate * *Projected Fatalities and Fatality Rate 0 National Center for Statistics & Analysis 3

4 2 nd Consecutive Quarter of Increases after 17 Consecutive Quarters of Declines 20% 15% 1981 Q2 to 1983 Q4 (11 Quarters) 1990 Q4 to 1993 Q2 (11 Quarters) 2006 Q2 to 2010 Q2 (17 Quarters) 10% % Declines 5% 0% -5% -10% -15% -20% National Center for Statistics & Analysis 4

5 Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities in the U.S., 2005,2009 National Center for Statistics & Analysis 5

6 Overall Summary 2009 Annual Assessment Year Change % Change Total 37,423 33,808-3, % In alcohol-impaired driving crashes % of Total 31.3% 32.1% 11,711 10, % Rate (per 100M VMT) Sources: FARS National Center for Statistics & Analysis 6

7 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities and Fatality Rate 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5, Fatalities Fatality Rate per 100M VMT National Center for Statistics & Analysis 7

8 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities by State Thirty-three states and Puerto Rico had decreases in alcohol-impaired driving fatalities States with 70 or more decrease Florida: -117 (-13.2%) Georgia: -74 (-18.3%) Pennsylvania: -93 (-18.6%) California: -75 (-7.3%) Texas: -75 (-5.7%) States with any 10 or more increase Washington: +23 (+12.6%) Kansas: +16 (+11.6%) South Dakota: +18 (+51.4%) Nebraska: +13 (+24.5%) Maryland: +17 (+11.7%) Vermont: +11 (+91.7%) Rhode Island: +11 (+23.8%) Hawaii: +10 (+23.8%) National Center for Statistics & Analysis 8

9 2009 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities National Center for Statistics & Analysis 9

10 2009 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatality Rate (VMT) National Center for Statistics & Analysis 10

11 States where Both the Number and Rate per 100 Million VMT are in the upper third National Center for Statistics & Analysis 11

12 Fatalities by Age Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities declined in almost all of the age groups Fatalities among Under 16 year olds declined by 16% Fatalities among year olds declined by about 11% Fatalities among year olds increased by about 1% Persons 34 and younger accounted for about 52% of all alcohol-impaired driving fatalities Account for 43% of all fatalities National Center for Statistics & Analysis 12

13 Total and Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities by Age, ,500 1,200 Fatalities Age Alcohol-Impaired Total National Center for Statistics & Analysis 13

14 % Change in Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities by Age, % Under & Above 0% -10% Fatalities -20% -30% -40% -50% Age National Center for Statistics & Analysis 14

15 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities and Fatality Rate per 100,000 Population, 2008 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities and Fatality Rate per 100k Population Race/Ethnicity White, Non- Hispanic Total In Alcohol-Impaired (AI) Driving Crashes AI-Fatality Rate 21,777 6,434 (30%) 3.2 Black, Non-Hispanic 3,888 1,213 (31%) 3.3 American Indians (43%) 11.1 Asian/Pacific Islanders (22%) 1.1 Hispanics 3,638 1,290 (36%) 2.7 *Source: FARS 2008 [Final], 2008 Census Bureau Population Estimates National Center for Statistics & Analysis 15

16 Under 21 fatalities in crashes involving at least one U21 Driver/Mc. Op or Non-Occupant with BAC=.01+: States where two-thirds of fatalities nationwide occur U.S. Total=969 National Center for Statistics & Analysis 16

17 Hispanic fatalities in alcohol-impaired driving crashes: States where two-thirds of fatalities nationwide occur, 2008 U.S. Total=1,290 National Center for Statistics & Analysis 17

18 American Indian fatalities in alcohol-impaired driving crashes: States where two-thirds of fatalities nationwide occur, 2008 U.S. Total=260 National Center for Statistics & Analysis 18

19 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities by Role and Impairment Status 6% 11% Impaired Driver 16% 67% Passenger riding w/ Impaired Driver Occupants of other vehicles Non-Occupant National Center for Statistics & Analysis 19

20 Alcohol-Impaired Drivers by Belt Use and Speeding Unbelted Belted Total Speeding 28% 14% 42% Not Speeding 34% 25% 58% Total 61% 39% 100% National Center for Statistics & Analysis 20

21 Alcohol-Impaired Drivers by Prior DWI Convictions and Suspensions Alcohol-Impaired Drivers, By Prior DWI Convictions and Suspensions* Prior DWIs Change % Change Alcohol-Impaired 10,898 [100%] 10,102 [100%] % 2+ Prior DWIs 128 [1%] 124 [1%] % 1 Prior DWI 718 [7%] 625 [6%] % 0 Prior DWI + 1 Prior Suspension No Prior DWI or Prior Suspensions 1,901 [17%] 1,765 [18%] % 7,728 [71%] 7,184 [71%] % Unknown 424 [4%] 405 [4%] % *FARS records DWI convictions within last 3 years from the date of the crash Source: FARS 2008 [Final], 2009 Annual Report File [ARF] National Center for Statistics & Analysis 21

22 Alcohol-Impaired Drivers by Prior DWI Offenses and Prior License Suspensions 4.0% 1.2% 6.2% 2+ Prior DWI 17.5% 1 Prior DWI 71.1% 0 Prior DWI and 1+ Prior Suspension 0 Prior DWI + 0 Prior Suspension Unknown National Center for Statistics & Analysis 22

23 Alcohol-Impaired Motorcycle Operators by Age Group, % 2.0% 7.0% 38.0% 23.0% % 1,230 Alcohol-impaired MC Operators in 2009 (Down 17% from 2008). More than two-thirds age 35 and abo National Center for Statistics & Analysis 23

24 % Change in Total and Alcohol-Impaired Motorcycle Operators by Age, % & Above 0% -10% Fatalities -20% -30% -40% -50% Age Alcohol-Impaired Total National Center for Statistics & Analysis 24

25 Fatal Alcohol-Impaired Motorcycle Operators: States where two-thirds of fatalities nationwide occur, 2008 U.S. Total=1,230 National Center for Statistics & Analysis 25

26 Alcohol-Impaired Pedestrians by Age Group, % 4.0% 9.0% 39.0% 19.0% % 1,416 Alcohol-impaired Pedestrians in 2009 (Down 10% from National Center for Statistics & Analysis 26

27 % Change in Total and Alcohol-Impaired Pedestrians by Age, % & Above 0% -10% Fatalities -20% -30% -40% -50% Age Alcohol-Impaired Total National Center for Statistics & Analysis 27

28 Fatal Alcohol-Impaired Pedestrians: States where twothirds of fatalities nationwide occur, 2008 U.S. Total=1,416 National Center for Statistics & Analysis 28