Alcohol Costs and Statistics
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration collected the following information for 2006:
- there were 17,602 fatalities in alcohol-related crashes
- this represents an average of one alcohol-related fatality every 30 minutes
- estimated that alcohol was involved in 41 percent of fatal crashes
- estimated that alcohol was involved in 9 percent of all crashes in 2006
- over 1.46 million drivers arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics
- this is an arrest rate of 1 for every 139 licensed drivers in the United States.
Did you get that?
- Every 30 minutes someone in the United States dies in an alcohol related crash!
- Alcohol was involved in almost half of all fatal crashes!
- Out of every 139 licensed drivers, 1 will be arrested for drunk driving!
Young drivers are at even greater risk than older drivers. “The highest percentage of drivers in fatal crashes who had BAC levels .08 g/dL or higher was for drivers 21 to 24 years old,” according to NHTSA. Alcohol and Other Drugs Alcohol Defensive Class
