Trends in Drunk Driving Fatalities

Average Fatal Car Accidents: Age vs BAC

This graph shows the number of fatal car accidents per year caused by drivers of ages 16-55, with blood alcohol levels of 0.01%-0.25%. The number of fatal accidents is averaged over five years, from 2009-2013.

Average Fatal Car Accidents: Age vs Gender

This graph shows the number of fatal car accidents per year caused by drivers of ages 16-55, with blood alcohol levels over the legal limit of 0.08%. Each bar is divided to show the number of accidents involving male and female drunk drivers for each age. The number of accidents is averaged over five years, from 2009-2013.

Rate of Alcohol-Induced Fatal Car Accidents, 2013

This map shows the rate of alcohol-induced fatal car accidents per state, as a percentage of alcohol-induced accidents per state out of the total accidents per state, for the year 2013.

Source: http://www.nhtsa.gov/FARS