FATAL 15

Fatal 15: 2008-2010 by Percent Fatalities with a Driver BAC of 0.08+

"Each year the National Highway Transportation Administration produces a report on the number of fatal crashes that have occurred in each state when at least one driver was under the influence of alcohol (.08 or higher). END ranks this data to highlight the Fatal Fifteen – those states who have the deadliest number of fatal car crashes each year due to drunk driving."

END has called on governors and other leaders in the Fatal Fifteen states to create, or refocus, task forces dedicated to exploring innovative strategies that address impaired, distracted, and other dangerous driving.

	2008		2009		2010
Rank	State	Percent	State	Percent	State	Percent
1	North Dakota*	45.192	Hawaii**	47.706	North Dakota***	44.762
2	South Carolina*	43.804	Connecticut	44.395	South Carolina***	44.074
3	Wyoming	42.138	South Carolina**	42.170	District of Columbia	42.857
4	Montana*	39.738	Washington**	41.870	Texas***	41.995
5	Hawaii	39.252	Rhode Island**	40.964	Kansas***	38.979
6	Rhode Island	38.462	South Dakota	40.458	Montana***	38.624
7	Kansas	37.662	Texas**	40.215	Connecticut***	37.931
8	Texas*	37.522	Kansas**	39.986	Rhode Island***	37.879
9	Delaware*	37.190	Delaware**	38.793	Hawaii***	37.168
10	Louisiana*	37.061	North Dakota**	38.571	Washington***	37.118
11	Virginia	35.680	Wisconsin**	37.968	Mississippi	36.817
12	Washington*	34.933	Montana**	36.652	Massachusetts	36.624
13	Illinois*	34.708	Louisiana**	35.932	Wisconsin***	35.839
14	Wisconsin*	34.380	Wyoming **	35.075	Delaware***	35.644
15	Massachusetts*	34.160	Illinois**	35.016	Wyoming***	34.839
	Mississippi*	33.972	District of Columbia	34.483	New Hampshire	34.375
	Alaska	33.871	Missouri	34.196	Idaho	33.971
	Pennsylvania	33.787	Colorado	33.978	Oklahoma	32.934
	West Virginia	33.684	Mississippi	33.429	Pennsylvania	32.704
	Idaho	33.621	Alabama	33.019	Alabama	32.366
	Nevada	33.025	Massachusetts**	32.335	Illinois***	32.147
	Oregon	32.692	Pennsylvania	32.325	New Mexico	32.081
	Alabama*	32.609	West Virginia	32.303	Louisiana***	31.690
	Oklahoma	32.577	Virginia**	32.100	Ohio	31.574
	Connecticut*	32.576	Oklahoma	31.843	Missouri	31.502
	New Hampshire	32.374	Ohio	31.734	Maryland	31.237
	Missouri	32.292	New Mexico	31.571	Minnesota	30.900
	Tennessee	31.594	Alaska	31.250	Arkansas	30.728
	Colorado	31.569	Vermont	31.081	New York	30.333
	California	29.965	California	30.834	North Carolina	29.416
	Ohio	29.916	Tennessee	30.637	California	29.134
	Minnesota	29.605	Oregon	30.503	Alaska	28.571
	North Carolina	29.518	Indiana	30.303	Virginia	28.514
	Florida	29.382	Florida	30.102	Colorado	28.348
	Michigan	28.776	Maryland	29.616	West Virginia	27.937
	New Mexico	28.689	Nebraska	29.596	New Jersey	27.518
	South Dakota	28.571	Maine	29.560	Tennessee	27.449
	Arkansas	28.500	Arkansas	28.718	Florida	26.994
	Arizona	28.388	Michigan	28.243	Nevada	26.848
	Georgia	27.863	Nevada	27.984	Nebraska	26.842
	Maine*	27.742	New York	27.768	South Dakota***	26.429
	New York	27.701	North Carolina	27.626	Indiana	25.862
	District of Columbia*	26.471	New Hampshire	27.273	Arizona	25.459
	Nebraska	26.442	Arizona	27.138	Vermont	25.352
	New Jersey	26.102	Iowa	25.806	Michigan	24.416
	Maryland	25.719	Georgia	25.779	Georgia	23.955
	Indiana	25.553	Idaho	25.664	Maine	23.602
	Kentucky	24.213	Minnesota	25.653	Iowa	23.077
	Iowa	21.602	New Jersey	25.557	Kentucky	22.500
	Utah	16.727	Kentucky	24.526	Oregon	22.397
	Vermont	16.438	Utah	16.393	Utah	18.644
	*2007 Fatal 15		**2008 Fatal 15		***2009 Fatal 15

Sources:

Traffic Safety Facts 2008 Data, NHTSA, at 6 available at http://www- nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811155.pdf.

Traffic Safety Facts 2009 Data, NHTSA, at 6 available at http://www-nrd.nhtsa.dot.gov/Pubs/811385.pdf.

Fatalities in Motor Vehicle Traffic Crahses by State and the Highest Driver BAC in the Crash, 2010

Fatality Analysis Reporting System, available upon request with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National Center for Statistics & Analysis.