SEATTLE, Aug. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Drunk driving
fatalities are on a downward trend across the county. Forty-three
states nationwide saw a decrease in drunk driving fatalities from
2000 to 2017, according to a new QuoteWizard® report.
The study also found that in states with less DUI fatalities,
law enforcement's efforts to catch drunk drivers plus harsher
penalties for drunk driving as well as ridesharing services are
leading reasons for lower fatality rates.
Key Findings:
- Drunk driving fatalities nationwide decreased by 18% overall
from 2000 to 2017
- Uber's ridership trends show that demand for rides peak around
times when drunk driving accidents occur most.
- One-third of all traffic fatalities in the US involve a drunk
driver with a BAC of .08 or higher.
- Minnesota, West Virginia and Alaska saw the biggest decrease in drunk
driving fatalities from 2000 to 2017
- Oregon, Wyoming, California, Maryland, North
Dakota, and Maine are the
only states that saw increases in drunk driving fatalities
Methodology
QuoteWizard analysts compared NHTSA drunk driving fatality data
to find the rate of drunk driving fatalities in each state from the
year 2000 to 2017. States are ranked based on the largest decrease
in drunk driving fatality rates over the same time period. Drunk
driving fatality data is based on the total number of fatal
accidents where drivers had a BAC (blood alcohol concentration) of
.08+.
To view the full report, visit
https://quotewizard.com/news/posts/states-largest-decrease-in-drunk-driving-fatalities
States with the
Biggest Decrease in DUI Fatalities Ranked
|
Rank (largest
decrease)
|
State
|
Fatalities in
2000
|
Fatalities in
2017
|
Rate of
Fatalities
|
1
|
Minnesota
|
213
|
85
|
-60.09%
|
2
|
West
Virginia
|
159
|
72
|
-54.72%
|
3
|
Alaska
|
46
|
22
|
-52.17%
|
4
|
Mississippi
|
302
|
148
|
-50.99%
|
5
|
South
Dakota
|
67
|
35
|
-47.76%
|
6
|
New Jersey
|
228
|
125
|
-45.18%
|
7
|
Montana
|
100
|
56
|
-44.00%
|
8
|
Missouri
|
432
|
254
|
-41.20%
|
9
|
Pennsylvania
|
533
|
314
|
-41.09%
|
10
|
Louisiana
|
354
|
212
|
-40.11%
|
11
|
Tennessee
|
415
|
251
|
-39.52%
|
12
|
Utah
|
84
|
53
|
-36.90%
|
13
|
New
Hampshire
|
42
|
27
|
-35.71%
|
14
|
Wisconsin
|
295
|
190
|
-35.59%
|
15
|
Idaho
|
88
|
60
|
-31.82%
|
16
|
Vermont
|
26
|
18
|
-30.77%
|
17
|
Ohio
|
467
|
333
|
-28.69%
|
18
|
Illinois
|
488
|
349
|
-28.48%
|
19
|
Delaware
|
44
|
32
|
-27.27%
|
20
|
Alabama
|
355
|
268
|
-24.51%
|
21
|
Kansas
|
135
|
102
|
-24.44%
|
22
|
Michigan
|
400
|
311
|
-22.25%
|
23
|
Iowa
|
113
|
88
|
-22.12%
|
24
|
Massachusetts
|
152
|
120
|
-21.05%
|
25
|
Washington
|
224
|
178
|
-20.54%
|
26
|
New Mexico
|
151
|
120
|
-20.53%
|
27
|
Arizona
|
347
|
278
|
-19.88%
|
28
|
South
Carolina
|
388
|
313
|
-19.33%
|
29
|
Kentucky
|
222
|
181
|
-18.47%
|
30
|
Nevada
|
108
|
89
|
-17.59%
|
31
|
Georgia
|
434
|
366
|
-15.67%
|
32
|
Arkansas
|
162
|
140
|
-13.58%
|
33
|
Virginia
|
280
|
246
|
-12.14%
|
34
|
North
Carolina
|
470
|
413
|
-12.13%
|
35
|
New York
|
329
|
295
|
-10.33%
|
36
|
Oklahoma
|
179
|
165
|
-7.82%
|
37
|
Colorado
|
192
|
177
|
-7.81%
|
38
|
Nebraska
|
72
|
67
|
-6.94%
|
39
|
Florida
|
891
|
839
|
-5.84%
|
40
|
Connecticut
|
127
|
120
|
-5.51%
|
41
|
Indiana
|
227
|
220
|
-3.08%
|
42
|
Texas
|
1499
|
1468
|
-2.07%
|
43
|
Hawaii
|
42
|
42
|
0.00%
|
44
|
Rhode
Island
|
34
|
34
|
0.00%
|
45
|
Oregon
|
129
|
137
|
6.20%
|
46
|
Wyoming
|
39
|
44
|
12.82%
|
47
|
California
|
987
|
1120
|
13.48%
|
48
|
Maryland
|
159
|
186
|
16.98%
|
49
|
North
Dakota
|
37
|
46
|
24.32%
|
50
|
Maine
|
39
|
50
|
28.21%
|
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