How many DUI's in one year in US?

Answer 1

Each year approximately 16000 are killed in alcohol related crashes ... Over 40% of fatal automobile accidents are alcohol-related ... Many people believe that New Year's Eve is the night when the most drunken driving ... Many instances of drunk driving accidents could have been prevented by someone interfering

Answer 2

50 states in the US and Puerto Rico now apply two statutory offenses to driving under the influence of alcohol. The first (and original) offense is known either as driving under the influence (DUI), driving while intoxicated/impaired (DWI), or operating [a motor vehicle] while intoxicated/impaired (OWI). This is based upon a police officer's observations (driving behavior, slurred speech, the results of a roadside sobriety test, etc.)

The second offense is called "illegal per se", which is driving with a Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) of 0.08 g/dL or higher. Since 2002 it has been illegal in all 50 states to drive with a BAC that is 0.08 or higher. Drivers are considered to be alcohol-impaired when their BAC is .08 or higher.

Alcohol-related deaths in the US since 1982:

Total fatalitiesAlcohol-related

fatalities

YearNumberNumberPercent

1982

43,945

26,173

60

1983

42,589

24,635

58

1984

44,257

24,762

56

1985

43,825

23,167

53

1986

46,087

25,017

54

1987

46,390

24,094

52

1988

47,087

23,833

51

1989

45,582

22,424

49

1990

44,599

22,587

51

1991

41,508

20,159

49

1992

39,250

18,290

47

1993

40,150

17,908

45

1994

40,716

17,308

43

1995

41,817

17,732

42

1996

42,065

17,749

42

1997

42,013

16,711

40

1998

41,501

16,673

40

1999

41,717

16,572

40

2000

41,945

17,380

41

2001

42,196

17,400

41

2002

43,005

17,524

41

2003

42,643

17,013

40

2004

42,518

16,919

39

2005

43,443

16,885

39

2006

42,532

15,829

37

2007

41,059

15,387

37

2008

37,261

13,846

37

Drinking and driving fatalities by state in 2008 (ranked by highest number of alcohol-related* deaths):StateTotal Fatalities

Alcohol-Related

Fatalities

NumberPercentTexas3,3821,46343California3,4341,19835Florida2,9781,04135Pennsylvania1,46857839North Carolina1,43350035Georgia1,49348933South Carolina92046350Illinois1,04343442Ohio1,19041535New York1,23140933Louisiana91240444Tennessee1,03538637Alabama96636738Virginia82436544Missouri96036438Michigan98033134Arizona93732935Mississippi78329738Oklahoma74927437Indiana81425031Wisconsin60525041Kentucky82622627Washington52122543Arkansas60020534Colorado54820237New Jersey59019733Maryland59118631Minnesota45616135Oregon41615938Kansas38515741Massachusetts36315142West Virginia38014237Nevada32412137New Mexico36611832Iowa41211327Connecticut26410440Montana22910345Idaho2329340Nebraska2087536Wyoming1597547Utah2755520New Hampshire1395338North Dakota1045250Hawaii1075046Delaware1214940Maine1554730South Dakota1194134Rhode Island652945Alaska622438Vermont731521Dist of Columbia341339National37,26113,84637Puerto Rico39916241

The table below shows alcohol-impaired** motor vehicle fatalities in the US for 2008.StateTotal Fatalities*BAC=.08+

NumberNumberPercentTexas3,3821,26938California3,4341,02930Florida2,97887529Pennsylvania1,46849634North Carolina1,43342330Georgia1,49341628South Carolina92040344Illinois1,04336235Ohio1,19035630New York1,23134128Louisiana91233837Tennessee1,03532732Alabama96631533Virginia82429436Missouri96031032Michigan98028229Arizona93726628Mississippi78326634Oklahoma74924433Indiana81420826Wisconsin60520834Kentucky82620024Washington52118235Arkansas60017128Colorado54817332New Jersey59015426Maryland59115226Minnesota45613530Oregon41613633Kansas38514538Massachusetts36312434West Virginia38012834Nevada32410733New Mexico36610529Iowa4128922Connecticut2648632Montana2299140Idaho2327834Nebraska2085527Wyoming1596742Utah2754617New Hampshire1394532North Dakota1044746Hawaii1074239Delaware1214537Maine1554328South Dakota1193429Rhode Island652538Alaska622133Vermont731216Dist of Columbia34926National37,26111,77332Puerto Rico39913233

*According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), "A motor vehicle crash is considered to be alcohol-related if at least one driver or non-occupant (such as a pedestrian or pedalcyclist) involved in the crash is determined to have had a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .01 gram per deciliter (g/dL) or higher. Thus, any fatality that occurs in an alcohol-related crash is considered an alcohol-related fatality. The term 'alcohol-related' does not indicate that a crash or fatality was caused by the presence of alcohol."

**A driver involved in a motor vehicle crash is considered alcohol-impaired if he or she exhibits a BAC of .08 or greater.

Answer 3

about 1.5 million people are arrested in The United States each year.