Natl. Highway Traffic Safety Admin.

Data show little change in DUI rates

Published in Law and Health Weekly, January 12th, 2004

Alcohol-related traffic death rates increased or held steady in 19 U.S. states between 1998 and 2002, according to new federal data suggesting that efforts to curb drunken driving have reached a plateau.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) report, which was released in December, calculated the fatality rate per 100 million miles driven. NHTSA considers a crash alcohol-related if a driver had anything above a 0.01% blood-alcohol level, which is far lower than the 0.08% legal limit in 45 states.

South Carolina saw the greatest increase in its death rate during the 4-year period, followed by Kansas, South Dakota, Rhode Island...

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Source: Law and Health Weekly (2004-01-12)

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