In 2005 there were 4304 traffic deaths in California, which was higher than 2004.
| Gender | Table Total* | |||||
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| Deaths |
Col % | Deaths | Col % | Deaths | Col % | |
| Not Drinking or Unknown | 1759 | 59.5% | 960 | 72.9% | 2730 | 63.4% |
| Alcohol-Involved | 1196 | 40.5% | 357 | 27.1% | 1574 | 36.6% |
| Table Total | 2955 | 100.0% | 1317 | 100.0% | 4304 | 100.0% |
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Age Age and Gender Alcohol* and Age Males Alcohol* and Age Females Alcohol* and Age |
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Alcohol
Involved crash means one of the parties involved in a crash
had consumed alcohol, not necessarily the person killed.
The median*
age for females is 39, while for males the median* is 35.
*50% occur before this number and 50% after..
The peak age for non-alcohol involved crashes is age 19 (107), while the peak for alcohol related is at 22 (72). (See Table)
*50% occur before this number and 50% after..
The peak age for non-alcohol involved crashes is age 19 (107), while the peak for alcohol related is at 22 (72). (See Table)
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+ Proportionally within gender, females (26%) are much less likely to be in an alcohol involved crash than males (40%). (See Table) |
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+ In 2005, the largest number of deaths occurred to those aged 19, 146 deaths. (See Table) + After peaking at the age 18-23 there is a steady decline in the number of deaths by age. (See Table) + The median age of death was 36 (black vertical line), 50% of traffic deaths occur after the age of 36. |
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+ Between the ages 15 and 50 males have approximately 3 times more deaths than females. (See Table) + The peak number of deaths for females occurred at 18, 48 deaths, while the peak number for males occurred at 21, 107 deaths. (See Table)+ The median* age for females is 39, while for males the median* is 35. *50% occur before this number and 50% after. |
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+ Alcohol involved
crashes make up 37% of all crashes. Table 1991-2005 + The rate of non- alcohol involved crashes peaks at 19 (107) and peaks for alcohol related at 22 (72). (See Table) + The number of alcohol related crashes goes down after 65. (See Table) |
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+ For non-alcohol deaths males peaked at 19 (65), and for alcohol related the peak was 23(53). Table for Graph |
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+ For females, non-alcohol deaths males peak at 19 (38), the peak for alcohol related is 18 (17). Table for Graph |
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