Years 1991-2004
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Alcohol
Involved crash means one of the parties involved
in a crash had consumed alcohol, not necessarily the person killed.
in a crash had consumed alcohol, not necessarily the person killed.
Findings:
Traffic
Fatality Deaths have
demonstrated a dramatic increase since 1998 in numbers
and population rate.
The increase in traffic fatalities
since 1998 is mostly the result of an increase in alcohol
fatalities.
The
number of deaths went
down slightly in 2004.
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+ Since
the low number of fatal traffic deaths in 1998, there has been a
dramatic increase in the number of fatalities. The rate
has followed a similar if less dramatic trend.. |
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+ Adjusted for population, the rate of deaths went down by almost 50% between 1991-1998. Table for Chart |
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+ The number of alcohol related fatalities went up slightly in 2004. + Alcohol related fatalities went down by nearly 50% between 2001 and 1998. Since then it has gone up dramatically again. Table for Chart |
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+ The percent of all fatalities that involve alcohol has increased since the low in 1997, including a 2% increase between 2003 and 2004. Table for Chart |
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+ Non-Alcohol related traffic deaths have not increased. Table for Chart + When observed as rates, the alcohol involved crashes have a slightly smaller increase after 1998 as compared to actual numbers. This is due to the increase of population in California during this time. |
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