in California Years 1991-2006
Findings:
Since
1998 there has been a 32% increase in Alcohol Related Traffic Deaths.
Since 1998 there has been a slow decrease in the number of Drinking Under the Influence (DUI) arrests.
In 1998 there were 176 DUI Arrests Per Alcohol Death in 2005 there were only 115 DUI Arrests Per Alcohol Death.
Overall, since 1998, there has been a 35% drop in Alcohol Arrests Per Traffic Alcohol Death
Since 1998 there has been a slow decrease in the number of Drinking Under the Influence (DUI) arrests.
In 1998 there were 176 DUI Arrests Per Alcohol Death in 2005 there were only 115 DUI Arrests Per Alcohol Death.
Overall, since 1998, there has been a 35% drop in Alcohol Arrests Per Traffic Alcohol Death
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+ In 2005, there were 180,288
DUI arrests, or 494 DUI arrests a day. + In 2005, there were 1574 alcohol related deaths
+ Overall, since 1998, there has been a 35% drop in Alcohol Arrests Per Traffic Alcohol Death Table for Chart |
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+ The
number of traffic deaths for 2006 in California is 4197. + 2006 is however the third highest number of deaths in California since 1998 began in 1999. Table for Chart |
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+ In 2006, the
number of
alcohol related fatalities, 1597, up from the 1574 of 2005,
approximately a 1.5% increase 2005. + In 2006, the number of non-alcohol related fatalities,2600, was down from the 2730 of 2005, approximately a 5% decrease from 2005. + The number of alcohol related fatalities has gone up every year since 1998. + Since 1998 there has been a 33% percent increase in the number of alcohol related fatalities. In the same period of time, non-alcohol related fatalities have increased 9% Table for Chart |
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+ The percent of all fatalities that involve alcohol has increased steadily since the low in 1998. + The percent of alcohol involved fatalities has not been this high, 38%, since 1993. Table for Chart |
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