Every day, 28 people die as a result of drunk driving crashes on average. In 2010, 10,228 people died in drunk driving crashes – one every 52 minutes – and 345,000 were injured. In 2010, people killed in alcohol-impaired driving crashes accounted for nearly one-third (31%) of all traffic-related deaths.
INCIDENCE OF REPEAT OFFENDERS IN SELECTED STATES1
DRIVERS CONVICTED OF DWI | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
STATE | NO. DRIVERS CONVICTED OF DWI | NO. WITH PRIOR DWI CONVICTION | YEAR 2 | PERCENT REPEAT DWI OFFENDERS3 |
Iowa | 18,000 | 3,780 | 1992 (6 yrs) | 21% |
Louisiana | 101,161 | 24,918 | 89-93 (5 yrs) | 24% |
Nebraska | 146,619 | 38,547 | 65-94 (30 yrs) | 26% |
Wisconsin | 169,390 | 52,073 | 84-88 (5 yrs) | 31% |
North Carolina | 65,714 | 21,028 | 1988 (7 yrs) | 32% |
Ohio | 637,678 | 211,280 | 80-93 (5 yrs) | 33% |
California | 216,453 | 72,728 | 1991(7 yrs) | 34% |
New Mexico | 16,184 | 7,637 | 1990 (30 yrs) | 47% |
DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR DWI | ||||
STATE | NO. DRIVERS ARRESTED FOR DWI | NO. WITH PRIOR DWI ARREST | YEAR 2 | PERCENT REPEAT DWI OFFENDERS3 |
South Dakota | 8,821 | 2,090 | 1993 (5 yrs) | 24% |
Colorado | 99,848 | 26,335 | 89-91(5 yrs) | 26% |
Texas | 352,372 | 125,941 | 87-90 (10 yrs) | 36% |
Minnesota | 30,717 | 14,034 | 1993 (30 yrs) | 46% |
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