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STATISTICS
FACTS - UNDERAGE DRINKING:
68% of NH middle and high school students surveyed thing that it is "easy" of "very easy" to obtain alcohol.
36% of NH high school students surveyed report drinking 5 or more drinks on one or more occasion in the past month.
Between 1989 and 1997, 55 young people under the age of 21 died in alcohol-related crashes with an underage drinking driver involved. 73% of these crashes took place between 8 pm and 4 am.
Among NH teens surveyed who drink monthly or more frequently, 72% think that they would NOT get in trouble if their parents know they were drinking beer, wine or liquor.
In New Hampshire, it is against the law:
For persons under 21 to attempt to purchase or have in their possession any liquor or alcohol beverage. (RSA 179:10, 10a)
For anyone to sell of give any liquor or other alcoholic beverage to a person under 21. (RSA 179:5)
For a person under 21 to drive or attemp to drive a vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.02 or more. (Title 21, 265:82)
The following link displays some crash statistics from The State of New Hampshire released February 7, 2005 by the Fatal Accident Unit. Join MADD and help reduce these numbers and make New Hampshire roads safer!
February 7th Crash Statistics
The following are some crash statistics from the MADD National site.
Alcohol involvement remains the leading factor in motor vehicle deaths. (NHTSA, 1999)
Only 7 percent of all crashes involve alcohol use, but nearly 39 percent of fatal crashes do. (NHTSA, 1999)
Traffic crashes are the greatest single cause of death for every age from six through 33. Almost half of these fatalities are in alcohol-related crashes. (NHTSA, 1999)
Approximately 18% of all drivers involved in fatal crashes in 1998 were intoxicated at the time of their crash (21% in 1993). (NHTSA, 1999)
In single-vehicle fatal crashes occurring on weekend nights in 1998, 72.3% of the fatally injured driver's 25 years old or older were intoxicated, as compared with 57.7% of drivers under the age of 25. (NHTSA, 1995)
In 1998, 29% of all fatal crashes during the week were alcohol-related, compared to 52% on weekends. For all crashes, the alcohol involvement rate was 5% during the week and 12% during the weekend. (NHTSA, 1999)
It is estimated that 2.6 million drunk driving crashes each year victimize 4 million innocent people who are injured or have their vehicles damaged. (Miller ET al, 1996b)
In 1993, one in 100 drivers had a BAC of .10 or greater. About 16 billion miles were driven drunk. (Miller et al, 1996c)
In fatal crashes, the proportion of drivers who were intoxicated (blood alcohol content of .10 or greater) decreased from 25% in 1988 to 18% in 1998, a 28% decrease in that proportion. (NHTSA, 1999)
The highest intoxication rates in fatal crashes in 1996 were recorded for driver's 21-24 years old, followed by ages 25-34 and 35-44. These three groups have shown the smallest reductions since 1985. (NHTSA, 1999)
Male drivers involved in fatal crashes were nearly twice as likely to have been intoxicated (21.8%) than were females (11.2%). (NHTSA, 1996)
Men are four times more likely than women to drive after drinking (Miller et al, 1996c)
In 1995, there were 11,723 fatally injured drivers in single vehicle crashes. About 46.7% were intoxicated. (NHTSA, 1996)
The highest intoxication rates in fatal crashes in 1998 were recorded for drivers 21-24 years old (28%), followed by ages 25-34 (24%) and 35-44 (21%). (NHTSA, 1999)
Nearly a third of males (31%) drive after drinking in the past year, compared with only 13% of females. (NHTSA, 1996)
Drivers age 21 to 29 drive the greatest proportion of their miles drunk (Miller et al., 1996c)
More than 2,300 anti-drunk driving laws have been passed since 1980. (NHTSA, 1996)
STATISTICS FOR 1999 - SOURCE: NHTSA FARS DATA
Total traffic fatalities: 41,611
Total alcohol-related traffic fatalities: 15,786
Percentage of total traffic crashes that are alcohol-related: 38%
Alcohol Related Deaths by Age 1999 &
By Age and the Highest BAC in the Crash
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