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 are some
crash statistics from The State
of New Hampshire released June 2, 2003 by the Fatal
Accident Unit. Join MADD and help reduce these numbers and
make New Hampshire roads safer!
| |
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
DEPARTMENT
OF SAFETY
|
Richard
M. Flynn Commissioner Department
of Safety
Virginia
C. Beecher Director Division
of Motor Vehicles |
|
DMV Fatal Crash Unit |
~
271-2554
Release Date |
1-Jun-04 |
|
Totals |
FATAL MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES |
SPLY* |
2004 to date |
|
2002 |
2003 |
|
117 |
116 |
Crashes for January 1, 2004 to May 30, 2004 |
34 |
43 |
|
127 |
127 |
All Persons Killed |
37 |
46 |
|
88 |
69 |
Operators Killed (Age Group Breakdown Below) |
20 |
29 |
|
4 |
5 |
16 & 17 Year Old Operators |
2 |
3 |
|
13 |
7 |
71+ Year Old Operators |
2 |
4 |
|
16 |
20 |
Adult Occupants Killed |
3 |
9 |
|
4 |
2 |
Child Occupants Killed |
1 |
0 |
|
5 |
16 |
Adult Pedestrians Killed |
8 |
3 |
|
1 |
4 |
Child Pedestrians Killed |
2 |
0 |
|
14 |
13 |
Fatals Involving Commercial Vehicles |
6 |
5 |
|
3 |
1 |
Commercial Vehicle Operators Killed |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
Commercial Vehicle Passengers Killed |
0 |
0 |
|
11 |
9 |
Motorcycle Operators Killed |
2 |
4 |
|
0 |
0 |
Motorcycle Passengers Killed |
0 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
Moped Operators Killed |
0 |
0 |
|
2 |
3 |
OHRV Operators Killed |
0 |
1 |
|
0 |
2 |
Adult Bicyclist Killed |
1 |
0 |
|
0 |
0 |
Child Bicyclists Killed |
0 |
0 |
|
40190 |
41843 |
Total "Reportable"
Crashes Reported
(Entered into system) |
14987 |
13806 |
|
15835 |
16486 |
Total Injuries Reported (39.4%
of Total Reportable Crashes) |
5905 |
5440 |
|
|
|
TOWN |
Date |
# Victims |
TOWN |
DATE |
# VICTIMS |
|
Hampton Falls |
5/17/2004 |
1 |
Hancock |
5/29/2004 |
1 |
|
Rochester |
5/20/2004 |
1 |
Newport |
5/29/2004 |
1 |
|
Tilton |
5/19/2004 |
1 |
Allenstown |
5/29/2004 |
1 |
|
Fatalities by County |
2002 |
2003 |
2003 SPLY* |
2004 |
Fatalities by County |
2002 |
2003 |
2003 SPLY* |
2004 |
|
BELKNAP |
5 |
8 |
3 |
5 |
HILLSBOROUGH |
32 |
27 |
7 |
6 |
|
CARROLL |
11 |
9 |
1 |
6 |
MERRIMACK |
21 |
22 |
5 |
8 |
|
CHESHIRE |
4 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
ROCKINGHAM |
18 |
23 |
6 |
6 |
|
COOS |
5 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
STRAFFORD |
17 |
8 |
1 |
8 |
|
GRAFTON |
10 |
14 |
9 |
1 |
SULLIVAN |
3 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
|
SPLY |
= |
SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR |
* Note: Adult = >18 years of age; Child = 18 and
under |
|
REPORTABLE |
= |
$1000 COMBINED PROPERTY DAMAGE AND/OR INJURIES |
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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