Sobering Facts: Alcohol-Impaired Driving State Fact Sheets

Find state-specific fact sheets below that provide a snapshot of alcohol-involved crash deaths and alcohol-impaired driving (AID) and an overview of proven strategies to reduce or prevent AID.

Almost one in three traffic deaths in the United States involves a driver with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08% or higher. Alcohol-impaired driving laws make it illegal to drive with a BAC at or above a specified level (0.05% or 0.08%, depending on the state).

Thanks to dedicated efforts, rates of AID and alcohol-involved fatal crashes have gone down in recent years. Still, alcohol-impaired drivers got behind the wheel about 147 million times in 2018. Learn more about effective interventions for reducing and preventing AID.