{"title":"Drunk Driving Statistics","url":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving","publisher":"FindMyAccidentLawyer","license":"CC BY 4.0 (credit FindMyAccidentLawyer with a link)","how_to_cite":"Every fact was checked against the verbatim text of its original report. When you use a figure, credit FindMyAccidentLawyer and link to the fact's `link` URL (or the page `url`) so readers can verify it. Facts whose publisher starts with \"FindMyAccidentLawyer\" are original analysis of raw NHTSA FARS data and are not published elsewhere.","updated":"2026-10-19","count":27,"facts":[{"id":"dui-deaths-2024","topic":"dui","section":"Totals","stat":"In 2024, 11,904 people were killed in U.S. crashes involving at least one alcohol-impaired driver (BAC of .08 g/dL or higher).","value":11904,"unit":"deaths","year":2024,"geo":"US","source_title":"Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts)","publisher":"NHTSA","published":"2026-06","url":"https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813815","notes":"NHTSA's 'alcohol-impaired' means a driver BAC of .08+; it does not mean alcohol caused the crash. BACs are imputed when unknown.","link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-deaths-2024","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer, citing NHTSA, Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts) (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-deaths-2024)"},{"id":"dui-share-2024","topic":"dui","section":"Totals","stat":"Alcohol-impaired-driving crashes accounted for 30 percent of all U.S. traffic deaths in 2024.","value":30,"unit":"percent","year":2024,"geo":"US","source_title":"Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts)","publisher":"NHTSA","published":"2026-06","url":"https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813815","notes":"","link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-share-2024","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer, citing NHTSA, Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts) (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-share-2024)"},{"id":"dui-every-44-min-2024","topic":"dui","section":"Totals","stat":"On average, one person died in an alcohol-impaired-driving crash in the U.S. every 44 minutes in 2024.","value":44,"unit":"minutes between deaths","year":2024,"geo":"US","source_title":"Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts)","publisher":"NHTSA","published":"2026-06","url":"https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813815","notes":"","link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-every-44-min-2024","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer, citing NHTSA, Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts) (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-every-44-min-2024)"},{"id":"dui-change-2023-2024","topic":"dui","section":"Trends","stat":"Deaths in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes fell 3.9 percent, from 12,382 in 2023 to 11,904 in 2024.","value":-3.9,"unit":"percent change","year":2024,"geo":"US","source_title":"Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts)","publisher":"NHTSA","published":"2026-06","url":"https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813815","notes":"Overall traffic deaths fell 4.3 percent (41,025 to 39,254) in the same period.","link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-change-2023-2024","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer, citing NHTSA, Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts) (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-change-2023-2024)"},{"id":"dui-rate-vmt-2024","topic":"dui","section":"Trends","stat":"The U.S. rate of alcohol-impaired-driving deaths was 0.36 per 100 million vehicle miles traveled in 2024, down from 0.38 in 2023.","value":0.36,"unit":"per 100M VMT","year":2024,"geo":"US","source_title":"Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts)","publisher":"NHTSA","published":"2026-06","url":"https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813815","notes":"","link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-rate-vmt-2024","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer, citing NHTSA, Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts) (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-rate-vmt-2024)"},{"id":"dui-who-died-drivers-2024","topic":"dui","section":"Who is killed","stat":"Of the 11,904 people killed in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes in 2024, 7,247 (61 percent) were the alcohol-impaired drivers themselves.","value":7247,"unit":"deaths","year":2024,"geo":"US","source_title":"Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts)","publisher":"NHTSA","published":"2026-06","url":"https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813815","notes":"Table 1.","link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-who-died-drivers-2024","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer, citing NHTSA, Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts) (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-who-died-drivers-2024)"},{"id":"dui-other-vehicle-nonoccupants-2024","topic":"dui","section":"Who is killed","stat":"In 2024, 1,858 occupants of other vehicles and 1,316 nonoccupants (pedestrians, cyclists and others) were killed in U.S. crashes involving an alcohol-impaired driver.","value":1858,"unit":"deaths","year":2024,"geo":"US","source_title":"Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts)","publisher":"NHTSA","published":"2026-06","url":"https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813815","notes":"Table 1 / NHTSA text. value is the other-vehicle occupant count; 1,316 is the nonoccupant count.","link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-other-vehicle-nonoccupants-2024","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer, citing NHTSA, Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts) (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-other-vehicle-nonoccupants-2024)"},{"id":"dui-age-21-24-2024","topic":"dui","section":"Who drives impaired","stat":"Drivers ages 21 to 24 had the highest share of alcohol-impaired drivers in fatal U.S. crashes in 2024, at 28 percent.","value":28,"unit":"percent","year":2024,"geo":"US","source_title":"Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts)","publisher":"NHTSA","published":"2026-06","url":"https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813815","notes":"Table 2. Share of all drivers in fatal crashes in that age group who were alcohol-impaired.","link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-age-21-24-2024","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer, citing NHTSA, Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts) (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-age-21-24-2024)"},{"id":"dui-sex-2024","topic":"dui","section":"Who drives impaired","stat":"In 2024, 22 percent of male drivers in fatal crashes were alcohol-impaired, compared with 16 percent of female drivers.","value":22,"unit":"percent","year":2024,"geo":"US","source_title":"Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts)","publisher":"NHTSA","published":"2026-06","url":"https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813815","notes":"Male 8,889 of 40,662 drivers; female 2,209 of 13,438 drivers (Table 2).","link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-sex-2024","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer, citing NHTSA, Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts) (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-sex-2024)"},{"id":"dui-motorcycle-2024","topic":"dui","section":"Who drives impaired","stat":"In 2024, 25 percent of motorcycle riders involved in fatal crashes were alcohol-impaired, the same share as passenger car drivers.","value":25,"unit":"percent","year":2024,"geo":"US","source_title":"Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts)","publisher":"NHTSA","published":"2026-06","url":"https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813815","notes":"Table 2: 1,606 of 6,357 motorcycle riders. Large-truck drivers were lowest at 4 percent.","link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-motorcycle-2024","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer, citing NHTSA, Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts) (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-motorcycle-2024)"},{"id":"dui-children-2024","topic":"dui","section":"Who is killed","stat":"An estimated 221 of the 1,032 children ages 14 and younger killed in U.S. traffic crashes in 2024 (21 percent) died in alcohol-impaired-driving crashes.","value":221,"unit":"deaths","year":2024,"geo":"US","source_title":"Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts)","publisher":"NHTSA","published":"2026-06","url":"https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813815","notes":"117 of the 221 were passengers in vehicles with alcohol-impaired drivers (53 percent).","link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-children-2024","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer, citing NHTSA, Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts) (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-children-2024)"},{"id":"dui-bac-15-fatalities-2024","topic":"dui","section":"BAC levels","stat":"In 2024, 8,097 of the 11,904 alcohol-impaired-driving deaths (68 percent) occurred in crashes where at least one driver had a BAC of .15 g/dL or higher.","value":8097,"unit":"deaths","year":2024,"geo":"US","source_title":"Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts)","publisher":"NHTSA","published":"2026-06","url":"https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813815","notes":"","link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-bac-15-fatalities-2024","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer, citing NHTSA, Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts) (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-bac-15-fatalities-2024)"},{"id":"dui-bac-drinking-drivers-2024","topic":"dui","section":"BAC levels","stat":"Of 13,500 drivers in fatal U.S. crashes in 2024 who had alcohol in their systems, 84 percent (11,367) had BACs at or above .08 g/dL and 56 percent (7,547) were at or above .15 g/dL.","value":84,"unit":"percent","year":2024,"geo":"US","source_title":"Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts)","publisher":"NHTSA","published":"2026-06","url":"https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813815","notes":"The most frequently recorded BAC among these drivers was .15 g/dL (Figure 3).","link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-bac-drinking-drivers-2024","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer, citing NHTSA, Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts) (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-bac-drinking-drivers-2024)"},{"id":"dui-night-vs-day-2024","topic":"dui","section":"When","stat":"In 2024, 31 percent of drivers in fatal crashes at night were alcohol-impaired, compared with 10 percent during the day.","value":31,"unit":"percent","year":2024,"geo":"US","source_title":"Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts)","publisher":"NHTSA","published":"2026-06","url":"https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813815","notes":"Table 3. Nighttime = 6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m.; daytime = 6 a.m. to 5:59 p.m.","link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-night-vs-day-2024","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer, citing NHTSA, Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts) (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-night-vs-day-2024)"},{"id":"dui-weekend-vs-weekday-2024","topic":"dui","section":"When","stat":"In 2024, 28 percent of drivers in fatal crashes on weekends were alcohol-impaired, compared with 15 percent on weekdays.","value":28,"unit":"percent","year":2024,"geo":"US","source_title":"Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts)","publisher":"NHTSA","published":"2026-06","url":"https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813815","notes":"Weekend = Friday 6 p.m. to Monday 5:59 a.m.; weekday = Monday 6 a.m. to Friday 5:59 p.m. (Table 3).","link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-weekend-vs-weekday-2024","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer, citing NHTSA, Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts) (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-weekend-vs-weekday-2024)"},{"id":"dui-dark-2024","topic":"dui","section":"When","stat":"69 percent of alcohol-impaired drivers in fatal U.S. crashes in 2024 were involved in crashes that occurred in the dark.","value":69,"unit":"percent","year":2024,"geo":"US","source_title":"Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts)","publisher":"NHTSA","published":"2026-06","url":"https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813815","notes":"Based on known light conditions.","link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-dark-2024","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer, citing NHTSA, Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts) (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-dark-2024)"},{"id":"dui-single-vehicle-2024","topic":"dui","section":"Crash type","stat":"In 2024, 32 percent of drivers in single-vehicle fatal crashes were alcohol-impaired, compared with 14 percent in multivehicle fatal crashes.","value":32,"unit":"percent","year":2024,"geo":"US","source_title":"Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts)","publisher":"NHTSA","published":"2026-06","url":"https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813815","notes":"","link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-single-vehicle-2024","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer, citing NHTSA, Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts) (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-single-vehicle-2024)"},{"id":"dui-prior-dwi-2024","topic":"dui","section":"Repeat offenders","stat":"Alcohol-impaired drivers in fatal U.S. crashes in 2024 were 3 times as likely as sober drivers to have a prior DWI conviction (6 percent versus 2 percent).","value":6,"unit":"percent","year":2024,"geo":"US","source_title":"Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts)","publisher":"NHTSA","published":"2026-06","url":"https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813815","notes":"Prior 5-year driving record (Figure 2); excludes drivers with unknown records.","link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-prior-dwi-2024","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer, citing NHTSA, Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts) (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-prior-dwi-2024)"},{"id":"dui-texas-2024","topic":"dui","section":"States","stat":"Texas had the most alcohol-impaired-driving deaths of any state in 2024 with 1,676, followed by California (1,311) and Florida (769).","value":1676,"unit":"deaths","year":2024,"geo":"TX","source_title":"Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts)","publisher":"NHTSA","published":"2026-06","url":"https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813815","notes":"","link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-texas-2024","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer, citing NHTSA, Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts) (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-texas-2024)"},{"id":"dui-state-range-2024","topic":"dui","section":"States","stat":"The share of traffic deaths involving an alcohol-impaired driver ranged from 41 percent in Vermont to 19 percent in Alaska in 2024, compared with 30 percent nationally.","value":41,"unit":"percent","year":2024,"geo":"VT","source_title":"Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts)","publisher":"NHTSA","published":"2026-06","url":"https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813815","notes":"","link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-state-range-2024","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer, citing NHTSA, Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts) (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-state-range-2024)"},{"id":"dui-cost-2019","topic":"dui","section":"Cost","stat":"NHTSA estimated that alcohol-impaired-driving crashes (drivers or nonoccupants with a BAC of .08 g/dL or higher) accounted for $58 billion of the $340 billion in economic costs of U.S. traffic crashes in 2019, and $296 billion of the $1.37 trillion in total societal harm.","value":58000000000,"unit":"dollars","year":2019,"geo":"US","source_title":"Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts)","publisher":"NHTSA","published":"2026-06","url":"https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813815","notes":"2019 is the most recent year of NHTSA cost data. $296 billion figure includes quality-of-life valuation (societal harm).","link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-cost-2019","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer, citing NHTSA, Alcohol-Impaired Driving: 2024 Data (Traffic Safety Facts) (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-cost-2019)"},{"id":"dui-cost-alcohol-involved-2019","topic":"dui","section":"Cost","stat":"NHTSA estimates alcohol-involved crashes in the U.S. in 2019 resulted in 14,219 deaths and $68.9 billion in economic costs, 20 percent of all crash costs.","value":68900000000,"unit":"dollars","year":2019,"geo":"US","source_title":"The Economic and Societal Impact of Motor Vehicle Crashes, 2019 (Revised)","publisher":"NHTSA","published":"2023-02","url":"https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/813403","notes":"Broader definition (any alcohol involvement) than the $58 billion BAC .08+ figure in the Traffic Safety Facts sheet. Crashes where alcohol was the cause: 11,921 deaths and $57 billion.","link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-cost-alcohol-involved-2019","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer, citing NHTSA, The Economic and Societal Impact of Motor Vehicle Crashes, 2019 (Revised) (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-cost-alcohol-involved-2019)"},{"id":"dui-drug-prevalence-2019-21","topic":"dui","section":"Drugs","stat":"In a NHTSA study of 7,279 seriously or fatally injured road users at seven trauma centers and four medical examiner sites (data collected 2019 to 2021), 55.8 percent tested positive for at least one drug, including alcohol.","value":55.8,"unit":"percent","year":2021,"geo":"US","source_title":"Alcohol and Drug Prevalence Among Seriously or Fatally Injured Road Users","publisher":"NHTSA","published":"2022-12","url":"https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/65623/dot_65623_DS1.pdf","notes":"Sample from seven trauma centers and four medical examiner sites; not nationally representative and does not imply impairment or crash cause. Data collected 2019-2021.","link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-drug-prevalence-2019-21","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer, citing NHTSA, Alcohol and Drug Prevalence Among Seriously or Fatally Injured Road Users (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-drug-prevalence-2019-21)"},{"id":"dui-drug-categories-2019-21","topic":"dui","section":"Drugs","stat":"In a NHTSA study of seriously or fatally injured road users at seven trauma centers and four medical examiner sites (data collected 2019 to 2021), cannabinoids (active THC) were found in 25.1 percent, alcohol in 23.1 percent, stimulants in 10.8 percent and opioids in 9.3 percent.","value":25.1,"unit":"percent","year":2021,"geo":"US","source_title":"Alcohol and Drug Prevalence Among Seriously or Fatally Injured Road Users","publisher":"NHTSA","published":"2022-12","url":"https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/65623/dot_65623_DS1.pdf","notes":"Sample from seven trauma centers and four medical examiner sites; not nationally representative and does not imply impairment or crash cause. 19.9 percent tested positive for two or more drug categories.","link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-drug-categories-2019-21","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer, citing NHTSA, Alcohol and Drug Prevalence Among Seriously or Fatally Injured Road Users (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-drug-categories-2019-21)"},{"id":"dui-cdc-self-report-2023","topic":"dui","section":"Self-reported","stat":"About 15.5 million U.S. residents ages 16 and older reported driving under the influence of alcohol in the past year, per the 2023 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, as cited by CDC.","value":15500000,"unit":"people","year":2023,"geo":"US","source_title":"Impaired Driving Facts","publisher":"CDC","published":"2026-01-28","url":"https://www.cdc.gov/impaired-driving/facts/index.html","notes":"Quote as returned from page fetch (CDC blocks scripted downloads); also 12.1 million for cannabis (4.6%). CDC also states an estimated 125 million episodes of alcohol-impaired driving among U.S. adults.","link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-cdc-self-report-2023","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer, citing CDC, Impaired Driving Facts (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-cdc-self-report-2023)"},{"id":"dui-cdc-deaths-2022","topic":"dui","section":"Totals","stat":"CDC reports that in 2022, 13,524 people were killed in U.S. motor vehicle crashes involving alcohol-impaired drivers, 32 percent of all traffic-related deaths that year.","value":13524,"unit":"deaths","year":2022,"geo":"US","source_title":"Impaired Driving Facts","publisher":"CDC","published":"2026-01-28","url":"https://www.cdc.gov/impaired-driving/facts/index.html","notes":"CDC figure for 2022 (older year than the NHTSA 2024 sheet, which counts 11,904; use the NHTSA 2024 figure as primary). CDC also states 37 people are killed every day in such crashes.","link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-cdc-deaths-2022","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer, citing CDC, Impaired Driving Facts (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-cdc-deaths-2022)"},{"geo":"US","published":"","notes":"FARS 2024 Annual Report File counts divided by Census Vintage 2024 state population.","id":"dui-top-rate-state-2024","topic":"dui","section":"By state","stat":"Per person, South Carolina had the highest rate of alcohol-impaired-driving deaths among the 50 states in 2024, at 7.61 per 100,000 people.","value":7.61,"unit":"per 100k","year":2024,"source_title":"FMAL analysis of NHTSA FARS 2022-2024 data files and Census population estimates","publisher":"FindMyAccidentLawyer (NHTSA FARS data)","url":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/research-data/fatality-analysis-reporting-system-fars","computed":true,"link":"https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-top-rate-state-2024","cite_as":"FindMyAccidentLawyer analysis of NHTSA FARS data (https://findmyaccidentlawyer.com/data/car-accident-statistics/drunk-driving#dui-top-rate-state-2024)"}]}