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SELECT A STATE from the National Totals dropdown menu to view statistics about impaired driving and underage drinking.

SELECT A LAW to view the details of each state’s impaired driving and underage drinking laws.

See how your state measures up to the rest of the country!

2019 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatality Data National
Total Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities 10,142
Percent of Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities of Total Fatalities 28.1
Under 21 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities 906
Percent of Under 21 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities of Total Under 21 Fatalities 23.3
2019 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities per 100,000 Population
Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities per 100K population 3.1
Under 21 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities per 100K population 1.1
2010-2019 % Change in Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities per 100K Pop
10-year Change in Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities per 100K pop -5.7
10-year Change in Under 21 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities per 100K pop -14.5
Percent of Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities Involving high BAC drivers (.15+)*
BAC=.15+ 70.7
Percent of Drivers in Fatal Crashes Involving Repeat Offenders
BAC .08-.14 25.1
BAC .15+ 74.7
12-20 Year Old Alcohol Consumption (latest available)
Past Month Alcohol Consumption (2018-2019) 18.7
Binge Drinking in Past 30-days (2018-2019) 11.2
2019 Arrest Data
Under 18: Driving under the influence 3,092
Total: Driving under the influence 1,024,508
Under 18: Liquor laws 15,508
Total: Liquor laws 175,548
Under 18: Drunkenness 2,076
Total: Drunkenness 316,032

Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatality Data Source: NHTSA/FARS, 1/2021

*Among drivers with a known alcohol test result

Youth Consumption Data Source: SAMHSA, Office of Applied Studies, National Surveys on Drug Use and Health, 12/2019 (https://www.samhsa.gov/data/report/comparison-between-2018-2019--nsduh-state-prevalence-estimates)

Arrest Data Source: 2019 FBI Uniform Crime Report (Tables 29, 32 and 69)

**Drunkenness is not considered a crime in some states; therefore, the figures may vary widely from state to state

Limited, incomplete, or no data were reported by Alabama, the District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, and New York in the 2019 Uniform Crime Report. Data should be used with caution and should not be compared to other states or previous year data.

Note: Because the number of agencies submitting arrest data varies from year to year, users are cautioned about making direct comparisons between 2019 arrest totals and those published in previous years' editions of Crime in the United States. Further, arrest figures may vary widely from state to state because some Part II crimes of the Uniform Crime Report are not considered crimes in some states.

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State State Law
Alabama Ten years
Alaska Fifteen years
Arizona Seven years
Arkansas Ten years
California Ten years
Colorado Lifetime
Connecticut Ten years
Delaware Lifetime
District of Columbia Fifteen years
Florida Five years
Georgia Ten years
Hawaii Five years
Idaho Ten years
Illinois Lifetime
Indiana Five years
Iowa Twelve years
Kansas Ten years
Kentucky Ten years
Louisiana Ten years
Maine Ten years
Maryland Five years
Massachusetts Lifetime
Michigan Seven years
Minnesota Ten years
Mississippi Five years
Missouri Five years
Montana Ten years
Nebraska Fifteen years
Nevada Seven years
New Hampshire Ten years
New Jersey Ten years
New Mexico Fifty Five years
New York Fifteen years
North Carolina Seven years
North Dakota Seven years
Ohio Ten years
Oklahoma Ten years
Oregon Ten years
Pennsylvania Ten years
Rhode Island Five years
South Carolina Ten years
South Dakota Ten years
Tennessee Ten years
Texas Lifetime
Utah Ten years
Vermont Lifetime
Virginia Ten years
Washington Ten years
West Virginia Ten years
Wisconsin Ten years
Wyoming Ten years