States With the Most Drunk Driving Fatalities

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 1.8 (12, 30% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 1.3 per 100K (9, 75% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 300% increase

#52. Washington DC

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 1.9 (178, 25% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 1.2 per 100K (114, 64% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 8.5% increase

#51. New Jersey

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 1.9 (28, 29% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 1.0 per 100K (14, 50% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 40.4% decrease

#50. Hawaii

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 2.0 (388, 34% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 1.3 per 100K (249, 64.2% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 14.1% increase

#49. New York

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 2.1 (150, 36% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 1.4 per 100K (95, 63.3% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 16.3% increase

#48. Massachusetts

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 2.2 (24, 39% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 1.6 per 100K (18, 75% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 14.3% decrease

#47. Rhode Island

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 2.3 (130, 27% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 1.6 per 100K (90, 69.2% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 14% increase

#46. Minnesota

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 2.4 (79, 24% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 1.6 per 100K (52, 65.8% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 146.9% increase

#45. Utah

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 2.6 (337, 27% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 1.7 per 100K (221, 65.6% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 17.2% decrease

#44. Pennsylvania

Wrecked car on the side of the road after collision in Alaska.

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 3.0 (22, 33% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 1.9 per 100K (14, 63.6% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 46.7% increase

#43. Alaska

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 3.1 (112, 38% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 2.0 per 100K (73, 65.2% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 12% increase

#42. Connecticut

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 3.2 (195, 35% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 2.0 per 100K (124, 63.6% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 19.6% increase

#41. Maryland

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 3.2 (325, 29% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 2.2 per 100K (219, 67.4% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 24.5% increase

#40. Michigan

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 3.2 (45, 38% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 2.2 per 100K (31, 68.9% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 40.6% increase

#39. New Hampshire

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 3.2 (281, 29% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 2.2 per 100K (187, 66.5% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 34.4% increase

#38. Virginia

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 3.3 (45, 29% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 2.5 per 100K (35, 77.8% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 10% decrease

#37. Maine

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 3.3 (65, 29% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 2.2 per 100K (44, 67.7% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 11% decrease

#36. Nebraska

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 3.4 (34, 25% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 2.1 per 100K (21, 61.8% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 2.9% decrease

#35. Delaware

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 3.4 (199, 32% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 2.1 per 100K (125, 62.8% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 1.5% decrease

#34. Wisconsin

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 3.4 (262, 39% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 2.3 per 100K (181, 69.1% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 83.2% increase

#33. Washington

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 3.4 (234, 25% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 2.2 per 100K (153, 65.4% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 1.7% increase

#32. Indiana

A wrecked car upside down on top of a parked car.

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 3.5 (1,370, 32% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 2.2 per 100K (880, 64.2% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 65.3% increase

#31. California

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 3.6 (116, 34% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 2.2 per 100K (73, 62.9% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 6.5% decrease

#30. Puerto Rico

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 3.6 (23, 31% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 2.2 per 100K (14, 60.9% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 4.2% decrease

#29. Vermont

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 3.6 (391, 22% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 2.5 per 100K (272, 69.6% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 32.5% increase

#28. Georgia

Chicago Police Department officers respond to the scene of an incident.

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 3.6 (461, 35% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 2.6 per 100K (332, 72% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 43.2% increase

#27. Illinois

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 3.6 (65, 23% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 2.6 per 100K (47, 72.3% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 30.9% decrease

#26. West Virginia

A vehicle crash on the side of the freeway including a black jeep as firefighters assess the damage.

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 3.7 (116, 30% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 2.5 per 100K (80, 69% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 36.5% increase

#25. Nevada

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 3.7 (118, 33% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 2.4 per 100K (78, 66.1% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 22.9% increase

#24. Iowa

Highway at the state line in western Kansas.

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 3.7 (109, 26% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 2.6 per 100K (76, 69.7% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 4.8% increase

#23. Kansas

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 3.7 (216, 31% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 2.7 per 100K (158, 73.1% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 61.2% increase

#22. Colorado

A long exposure shot of car headlights at night on the interstate in Louisville.

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 4.2 (190, 24% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 3.0 per 100K (136, 71.6% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 12.4% increase

#21. Kentucky

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 4.2 (33, 33% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 3.3 per 100K (26, 78.8% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 54.2% decrease

#20. North Dakota

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 4.4 (466, 28% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 2.8 per 100K (300, 64.4% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 25.3% increase

#19. North Carolina

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 4.5 (85, 31% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 3.4 per 100K (65, 76.5% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 63.5% increase

#18. Idaho

The Ohio Turnpike, Interstate 80, crosses the Cuyahoga Valley south of Cleveland.

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 4.5 (531, 39% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 3.2 per 100K (373, 70.2% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 36.5% increase

#17. Ohio

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 4.7 (1,019, 27% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 3.2 per 100K (688, 67.5% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 43.7% increase

#16. Florida

Cars and trucks on the highways outside of Kansas City.

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 4.7 (290, 29% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 3.2 per 100K (196, 67.6% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 2.5% increase

#15. Missouri

Downtown Oklahoma City skyline and highway.

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 4.8 (192, 25% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 3.5 per 100K (139, 72.4% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 8.1% decrease

#14. Oklahoma

Firefighters extricate victims of a two vehicle t-bone accident.

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 5.1 (215, 36% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 3.3 per 100K (142, 66% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 144.3% increase

#13. Oregon

Aerial view of Downtown Chattanooga and a bridge over the Tennessee River.

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 5.1 (355, 27% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 3.5 per 100K (247, 69.6% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 24.1% increase

#12. Tennessee

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 5.3 (155, 20% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 3.5 per 100K (102, 65.8% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 18.8% decrease

#11. Mississippi

Skyline of Birmingham from above Interstate 65.

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 5.6 (281, 29% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 3.5 per 100K (177, 63% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 17.1% increase

#10. Alabama

A severe car crash with a yellow police tape saying, do not cross, in English and Spanish.

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 5.8 (421, 36% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 3.8 per 100K (275, 65.3% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 83% increase

#9. Arizona

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 5.8 (52, 35% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 4.8 per 100K (43, 82.7% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 18.2% increase

#8. South Dakota

Capital city in Arkansas with exit sign and cars in traffic.

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 6.1 (185, 27% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 3.8 per 100K (116, 62.7% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 28.5% increase

#7. Arkansas

Major traffic accident with multiple cars involved at night.

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 6.4 (1,906, 42% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 4.4 per 100K (1,301, 68.3% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 47.8% increase

#6. Texas

Car crashed into parked car on neighborhood street.

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 6.5 (299, 31% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 4.4 per 100K (203, 67.9% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 27.2% increase

#5. Louisiana

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 6.6 (38, 34% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 5.0 per 100K (29, 76.3% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 7.3% decrease

#4. Wyoming

Car crashed and damaged after accident on a road.

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 7.3 (154, 32% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 5.2 per 100K (111, 72.1% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 58.8% increase

#3. New Mexico

First responders on the scene of a vehicle accident.

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 7.7 (401, 33% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 5.4 per 100K (282, 70.3% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 15.2% increase

#2. South Carolina

Car crash accident scene on a city street.

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- Drunken driving fatalities per 100k residents: 9.4 (104, 44% of all car crash fatalities)
- Fatalities involving driver with BAC 0.15 and above: 6.7 per 100K (74, 71.2% of all drunken driving fatalities)
- Change in drunken driving fatalities from 2012: 16.9% increase

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#1. Montana

States with the most drunk driving fatalities