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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 No cannabis-specific drugged driving law
Alaska No cannabis-specific drugged driving law
Arizona Zero tolerance for THC and metabolites
Arkansas No cannabis-specific drugged driving law
California No cannabis-specific drugged driving law
Colorado Permissible inference THC law (5 nanograms)
Connecticut No cannabis-specific drugged driving law
Delaware Zero tolerance for THC and metabolites
District of Columbia No cannabis-specific drugged driving law
Florida No cannabis-specific drugged driving law
Georgia Zero tolerance for THC and metabolites
Hawaii No cannabis-specific drugged driving law
Idaho No cannabis-specific drugged driving law
Illinois THC per se (5 nanograms)
Indiana Zero tolerance for THC and metabolites
Iowa Zero tolerance for THC only
Kansas No cannabis-specific drugged driving law
Kentucky No cannabis-specific drugged driving law
Louisiana No cannabis-specific drugged driving law
Maine No cannabis-specific drugged driving law
Maryland No cannabis-specific drugged driving law
Massachusetts No cannabis-specific drugged driving law
Michigan Zero tolerance for THC only
Minnesota Zero tolerance for THC only
Mississippi No cannabis-specific drugged driving law
Missouri No cannabis-specific drugged driving law
Montana THC per se (5 nanograms)
Nebraska No cannabis-specific drugged driving law
Nevada THC per se (2 nanograms)
New Hampshire No cannabis-specific drugged driving law
New Jersey No cannabis-specific drugged driving law
New Mexico No cannabis-specific drugged driving law
New York No cannabis-specific drugged driving law
North Carolina No cannabis-specific drugged driving law
North Dakota No cannabis-specific drugged driving law
Ohio THC per se (2 nanograms)
Oklahoma Zero tolerance for THC and metabolites
Oregon No cannabis-specific drugged driving law
Pennsylvania Zero tolerance for THC and metabolites
Rhode Island Zero tolerance for THC and metabolites
South Carolina No cannabis-specific drugged driving law
South Dakota Zero tolerance for THC and metabolites (applies only to drivers under age 21)
Tennessee No cannabis-specific drugged driving law
Texas No cannabis-specific drugged driving law
Utah Zero tolerance for THC and metabolites
Vermont No cannabis-specific drugged driving law
Virginia No cannabis-specific drugged driving law
Washington THC per se (5 nanograms)
West Virginia No cannabis-specific drugged driving law
Wisconsin Zero tolerance for THC only (delta-9 THC)
Wyoming No cannabis-specific drugged driving law

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