North Carolina DUI Statistics
In North Carolina, the percentage of traffic fatalities that were alcohol related was at the highest level in 1982, with 63%. The percentage has dropped significantly, reaching the lowest levels in 1995, 2001 and 2004, with 35%. The actual number of drunk driving deaths was also highest in 1982, with 827. The lowest number of drunk driving deaths was in 1995, and has risen fairly steadily since then. In the most recent year of stats, out of all traffic fatalities, 32% involved a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08 or higher.
| Year |
Fatalities |
| Tot |
Alc-Rel |
% |
0.08+ |
% |
| 1982 |
1303 |
827 |
63 |
743 |
57 |
| 1983 |
1234 |
672 |
54 |
609 |
49 |
| 1984 |
1450 |
750 |
52 |
672 |
46 |
| 1985 |
1482 |
686 |
46 |
605 |
41 |
| 1986 |
1647 |
806 |
49 |
711 |
43 |
| 1987 |
1584 |
764 |
48 |
682 |
43 |
| 1988 |
1573 |
709 |
45 |
633 |
40 |
| 1989 |
1471 |
621 |
42 |
556 |
38 |
| 1990 |
1385 |
644 |
46 |
575 |
42 |
| 1991 |
1369 |
600 |
44 |
547 |
40 |
| 1992 |
1265 |
567 |
45 |
502 |
40 |
| 1993 |
1389 |
529 |
38 |
459 |
33 |
| 1994 |
1431 |
535 |
37 |
473 |
33 |
| 1995 |
1448 |
501 |
35 |
443 |
31 |
| 1996 |
1494 |
546 |
37 |
471 |
32 |
| 1997 |
1483 |
545 |
37 |
472 |
32 |
| 1998 |
1596 |
581 |
36 |
506 |
32 |
| 1999 |
1505 |
573 |
38 |
491 |
33 |
| 2000 |
1557 |
614 |
39 |
533 |
34 |
| 2001 |
1530 |
536 |
35 |
458 |
30 |
| 2002 |
1576 |
492 |
38 |
527 |
33 |
| 2003 |
1531 |
554 |
36 |
474 |
31 |
| 2004 |
1557 |
553 |
35 |
496 |
32 |
| 2005 |
1534 |
549 |
36 |
484 |
32 |
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