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1 2016 State of Drunk Driving Fatalities IN AMERICA

2 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Bacardi U.S.A., Inc. Beam Suntory Inc. Brown-Forman Constellation Brands, Inc. DIAGEO Edrington Mast-Jägermeister US, Inc. Hood River Distillers, Inc. Pernod Ricard USA NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD The Honorable Thurbert E. Baker Partner, Dentons US Former Georgia Attorney General Steven Casstevens Chief of Police, Buffalo Grove, Illinois 2nd Vice President of the IACP Charles G. Curie Principal, The Curie Group, LLC Former Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Jeannette Kaplun Chief Executive Officer, Hispana Global TV host and author Deborah Gilboa, M.D. Clinical Associate Professor at University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine Parenting and Youth Development Expert Lisa Graham Keegan Principal, Keegan Company Former Superintendent of Public Instruction State of Arizona Robin Roberts Co-founder and President, National Media Group Dean Wilkerson, JD, MBA, CAE Executive Director, American College of Emergency Physicians

3 Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes in 2016 Included a Variety of Factors Drunk, drugged, distracted, drowsy, or a combination are forms of impaired driving and are dangerous and preventable % 28% 27% % % 5 2% 0 Drunk driving Unrestrained passengers Speeding Source: NHTSA, FARS, 10/17 Drugged driving Distracted driving Drowsy Driving Learn more at 2016 State of Drunk Driving Fatalities in America 1

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5 Motor Vehicle Fatalities: Drunk driving fatalities are descending at a faster rate than total motor vehicle fatalities Traffic fatalities have declined 9% since 2007 Traffic fatalities have Increased nearly 6% from 2015 to Traffic fatalities have declined 10% since Source: NHTSA, FARS, 10/17 Drunk driving fatalities have declined 34% since Drunk driving fatalities have declined 20% since 2007 Traffic Fatalities Drunk driving fatalities have Increased nearly 2% from 2015 to Drunk Driving Fatalities Learn more at 2016 State of Drunk Driving Fatalities in America 3

6 Percent of 2016 Driving Fatalities by BAC Test Result In 2016, drunk driving accounted for 28% of all traffic fatalities. Nearly sixty percent of alcoholinvolved fatal crashes involved high BAC drivers. 67 % DRIVERS IN ALCOHOL-INVOLVED DRIVING FATALITIES 24 % BAC % BAC % BAC % 2 % 2 % 2 % 2 % 2 % 2 % 3% 3 % 3 % No Alcohol KNOWN ALCOHOL TEST RESULTS OF DRIVERS INVOLVED IN FATAL TRAFFIC CRASHES Source: NHTSA, FARS ARF of Drivers with Known BAC, 10/17 Total may not equal the sum of categories due to rounding. Learn more at 2016 State of Drunk Driving Fatalities in America 4

7 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatality Data 2016 Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware D.C. Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming ,059 1, ,000 1,250 1,500 Source: NHTSA, FARS, 10/17 Total may not equal sum of the states due to rounding. US TOTAL 10,497 Learn more at 2016 State of Drunk Driving Fatalities in America 5

8 Under 21 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatality Data 2016 Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware D.C. Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Source: NHTSA, FARS, 10/17 Total may not equal sum of the states due to rounding. US TOTAL 1,031 Learn more at 2016 State of Drunk Driving Fatalities in America 6

9 Percent Change in Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities from 2015 to 2016 D.C. Vermont Iowa Alaska New Jersey Indiana Utah New Mexico New Hampshire California Alabama Washington Kansas Montana Idaho Massachusetts Missouri Maine South Carolina Oklahoma Virginia Florida Colorado Ohio Nevada Georgia Texas South Dakota North Dakota Wisconsin Hawaii Illinois Oregon Nebraska Connecticut Rhode Island Delaware West Virginia Kentucky North Carolina Pennsylvania Louisiana New York Tennessee Michigan Arizona Maryland Minnesota Arkansas Mississippi Wyoming US Total 83.3% 80.0% 34.2% 30.4% 26.9% 22.7% 20.9% 20.4% 17.6% 16.2% 13.9% 13.4% 13.3% 11.8% 10.0% 9.2% 8.4% 8.0% 7.8% 7.8% 6.8% 6.6% 5.2% 4.9% 3.1% 2.8% 2.3% 2.2% 2.0% 1.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.7%- -3.1% -3.8% -5.0% -5.1% -5.6% -6.4% -8.8% -9.4% -9.6% -10.7% -10.8% -11.9% -13.8% -18.8% -20.5% -25.9% -27.7% -41.8% From 2015 to 2016 alcohol-impaired driving fatalities increased nationally, however, 18 states experienced a decline. -60 % -40 % -20 % 0 % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 % Source: NHTSA, FARS, 10/17 Learn more at 2016 State of Drunk Driving Fatalities in America 7

10 Under 21 Percent Change in Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities from 2015 to 2016 Alaska South Dakota Massachusetts Rhode Island Maine Arizona Hawaii New Mexico Utah Wisconsin Oregon California Delaware Alabama Colorado Virginia North Dakota New York Montana Nevada Georgia North Carolina Missouri Michigan Florida D.C. Nebraska Vermont Washington Indiana Texas Louisiana Ohio South Carolina Illinois Iowa Pennsylvania Kentucky Tennessee West Virginia Kansas New Hampshire Maryland Arkansas Wyoming Idaho Mississippi Connecticut Oklahoma New Jersey Minnesota US Total 200.0% 133.3% 112.5% 100.0% 75.0% 72.2% 66.7% 66.7% 66.7% 53.8% 50.0% 42.6% 33.3% 29.6% 28.6% 26.3% 25.0% 15.4% 14.3% 12.5% 11.1% 5.1% 3.8% 3.4% 2.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% -9.1% -12.4% -15.0% -17.1% -17.9% -20.0% -22.2% -24.2% -26.7% -26.7% -28.6% -30.0% -33.3% -35.7% -37.5% -40.0% -41.7% -42.3% -42.9% -44.0% -50.0% -55.6% -0.4% Alcohol-impaired driving fatalities among those under 21 decreased nationally and decreased in 22 states between 2015 and % -50 % 0 % 50 % 100 % 150 % 200 % Source: NHTSA, FARS, 10/17 Learn more at 2016 State of Drunk Driving Fatalities in America 8

11 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities TOTAL ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITIES 22,000 21,113 TRENDS 20,000 18,000 15,827 SINCE % SINCE % SINCE % 16,000 14,000 13,041 12,000 10,000 8, Drunk driving fatalities have declined 50% from 1982 to , RATE OF TOTAL ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITIES PER 100,000 POPULATION SINCE % TRENDS SINCE % SINCE % Drunk driving fatalities per 100,000 population decreased 64% since Top Chart - Source: NHTSA/FARS, 10/17 Bottom Chart - Source: NHTSA, FARS and U.S. Census Bureau, 10/ Learn more at 2016 State of Drunk Driving Fatalities in America

12 Under 21 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities UNDER 21 ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITIES 6,000 5,215 TRENDS 5,000 SINCE % SINCE % SINCE % 4,000 2,905 3,000 2,000 1, Drunk driving fatalities among those under 21 have declined 80% from 1982 to , ,031 RATE OF UNDER 21 ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING FATALITIES PER 100,000 POPULATION 6.9 SINCE % TRENDS SINCE % SINCE % Among those under 21 drunk driving fatalities per 100,000 population decreased 83% since Top Chart - Source: NHTSA/FARS, 10/17 Bottom Chart - Source: NHTSA, FARS and U.S. Census Bureau, 10/ Learn more at 2016 State of Drunk Driving Fatalities in America

13 2016 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities Per 100,000 Population by State Fatality Rate In 22 states and D.C., alcohol-impaired driving fatalities per 100,000 population were at or below the national average of 3.3 deaths per 100,000 population. Source: NHTSA, FARS and U.S. Census Bureau, 10/17 Alabama 5.8 Alaska 4.2 Arizona 3.4 Arkansas 3.9 California 2.7 Colorado 2.9 Connecticut 2.8 Delaware 3.9 D.C. 1.5 Florida 4.1 Georgia 3.6 Hawaii 2.5 Idaho 4.6 Illinois 2.5 Indiana 3.2 Iowa 3.4 Kansas 3.3 Kentucky 4.0 Louisiana 4.8 Maine 4.1 Maryland 2.2 Massachusetts 1.7 Michigan 2.4 Minnesota 1.7 Mississippi 4.3 Missouri 4.0 Montana 8.2 Nebraska 3.3 Nevada 3.4 New Hampshire 3.0 New Jersey 1.5 New Mexico 5.7 New York 1.4 North Carolina 3.5 North Dakota 6.7 Ohio 2.8 Oklahoma 4.6 Oregon 3.8 Pennsylvania 2.6 Rhode Island 1.8 South Carolina 6.7 South Dakota 5.3 Tennessee 3.4 Texas 5.2 Utah 1.7 Vermont 4.3 Virginia 2.7 Washington 2.2 West Virginia 3.7 Wisconsin 3.3 Wyoming 5.5 US Total 3.3 Learn more at 2016 State of Drunk Driving Fatalities in America 11

14 2016 Under 21 Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities Per 100,000 Population by State Fatality Rate In 26 states and D.C., under 21 alcohol-impaired driving fatalities per 100,000 population were at or below the national average of 1.2 deaths per 100,000 population. Source: NHTSA, FARS and U.S. Census Bureau, 10/17 Alabama 2.7 Alaska 1.4 Arizona 1.6 Arkansas 1.2 California 1.3 Colorado 1.2 Connecticut 0.9 Delaware 1.7 D.C. 0.0 Florida 1.6 Georgia 1.0 Hawaii 1.4 Idaho 1.4 Illinois 0.7 Indiana 1.1 Iowa 0.8 Kansas 0.8 Kentucky 0.9 Louisiana 1.3 Maine 2.3 Maryland 0.6 Massachusetts 1.0 Michigan 1.2 Minnesota 0.3 Mississippi 1.8 Missouri 1.7 Montana 3.0 Nebraska 1.3 Nevada 1.2 New Hampshire 0.6 New Jersey 0.3 New Mexico 2.6 New York 0.6 North Carolina 1.5 North Dakota 2.4 Ohio 0.9 Oklahoma 1.3 Oregon 1.5 Pennsylvania 0.8 Rhode Island 0.8 South Carolina 1.8 South Dakota 2.8 Tennessee 0.6 Texas 1.9 Utah 0.5 Vermont 0.7 Virginia 1.1 Washington 0.7 West Virginia 1.1 Wisconsin 1.3 Wyoming 1.9 US Total 1.2 Learn more at 2016 State of Drunk Driving Fatalities in America 12

15 Percent Change in Drunk Driving Fatality Rates from 2007 to 2016 by State Rank Mississippi West Virginia Minnesota D.C. Tennessee Louisiana Wyoming Wisconsin Arkansas Pennsylvania Arizona South Carolina North Carolina New Jersey Virginia Maryland Delaware Alabama Missouri Hawaii Illinois Massachusetts Washington New York Montana Nevada Oklahoma Nebraska Georgia Michigan Kentucky North Dakota Maine Florida Ohio Utah Kansas Colorado New Mexico Rhode Island California Connecticut Indiana Texas Iowa Oregon Idaho South Dakota Alaska New Hampshire Vermont US Total 13.5% 15.8% 22.1% -60.2% -51.3% -49.5% -48.9% -45.1% -43.7% -42.5% -40.4% -38.7% -36.8% -36.7% -36.2% -35.8% -34.0% -32.6% -31.4% -30.0% -29.6% -29.1% -28.5% -27.9% -27.5% -26.4% -26.2% -26.2% -26.0% -25.4% -25.0% -23.2% -21.4% -20.9% -19.8% -19.1% -18.7% -17.6% -17.2% -17.0% -15.7% -15.1% -13.6% -12.9% -11.9% -10.0% -7.3% -5.7% -5.0% -4.7% -3.5% -24.7% Over the past decade drunk driving fatalities per 100,000 population declined nationally and in 47 states and D.C. from 2007 to % -40 % -20 % 0 % 20 % 40 % Source: NHTSA, FARS and U.S. Census Bureau, 10/17 Learn more at 2016 State of Drunk Driving Fatalities in America 13

16 Percent Change in Under 21 Drunk Driving Fatality Rates from 2007 to 2016 by State Rank D.C. New Jersey Minnesota Tennessee Utah Kansas Louisiana Arkansas Mississippi Iowa Maryland Rhode Island Delaware Wisconsin North Dakota Nevada Wyoming West Virginia Illinois Pennsylvania South Carolina Nebraska Alaska Connecticut Oklahoma Washington Kentucky Arizona Georgia Vermont Alabama Montana Ohio New York Virginia Florida Missouri Indiana Texas Maine North Carolina Michigan Idaho Colorado Massachusetts New Mexico Oregon California South Dakota New Hampshire Hawaii US Total 0.4% 9.3% 11.0% 137.7% % -82.3% -79.3% -77.2% -75.0% -68.8% -68.2% -68.2% -68.0% -67.5% -66.4% -63.5% -63.5% -62.8% -61.7% -60.9% -60.5% -60.3% -60.0% -59.2% -58.6% -58.6% -57.6% -57.6% -56.1% -49.1% -48.5% -48.1% -46.7% -46.6% -45.0% -44.7% -44.6% -43.5% -42.8% -42.1% -41.2% -39.6% -31.7% -30.9% -29.8% -29.6% -27.6% -27.0% -24.2% -23.0% -13.1% -44.8% Between 2007 and 2016 all but four states experienced a decline in under 21 drunk driving fatalities per 100,000 population % -50 % 0 % 50 % 100 % 150 % Source: NHTSA, FARS and U.S. Census Bureau, 10/17 Learn more at 2016 State of Drunk Driving Fatalities in America 14

17 2016 Fatal Drunk Driving Crashes Among Drivers with a Known BAC Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware D.C. Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming US Total Seven out of 10 drivers involved in fatal drunk driving crashes had a BAC level of.15 or higher. % BAC= % BAC= % BAC= % 20 % 40 % 60 % 80 % 100 % Percent of Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities by BAC Source: NHTSA, FARS ARF of Drivers with Known BAC, 10/17 Learn more at 2016 State of Drunk Driving Fatalities in America 15

18 Repeat Offenders Involvement in Fatal Crashes One third of drivers involved in a fatal crash who had a prior DWI* in the past five years had a high BAC at the time of the crash. REPEAT OFFENDERS BY BAC LEVEL 4 % Unknown 93 % No Prior DWI* % Prior DWI* 4 % BAC of % BAC of % BAC of % BAC of % BAC of DRIVERS INVOLVED IN FATAL CRASH Source: NHTSA, FARS, 10/17 * Prior convictions only for events occurring within 5 years from date of crash. Total may not equal sum of categories due to rounding. Learn more at 2016 State of Drunk Driving Fatalities in America 16

19 Holiday Traffic Fatalities by BAC Level Drunk driving fatalities accounted for 36% of traffic fatalities during the 2016 holidays and drivers with a high BAC were involved in 68% of drunk driving fatalities. New Year s Day Total Under 21 57% 7% 36% 77% 2% 21% BAC.15+ = 71% BAC.15+ = 67% Total Under 21 Memorial Day 56% 8% 36% 61% 8% 31% BAC.15+ =65% BAC.15+ =67% Total Under 21 Fourth of July 53% 6% 41% 71% 6% 24% BAC.15+ = 66% BAC.15+ = 60% Total Under 21 Labor Day 56% 7% 36% 54% 9% 36% BAC.15+ = 69% BAC.15+ = 60% Total Under 21 Thanksgiving 58% 7% 34% 69% 3% 27% BAC.15+ = 71% BAC.15+ = 53% Total Under 21 Christmas 63% 4% 32% 65% 6% 27% BAC.15+ = 70% BAC.15+ = 85% BAC Level Source: NHTSA, FARS, 10/17 The number of whole days in the holiday period depends on the day on which the legal holiday falls. Typically, the period is 6 p.m. the night before until 5:59 a.m. the day after the holiday. Total may not equal sum of categories due to rounding. Learn more at 2016 State of Drunk Driving Fatalities in America 17

20 Terminology Alcohol-Impaired Fatality Drivers in all 50 states and D.C. are considered to be alcohol-impaired if their blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is.08 grams per deciliter (g/dl) or higher. Any fatality occurring in a crash involving at least one driver, or motorcycle operator, with a BAC of.08 or higher is considered to be an alcohol-impaired driving, or drunk driving, fatality. The term alcohol-impaired does not indicate that a crash or a fatality was the result of alcohol impairment. In producing national and state alcoholimpaired statistics, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates the extent of alcohol involvement when alcohol test results are unknown. Alcohol-Involved Fatality Alcohol-involved fatalities are those where at least one driver, or motorcycle operator, has a positive BAC of.01 or higher. In producing national and state alcoholinvolved statistics, NHTSA estimates the extent of alcohol involvement when alcohol test results are unknown. Rates per 100,000 Population The rate of alcohol-impaired fatalities per 100,000 population is the number of alcohol-impaired fatalities for every 100,000 persons in the population being measured. For example, an alcohol-impaired fatality rate of 3.3 per 100,000 population nationally means that for every 100,000 people in the nation, there were approximately three alcohol-impaired fatalities. Repeat Offenders The NHTSA/FARS data records prior driving records (convictions only, not violations) for driving while intoxicated events occurring within five years of the date of the crash. The same driver can have one or more of these convictions during this five year period. Drivers who have a prior conviction in this five year period are reported as repeat offenders. Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) BAC is measured in grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood. A BAC of.01 indicates.01 grams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood. As of July 2004, all 50 states and D.C. have passed legislation establishing a driver with a BAC of.08 to be legally intoxicated. Additionally, 48 states and D.C. have laws that increase penalties for those convicted of driving with elevated or high BAC levels. Learn more at 2016 State of Drunk Driving Fatalities in America 18

21 The information presented in this report is drawn from several databases maintained by government agencies, including the National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA) of NHTSA, which compiles crash data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), and the U.S. Census Bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce. This report reflects data from 1982 to the present utilizing NHTSA s multiple imputation method for estimating missing information about BAC levels for persons involved in fatal crashes, thus allowing for improved reporting of alcohol involvement statistics at any BAC level. The U.S. Census Bureau publishes state resident population estimates which were used in this report.

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TABLE 3c: Congressional Districts with Number and Percent of Hispanics* Living in Hard-to-Count (HTC) Census Tracts** living Alaska 00 47,808 21,213 44.4 Alabama 01 20,661 3,288 15.9 Alabama 02 23,949 6,614 27.6 Alabama 03 20,225 3,247 16.1 Alabama 04 41,412 7,933 19.2 Alabama 05 34,388 11,863 34.5 Alabama 06 34,849 4,074