2001–2002 Ohio Alcohol-Related Crash Statistics by County

Alcohol crash facts • Ohio traffic deaths during 2001: 1,378 • Ohio alcohol-related traffic deaths: 604, or 44% • Annual cost of alcohol-related crashes: $5 billion • Average cost of an alcohol-related fatality: $3.5 million • Average cost of an alcohol-related injury: $101,000 (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration from Columbus Dispatch, 1/12/03 )

Source: Ohio Department of Public Safety, 2001 and 2002 Ohio Traffic Crash Facts

Alcohol-related traffic death rates increased or held steady in 19 states between 1998–2002. NHTSA, reporting on fatality rates per 100 million miles driven, finds Ohio ranked 35th, with 0.52 deaths per 100 million miles traveled in 2002, up from 0.51 deaths in 1998. 31 states and the District of Columbia saw their alcohol-related death rates decrease. The report showed 26,173 alcohol-related traffic deaths in 1982 or 60% of all traffic deaths, falling to 16,572 or 40% in 1999. For 2002, the figures were 17,419 alcohol-related deaths, or 41% of all traffic fatalities. (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)