|
Year
|
Fatalities
|
||||
|
Tot
|
Alc-Rel
|
%
|
0.08+
|
%
|
|
|
1982
|
668
|
422
|
63
|
374
|
56
|
|
1983
|
646
|
418
|
65
|
356
|
55
|
|
1984
|
608
|
374
|
61
|
315
|
52
|
|
1985
|
579
|
316
|
55
|
279
|
48
|
|
1986
|
603
|
360
|
60
|
308
|
51
|
|
1987
|
591
|
291
|
49
|
249
|
42
|
|
1988
|
497
|
227
|
46
|
195
|
39
|
|
1989
|
527
|
247
|
47
|
222
|
42
|
|
1990
|
544
|
260
|
48
|
216
|
40
|
|
1991
|
543
|
280
|
51
|
245
|
45
|
|
1992
|
522
|
263
|
50
|
225
|
43
|
|
1993
|
559
|
235
|
42
|
210
|
38
|
|
1994
|
586
|
282
|
48
|
237
|
40
|
|
1995
|
645
|
304
|
47
|
257
|
40
|
|
1996
|
617
|
252
|
41
|
218
|
35
|
|
1997
|
613
|
229
|
37
|
197
|
32
|
|
1998
|
628
|
244
|
39
|
214
|
34
|
|
1999
|
626
|
229
|
37
|
194
|
31
|
|
2000
|
681
|
268
|
39
|
225
|
33
|
|
2001
|
741
|
328
|
44
|
281
|
38
|
|
2002
|
743
|
314
|
42
|
276
|
37
|
|
2003
|
632
|
246
|
39
|
221
|
35
|
|
2004
|
665
|
259
|
39
|
225
|
34
|
|
2005
|
606
|
244
|
40
|
213
|
35
|
|
2006
|
533
|
207
|
39
|
177
|
33
|
|
2007
|
554
|
199
|
36
|
170
|
31
|
|
2008
|
548
|
202
|
37
|
173
|
32
|
|
2009
|
465
|
178
|
38
|
158
|
34
|
|
2010
|
448
|
142
|
32
|
127
|
28
|
|
2011
|
447
|
173
|
39
|
161
|
36
|
|
2012
|
472
|
167
|
35
|
133
|
28
|
|
2013
|
481
|
170
|
35
|
142
|
30
|
|
2014
|
488
|
187
|
38
|
160
|
33
|
|
2015
|
535
|
208
|
39
|
179
|
33
|
|
2016
|
608
|
195
|
32
|
161
|
27
|
|
2017
|
548
|
204
|
37
|
176
|
32
|
|
2018
|
632
|
219
|
35
|
188
|
30
|
|
2019
|
596
|
200
|
34
|
164
|
27
|
|
2020
|
622
|
214
|
34
|
186
|
30
|
The table above shows the total number of traffic fatalities (Tot) for Colorado, alcohol-related fatalities (Alc-Rel) and fatalities in crashes where the highest BAC in the crash was 0.08 or above (0.08+).
It is important to note that the Colorado drunk driving statistics, as shown above, include data from individuals who were in an alcohol-related crash, but not driving a motor vehicle at the time. The U.S. Department of Transportation defines alcohol-related deaths as “fatalities that occur in crashes where at least one driver or non-occupant (pedestrian or pedalcyclist) involved in the crash has a positive Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) value.”
Criminal status of DUI laws in Colorado
In Colorado, DUI and impaired offenses are misdemeanors, injury-related DUI offenses are class 4 felonies – Citation: ??18-1.3-401 & 18-3-205 (2)
Sources for Colorado drunk driving information and statistics
US Dept. of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 12/02
(2) National Conference of State Legislatures, 2004
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