Kansas Drunk Driving Statistics

Year
Fatalities
Tot
Alc-Rel
%
0.08+
%
1982
498
253
51
228
46
1983
411
214
52
185
45
1984
510
251
49
215
42
1985
486
214
44
191
39
1986
500
279
56
238
48
1987
491
248
50
202
41
1988
483
225
47
197
41
1989
428
194
45
165
39
1990
444
227
51
201
45
1991
409
189
46
164
40
1992
387
158
41
134
34
1993
428
157
37
132
31
1994
442
169
38
147
33
1995
442
184
42
164
37
1996
490
203
41
163
33
1997
482
147
30
128
27
1998
492
165
34
141
29
1999
540
193
36
162
30
2000
461
161
35
137
30
2001
494
193
39
167
34
2002
507
227
45
200
39
2003
471
206
44
182
39
2004
461
148
32
121
26
2005
428
151
35
122
28
2006
466
162
35
135
29
2007
416
142
34
114
27
2008
385
157
41
145
38
2009
386
177
46
154
40
2010
431
192
45
168
39
2011
386
131
34
108
28
2012
405
117
29
98
24
2013
350
119
34
102
29
2014
385
121
31
103
27
2015
468
152
33
125
27
2016
429
107
25
94
22
2017
384
151
39
138
36
2018
404
96
24
88
22
2019
411
100
24
91
22
2020
426
108
25
96
23

The table above shows the total number of traffic fatalities (Tot) for the Kansas, alcohol-related fatalities (Alc-Rel) and fatalities in crashes where the highest BAC in the crash was 0.08 or above (0.08+).

chart of drunk driving statistics in Kansas from 1982 to 2020

It is important to note that the Kansas 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 BAC value.”

Criminal status of DUI laws in Kansas

In Kansas 1st offense is class B non-person misdemeanor, 2nd offense is a class A non-person misdemeanor, 3rd or subsequent offense is a non-person felony. Citation:??8-1567(d), (e) (f) & (k)(3), & 21-4502(1) (2)

Sources for Kansas drunk driving information and statistics

US Dept. of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 12/02

(2) National Conference of State Legislatures, 2004

National drunk driving statistics in the US