Year | Fatalities | ||||
Tot | Alc-Rel | % | 0.08+ | % | |
1982 | 173 | 111 | 64 | 98 | 57 |
1983 | 191 | 103 | 54 | 92 | 48 |
1984 | 192 | 109 | 57 | 96 | 50 |
1985 | 191 | 132 | 69 | 79 | 42 |
1986 | 172 | 139 | 81 | 75 | 44 |
1987 | 179 | 93 | 52 | 64 | 36 |
1988 | 166 | 84 | 51 | 64 | 38 |
1989 | 187 | 93 | 50 | 78 | 42 |
1990 | 158 | 77 | 48 | 67 | 42 |
1991 | 144 | 67 | 46 | 61 | 42 |
1992 | 122 | 40 | 32 | 36 | 30 |
1993 | 121 | 52 | 43 | 47 | 39 |
1994 | 119 | 50 | 42 | 45 | 38 |
1995 | 118 | 47 | 39 | 36 | 31 |
1996 | 134 | 47 | 35 | 41 | 31 |
1997 | 125 | 60 | 48 | 51 | 41 |
1998 | 128 | 63 | 49 | 45 | 35 |
1999 | 140 | 66 | 47 | 45 | 32 |
2000 | 126 | 49 | 39 | 45 | 35 |
2001 | 142 | 67 | 47 | 53 | 37 |
2002 | 127 | 50 | 39 | 45 | 35 |
2003 | 127 | 52 | 41 | 43 | 34 |
2004 | 171 | 59 | 35 | 51 | 30 |
2005 | 166 | 60 | 36 | 55 | 33 |
2006 | 127 | 51 | 40 | 47 | 37 |
2007 | 129 | 45 | 34 | 34 | 26 |
2008 | 139 | 53 | 38 | 45 | 32 |
2009 | 110 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 27 |
2010 | 128 | 53 | 42 | 44 | 35 |
2011 | 90 | 29 | 32 | 27 | 30 |
2012 | 108 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 30 |
2013 | 135 | 52 | 39 | 46 | 34 |
2014 | 95 | 34 | 36 | 30 | 31 |
The table above shows the total number of traffic fatalities (Tot) for the New Hampshire, alcohol-related fatalities (Alc-Rel) and fatalities in crashes where the highest BAC in the crash was 0.08 or above (0.08+).
All 50 states in the US now apply two statutory offenses to operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. The first (and original) offense is known either as driving under the influence (DUI), driving while intoxicated/impaired (DWI), or operating while intoxicated/impaired (OWI). This is based upon a police officer’s observations (driving behavior, slurred speech, the results of a roadside sobriety test, etc.)
The second offense is called “illegal per se”, which is driving with a BAC of 0.08% or higher. Since 2002 it has been illegal in all 50 states to drive with a BAC that is 0.08% or higher.
It is important to note that the New Hampshire 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 bilcyclist) involved in the crash has a positive Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) value.”
The fatality rates shown above refer to the number of people killed in all traffic accidents and, separately, in alcohol-related traffic accidents, per 100 million vehicle miles traveled.
Criminal status of DUI laws in New Hampshire
In New Hampshire, 1st – 3rd non-injury DUI offenses are misdemeanors, 4th or subsequent non-injury DUI offenses are felonies, and DUI with serious bodily injury is a class B felony. Citation:??265:9 IV(A), 265:82 et.seq., & 651:2I(c) (2)
Sources for New Hampshire 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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