State-Level Alcohol-Impaired and Occupant Driving Fatalities 2005-2014

2005-2014 data from the NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System details all persons killed in crashes involving a driver with a BAC of .08 g/dL or higher and all occupant fatalities. The dataset provides a decade-long view of fatal traffic incidents across U.S. states. It is published by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities across states from 2005 to 2014 to identify high-risk regions.
• Correlate Occupant Fatalities with other state-level data to study the impact of vehicle safety regulations over the 10-year period.
• Model the relationship between driver BAC levels (>= .08 g/dL) and occupant fatality counts in crash data.
• Compare annual counts of fatalities involving a driver with BAC >= .08 g/dL against total occupant fatalities to assess policy effectiveness.

Strengths

• Data spans a 10-year time range from 2005 to 2014, enabling longitudinal analysis.
• Sourced from the authoritative National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).
• Includes two distinct, clearly defined fatality metrics: alcohol-impaired driving deaths and total occupant fatalities.

Limitations

• The specific number of rows, columns, and data granularity (e.g., state, year) are unknown from the provided input.
• Data is static, covering a period ending in 2014, which may limit relevance for current traffic safety analysis.
• The 'other-license-specified' license requires careful review for usage rights and potential restrictions.

Provenance

Source

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)

Collection Method

Final Reports for 2005-2013 and the 2014 Annual Report File.

Time Range

2005-2014

Freshness

The metadata was last updated in June 2025, but the underlying data covers 2005-2014.

Geography

U.S. states