Every Statistic is a Person
These numbers are a painful reminder of the lives we lose to drunk and drugged driving every single day.
As you read these haunting stats, think of the children, mothers, fathers, and grandparents behind the numbers . . .
And how you can help save them.
Together, we can end impaired driving for good.
Drunk driving deaths in 2022 represented 30% of all traffic fatalities.
Every day 32 people are killed in drunk-driving crashes — that’s one person every 44 minutes. In 2024, 11,904 people were killed in drunk driving crashes.
Drunk driving fatalities decreased 3.9% compared to 2023.
In 2017, 10,874 people died in drunk driving crashes – one every 48 minutes – and more than 300,000 were injured in drunk driving crashes.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. “Traffic Safety Facts 2017: Alcohol-Impaired Driving.” Washington DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2017. https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/812630
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. “Traffic Safety Facts 2017: Alcohol-Impaired Driving.” Washington DC: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2017. https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/812630
Almost 7% of drivers, mostly under age 35, who were involved in fatal traffic crashes tested positive for THC, the principle ingredient in marijuana.
Alcohol levels above the legal limit were found in 21% of such drivers.
Drugs other than alcohol (e.g., marijuana and cocaine) are involved in about 18% of motor vehicle driver deaths.
More than 22% of drivers tested positive for illegal, prescription, or over-the-counter drugs in blood and/or oral fluid tests.
With your help, MADD can provide compassionate support to a victim every 3 minutes.
Most important, we can reduce this horrifying stats - and save lives.