Maine OUI Statistics
Maine OUI Statistics
In Maine, as with many states, drunk driving deaths have dropped significantly in the twenty four years since tracking began. Alcohol related fatalities peaked in 1983 at 135 and decreased by more than half to 51 in 2002. The percentage of fatalities that were alcohol related also dropped by more than half, from 60% to 23%. In 2005, out of all traffic fatalities, 30% involved a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08 or higher.
| Year |
Fatalities |
| Tot |
Alc-Rel |
% |
0.08+ |
% |
| 1982 |
166 |
94 |
56 |
53 |
50 |
| 1983 |
224 |
135 |
60 |
122 |
54 |
| 1984 |
232 |
132 |
57 |
118 |
51 |
| 1985 |
206 |
112 |
54 |
92 |
45 |
| 1986 |
214 |
113 |
53 |
94 |
44 |
| 1987 |
232 |
119 |
51 |
95 |
41 |
| 1988 |
256 |
103 |
40 |
88 |
34 |
| 1989 |
194 |
70 |
36 |
64 |
33 |
| 1990 |
213 |
94 |
44 |
75 |
35 |
| 1991 |
205 |
83 |
41 |
59 |
29 |
| 1992 |
214 |
90 |
42 |
78 |
36 |
| 1993 |
185 |
77 |
42 |
64 |
35 |
| 1994 |
188 |
66 |
35 |
55 |
29 |
| 1995 |
187 |
58 |
31 |
52 |
28 |
| 1996 |
169 |
65 |
38 |
52 |
31 |
| 1997 |
192 |
65 |
34 |
58 |
30 |
| 1998 |
192 |
55 |
28 |
49 |
25 |
| 1999 |
181 |
60 |
33 |
53 |
29 |
| 2000 |
169 |
51 |
30 |
43 |
25 |
| 2001 |
192 |
65 |
34 |
61 |
32 |
| 2002 |
216 |
50 |
23 |
47 |
22 |
| 2003 |
207 |
75 |
36 |
69 |
33 |
| 2004 |
194 |
70 |
36 |
58 |
30 |
| 2005 |
169 |
59 |
35 |
50 |
30 |
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