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Table 1

**Table 1.** Traffic crashes, traffic crash fatalities, and alcohol-related traffic crash fatalities¹, United States, 1982–2004.
Year	Event
Year	Traffic crashes	Traffic crash fatalities (a)	Alcohol-related traffic crash fatalities (b)	Percent alcohol-related traffic crash fatalities (b/a)
2004	38,444	42,836	16,919	39.5
2003	38,477	42,884	17,105	39.9
2002	38,491	43,005	17,524	40.7
2001	37,862	42,196	17,400	41.2
2000	37,526	41,945	17,380	41.4
1999	37,140	41,717	16,572	39.7
1998	37,107	41,501	16,673	40.2
1997	37,324	42,013	16,711	39.8
1996	37,494	42,065	17,749	42.2
1995	37,241	41,817	17,732	42.4
1994	36,254	40,716	17,308	42.5
1993	35,780	40,150	17,908	44.6
1992	34,942	39,250	18,290	46.6
1991	36,937	41,508	20,159	48.6
1990	39,836	44,599	22,587	50.6
1989	40,741	45,582	22,423	49.2
1988	42,130	47,087	23,833	50.6
1987	41,438	46,390	24,093	51.9
1986	41,090	46,087	25,017	54.3
1985	39,195	43,825	23,166	52.9
1984	39,631	44,257	24,761	55.9
1983	37,976	42,589	24,634	57.8
1982	39,092	43,945	26,172	59.6

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