| California Traffic Crash Trends 1991-2008 here |
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| California Traffic Crash Trends 2007 here |
In 2006 there were 4197 traffic deaths in California, which was less than 2005.
In 2006 there were 1242 male alcohol traffic deaths in California, which was more than 2005.
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***The number and percent of male alcohol deaths are both higher than in 2005. See Chart of Change Over time
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| *Median Age indicates that half
the people were killed at a younger age and half at an older age than
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+ Proportionally males are more likely to be in alcohol involved crashes than females. (See Table) |
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+ For males, the percentage of deaths that are alcohol related has increased steadily since 1997 and now stands at 42%. Between 2005 and 2006 there has been a 2 % increase. |
Charts from 2005
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Age and Gender Alcohol* and Age Males Alcohol* and Age Females Alcohol* and Age |
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Alcohol
Involved crash means one of the parties involved in a crash
had consumed alcohol, not necessarily the person killed.
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+ In 2005, the largest number of deaths occurred to those aged 19, 146 deaths. (See Table) + After peaking at the age 18-23 there is a steady decline in the number of deaths by age. (See Table) + The median age of death was 36 (black vertical line), 50% of traffic deaths occur after the age of 36. |
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+ Between the ages 15 and 50 males have approximately 3 times more deaths than females. (See Table) + The peak number of deaths for females occurred at 18, 48 deaths, while the peak number for males occurred at 21, 107 deaths. (See Table)+ The median* age for females is 39, while for males the median* is 35. *50% occur before this number and 50% after. |
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+ Alcohol involved
crashes make up 37% of all crashes. Table 1991-2005 + The rate of non- alcohol involved crashes peaks at 19 (107) and peaks for alcohol related at 22 (72). (See Table) + The number of alcohol related crashes goes down after 65. (See Table) + The peak age for non-alcohol involved crashes is age 19 (107), while the peak for alcohol related is at 22 (72). (See Table) |
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+ For non-alcohol deaths males peaked at 19 (65), and for alcohol related the peak was 23(53). Table for Graph |
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+ For females, non-alcohol deaths males peak at 19 (38), the peak for alcohol related is 18 (17). Table for Graph |
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