California Traffic Crashes 2009

Males are much more likely to drive in a crash than females.
Males have a much higher involvement of alcohol in Crashes than females.

1991-2009! Trend Data

2009 Deaths by Gender and Alcohol Involvement  Male Female Table Total Count Col % Count Col % Count Col % Alcohol Involvement in Crash No 1192 54.9% 618 69.7% 1819 59.2% Yes 978 45.1% 269 30.3% 1256 40.8% Table Total 2170 100.0% 887 100.0% 3076 100.0%

California Deaths 2009 by Gender and Role with Totals Male Female Table Total Count Col % Count Col % Count Col % Role in Crash Driver 1310 60.4% 352 39.7% 1667 54.2% Passenger 357 16.5% 332 37.4% 698 22.7% Ped 403 18.6% 193 21.8% 596 19.4% Bicyclist 95 4.4% 9 1.0% 106 3.4% Other 5 .2% 1 .1% 8 .3% Table Total 2170 100.0% 887 100.0% 3076 100.0%

California 2009
Age Distribution by Gender and Alcohol Involvement

+ Male alcohol fatalities are much higher than female for both alcohol and non-alcohol related crashes. + For both males and females the peak age for alcohol involvement as a victim is in the 20's, while the peak age for non-alcohol victims is about 19.