Since the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) began recording alcohol-related statistics in 1982, among persons under 21, the number killed in drunk driving crashes decreased 76% from the record high of 5,215 in 1982 to a record low 1,228 in 2010. These fatalities account for 12% of the drunk driving fatalities in the U.S. (Source: NHTSA/FARS, 2012)

For every 100,000 Americans under the age of 21, 1.4 people were killed in drunk driving fatalities in 2010. The rate of under 21 drunk driving fatalities per 100,000 population has declined 48% over the past decade. (Source: NHTSA/FARS and US Census Bureau, 2012)

Despite declines in the number of young people involved in drunk driving fatalities, on average, more than 3 people under the age of 21 die each day in alcohol-impaired driving crashes. (Source: NHTSA/FARS, 2012)

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