MADD STATISTICS
NO MORE VICTIMS. Simply put, that’s why Mothers Against Drunk Driving was founded. That’s why we exist today. And that’s our hope for the future. On the road of life, we want every family to be safe without the threat of drunk or drugged driving. And we want every family to stay whole without the danger of underage drinking consequences. Our work is preventing the 100% preventable. But sadly, more than 300,000 innocent people are killed or injured on our roadways every year. Countless more are changed forever, yet find comfort, and even- tually hope, through our free victim services. MADD won’t stop until drunk driving does—because one empty seat at the table is one too many. With your help we will arrive at a destination of zero deaths and injuries. Together we will see our dream come true of No More Victims.
In the United States, the number of drunk driving deaths has been cut in half since MADD was founded in 1980. Teen alcohol use kills 4,300 people each year – that’s more than all illegal drugs combined. Someone is killed by a drunk driver every 52 minutes. In the United States an average of 10,000 lives per year are lost to Drunk Driving. Drunk driving costs the United States $132 billion a year. MADD has helped save nearly 30,000 young lives through passage of the 21 minimum drinking age law. 1.77 million attempts to drive drunk at .08 BAC or above that were prevented by ignition interlock devices. Over 200,000 parents and teens are educated annually on the facts about underage drinking. MADD educates over 200,000 first time and repeat offenders annually.
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