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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Fatal Crashes Fatalities

Fatalities and Fatal Crashes increased in 2014

2.04 2.04

1.84

1.581.46

1.551.47

1.53

1.361.26

1.15 1.11 1.091.14 1.1 1.11

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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

LA US

1 death per 2728 times around the world

195

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194

225

172

229

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165157

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182

137

174

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155 153167

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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Quarter

Fatal Crashes by Quarter 2007-2015

11/3/20155

Youth Fatality Rate(Per 100,000 Licensed Drivers)

58 56

21

4843

47 49

34

91

60 61

53

4751

4044

77 77

59

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50

58

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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Ages 15 - 17 Ages 18 - 20 Ages 21 - 24

Fatalities by Vehicle Type

108 99 111 110 109 79 93 122 98 107

74 94 89 81 10473

7978

86 82

525555 526

473 427

359359

334 367 370

189 193 203

198

154

166 107131

111 135

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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Pedestrian Bicycle Motorcycle Driver - Passenger Vehicle Other vehicle Pass - Passenger Vehicle

Commercial Vehicle Crashes

Fatalities by Type

11% 10% 11% 12% 13%11%

14%17%

14% 14%

2% 2% 2% 1% 1% 2% 2% 3% 2% 1%

8%10% 9% 9%

13%10% 12% 11% 12% 11%

54%56%

53% 52% 52%50%

53%

46%

52%50%

5%2%

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4% 3% 5%

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23%

16%18%

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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Pedestrian Bicycle Motorcycle Driver - Passenger Vehicle Other vehicle Pass - Passenger Vehicle

Fatal Single-Vehicle Crashes

358

419 420

393

339

309

280274

284

311

200

250

300

350

400

450

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Fatal Multi-Vehicle Crashes

411

372 370

319

283

255 257 258

271

247

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450

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Fatalities by Troop Area

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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Pedestrian Fatalities

111 110 109

79

93

122

98

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Bicycle Fatalities

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2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

63 65

82 8074

9489

81

104

7379 78

86 83

Motorcycle Fatalities

134

153

125

108 109118

8490

10396

163

180

141133 135

140

93

106115

110

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Fatal Crashes Fatalities

Interstate Fatalities

Alcohol Impaired versus Alcohol-Related

BAC=0 BAC UNK BAC>0

Drivers % Drivers % Drivers % Total

2008 181 30% 240 40% 176 29% 597

2009 170 31% 203 37% 181 33% 556

2010 167 36% 165 35% 137 29% 469

2011 167 36% 154 33% 147 31% 468

2012198 43% 117 26% 143 31% 458

2013 239 49% 89 18% 161 33% 489

2014187 38% 150 31% 151 31% 488

FatalitiesAlcohol-Related & Alcohol Impaired

446

416

383

303284

313 306324

253 251

224

166181

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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Alcohol-Related Alcohol-Impaired

Percentage of FatalitiesAlcohol-Related & Alcohol Impaired

45% 45%47%

42% 42%43% 44% 44%

40% 40%

47%

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44%

42%41% 42%

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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Alcohol-Related Alcohol-Impaired

Involvement of Young Drivers in Alcohol-Related

8

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7

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29

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35

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17

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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Ages 15 - 17

Ages 18 - 20

Ages 21 - 24

Alcohol-Involved and Alcohol Impaired 2014

Troop Non-Alcohol Alcohol Involved

Number of Fatalities

% Alcohol-Related Fatalities

Difference Fatalities 2013-

2014

Difference Alcohol Involved 2013-

2014

Difference Alcohol Impaired (BAC>0)

2013-2014

A (EBR) 85 60 145 41% 22 19 10

B (NO) 54 41 95 43% (17) (12) (5)

C (Houma) 36 23 59 39% 8 (1) (4)

D (Lake Charles) 17 24 41 59% 1 6 -

E (Alexandria) 43 32 75 43% 5 3 3

F (Monroe) 44 21 65 32% (2) (3) (1)

G (Shreveport) 39 33 72 46% 15 17 9

I (Lafayette) 68 58 126 46% 4 (6) -

L (Hammond) 33 26 59 44% (2) (3)3

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Alcohol-Related Fatalities by Troop Area

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2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

DWI Arrests 2004-2014

24796 21787 25865 25476 24735

3192431004 29903

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Breath Blood

DWI Arrest per Troop Area

2013 2014

Troop DWILicensed Drivers DWI/LIC DR DWI

Licensed Drivers DWI/LIC DR

A (EBR) 4,187 516,845 810 3,352 517,466 648

B (NO) 4,244 577,794 735 4,271 580,533 736

C (Houma) 1,359 152,264 893 1,299 152,239 853

D (Lake Charles) 1,947 198,983 978 1,861 199,340 934

E (Alexandria) 1,989 238,133 835 2,387 236,809 1,008

F (Monroe) 1,997 224,517 889 1,888 221,814 851

G (Shreveport) 2,295 307,033 747 2,750 304,794 902

I (Lafayette) 2,620 434,890 602 2,664 436,259 611

L (Hammond) 2,908 290,916 1,000 2,388 292,162 817

DWI Arrests by Month

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DUI For Drivers Ages 16-20(COBRA)

2891

2571

28782715

2297

2781

2582

2401

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Percent Refusals

32.6% 32.1%

27.7%

23.5% 22.8%21.9%

23.1%24.4%

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15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Safety

Louisiana Safety Belt Use

75% 75% 74%76.0%

78.0%79.3%

82.0%84.1%

85.9%

35% 35% 35%

40%38%

44%43%

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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Safety Belt Use of all Front-Seat Occupants Safety Belt Use for all Killed Occupants

Belt-Use By RegionRegion Estimate

Region %AUTO %PKUP %SUV %VAN 2014 2015 Diff

1 (NO) 82.5% 76.9% 85.5% 86.3% 81.0% 82.4% 1.3%

2 (EBR) 83.9% 79.2% 87.7% 78.5% 84.4% 83.0% -1.4%

3 (Houma) 96.0% 78.5% 96.7% 84.5% 87.7% 91.2% 3.5%

4 (Lafayette) 83.6% 80.0% 83.5% 84.2% 85.0% 82.5% -2.5%

5 ( Lake Charles) 86.2% 81.4% 88.7% 93.1% 89.9% 85.6% -4.2%

6 ( Alexandria) 87.4% 82.6% 89.2% 92.8% 70.9% 87.3% 16.5%

7 (Shreveport) 91.2% 84.9% 92.0% 90.8% 87.9% 89.4% 1.5%

8 (Monroe) 81.1% 85.0% 89.0% 89.0% 74.8% 84.2% 9.5%

Louisiana Average 87.1% 80.3% 89.7% 86.3% 84.1% 85.9% 1.8%

Belt Use by Region

82.4% 83.0%

91.2%

82.5%

85.6% 87.3%89.4%

84.2%85.9%

50.0%

55.0%

60.0%

65.0%

70.0%

75.0%

80.0%

85.0%

90.0%

95.0%

1 (NO) 2 (EBR) 3 (Houma) 4 (Lafayette) 5 ( LakeCharles)

6 (Alexandria)

7(Shreveport)

8 (Monroe) Louisiana

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Safety Belt Use Rate% Use Rate

Driver Passenger All Front Seat

Estimate STD Error Estimate STD Error Estimate STD Error

SexMale 82.5% 0.9% 79.6% 2.2% 82.1% 0.9%Female 90.5% 0.7% 87.8% 1.5% 90.0% 0.7%

RaceWhite 89.1% 0.6% 87.4% 1.5% 88.9% 0.6%

African-American/Black

78.8% 1.3% 79.0% 2.4% 78.9% 1.2%

Hispanic 84.2% 3.7% 69.3% 9.7% 81.0% 3.9%Other 93.5% 3.4% 96.9% 0.1% 97.3% 1.2%

Vehicle TypeCar 87.5% 0.8% 85.2% 1.9% 87.1% 0.8%Pick-up 80.4% 1.4% 79.5% 2.9% 80.3% 1.3%SUV 90.4% 1.0% 86.8% 2.5% 89.7% 1.0%Van 86.8% 2.6% 84.6% 5.4% 86.3% 2.4%

Safety Belt Use by Gender and RaceGender 2014 2015

Male 79.2% 82.5%Female 89.2% 90.5%

RACE 2014 2015White 86.6% 89.1%Black 78.2% 78.8%

Hispanic 92.7% 84.2%

Belt Use

Gender Race Belt Used No Belt Use

Fem

ale

Black 88.1% 11.4%

Hispanic 91.9% 7.8%

Other 94.9% 4.5%

White 92.3% 7.3%

Mal

e

Black 81.0% 18.3%

Hispanic 87.6% 12.2%

Other 93.4% 6.3%

White 87.4% 12.2%

2015/14 Seat Belt use by Gender

82.1%

90.0%

79.2%

89.2%

72.0%

74.0%

76.0%

78.0%

80.0%

82.0%

84.0%

86.0%

88.0%

90.0%

92.0%

Male Female

Safety Belt Use

2015 2014

20015_14 Seat belt Use by Race

88.9%

78.9%81.0%

97.3%

86.6%

78.2%

92.7% 92.7%

50.0%

55.0%

60.0%

65.0%

70.0%

75.0%

80.0%

85.0%

90.0%

95.0%

100.0%

White Black Hispanic Other

Safety Belt Use by Race

2015 2014

Safety Belt Use by Vehicle Type

Vehicle Type 2015 2014

Car 87.1% 85.5%

Pick-up 80.3% 78.5%

SUV 89.7% 86.8%

Van 86.3% 88.7%

20015_14 Seat Belt Use by Vehicle Type

87.1%

80.3%

89.7%

86.3%85.5%

78.5%

86.8%

88.7%

72.0%

74.0%

76.0%

78.0%

80.0%

82.0%

84.0%

86.0%

88.0%

90.0%

92.0%

Car Pick-up SUV Van

Safety Belt Use by Vehicle Type

2015 2014

2015

2014

Rear Seat Safety Belt Use

Auto Pickup SUV Van Total

Rear Seat 2008 27.30% 12.50% 31.30% 29.40% 27.20%

Rear Seat 2010 50.00% 47.80% 77.20% 90.70% 58.40%

Rear Seat 2011 46.00% 40.30% 71.40% 93.60% 53.80%

Rear Seat 2013 50.88% 46.97% 67.09% 62.30% 54.84%

Rear Seat 201448.76% 42.39% 69.31% 77.36% 54.92%

Rear Seat 201567.85% 55.12% 80.53% 79.22% 68.86%

Cost Estimates for Crashes

TypeAverage  Cost per 

PersonTota l  Cost by Injury Category

Tota l  Cost of Alcohol  related 

Crashes

Tota l  Injury Cost for Occupants  without Seat 

BeltPer Licensed 

Driver% Change  from 

l as t YearFata l $1,506,363 $1,110,189,207 $479,023,294 $463,959,668 $377 6.8%

Severe  Injuries   $390,024 $524,971,741 $112,716,815 $106,086,414 $179 3.1%Moderate  Injuries $114,422 $1,382,785,761 $154,812,506 $172,776,707 $470 1.6%Compla int Injuries $24,829 $1,468,691,515 $87,175,005 $67,113,084 $499 5.4%

No Injury $4,774 $1,663,383,796 $56,020,463 $566 3.0%PDO $6,623 $1,973,765,268 $85,646,567 $671 3.9%

Grand Tota l  Cost $8,123,787,288 $975,394,650 $809,935,874 3.9%Cost per l i censed 

Driver $2,762 $2,762 3.9%

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B (NO)

C (Houma)

D (Lake Charles)

E (Alexandria)F (Monroe)

G (Shreveport)

I (Lafayette)

L (Hammond)

Alcohol Death by licensed Driver Death per licensed driver Death per licensed driver/no seatbelt

Summary• Safety-belt use has increased considerably for two years in a row and was 85.9% in

2015. • Belt use for male drivers has increased more than for female drivers 3.3 percentage

points versus 1.3 percentage points. • Rear seat safety belt use increased to 68.86%.• Belt use by race: +2.5 for W & 0.6 for African American drivers.• Fatalities increased by 5% from 2013 to 2014.• The fatality rate increased from 1.47% to 1.53. • Involvement of youth (ages 18-24) in fatal crashes increased from 2013 to 2014.• The fatal alcohol-related crash rate for youths (ages 18-24) increased for the first time

in five years.• Motorcycle fatalities have decreased by from 86 in 2013 to 83 in 2014. • There were 5 fatalities in 2014 that were associated with cellphone usage.