Chapter 3: Drinking and Driving Statistics 1997-1998 Ohio Alcohol-Related Crash Statistics By County
1997-1998 Ohio Alcohol-Related Crash Statistics By County
	According to the US Department of Justice, the number of drunk driving arrests is significantly down since the mid-1980s. Although the number of licensed drivers increased by 15% between 1986-1997, the number of drunk driving arrests declined by nearly 18% to about 1.5 million from about 1.8 million in 1986.
Crashes   Deaths   Injuries   COUNTY 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 ADAMS 76 70 2 3 84 80 ALLEN 158 205 2 1 144 176 ASHLAND 121 110 3 2 98 69 ASHTABULA 294 308 10 3 248 248 ATHENS 119 137 2 4 91 105 AUGLAIZE 87 73 4 2 78 51 BELMONT 227 226 3 1 176 146 BROWN 86 119 4 2 69 100 BUTLER 690 698 12 16 581 596 CARROLL 83 68 1 3 69 59 CHAMPAIGN 74 81 1 2 62 63 CLARK 325 371 2 7 290 305 CLERMONT 407 435 11 2 313 378 CLINTON 87 76 1 5 59 53 COLUMBIANA 191 229 2 4 155 188 COSHOCTON 97 55 3 5 78 40 CRAWFORD 89 78 4 3 47 45 CUYAHOGA 3,160 2,741 36 19 3,164 2,491 DARKE 82 92 1 4 53 71 DEFIANCE 112 107 1 2 74 84 DELAWARE 136 171 5 7 96 113 ERIE 226 192 1 3 159 103 FAIRFIELD 249 210 5 5 198 182 FAYETTE 78 83 1 6 53 60 FRANKLIN 1,508 1,721 28 29 1,181 1,348 FULTON 81 93 1 4 64 78 GALLIA 87 94 1 0 75 78 GEAUGA 192 200 1 2 172 141 GREENE 307 369 6 2 185 233 GUERNSEY 405 99 2 3 84 71 HAMILTON 2,053 1,817 15 14 1,188 1,107 HANCOCK 157 155 3 3 117 109 HARDIN 61 73 0 1 49 51 HARRISON 40 41 4 0 40 32 HENRY 53 51 3 2 27 36 HIGHLAND 88 110 1 2 53 92 HOCKING 69 76 3 6 61 68 HOLMES 51 50 0 0 33 32 HURON 144 109 0 1 111 59 JACKSON 86 89 1 1 76 95 JEFFERSON 131 125 2 4 97 86 KNOX 127 106 2 3 83 68 LAKE 408 378 7 3 254 245 LAWRENCE 127 123 2 0 83 104 LICKING 329 321 11 4 268 240 LOGAN 97 94 2 1 75 68 LORAIN 603 633 10 12 495 520 LUCAS 1,120 1,367 24 12 824 881 MADISON 82 81 0 2 51 66 MAHONING 498 499 6 6 474 464 MARION 128 141 1 3 115 99 MEDINA 246 235 5 7 152 152 MEIGS 40 44 2 1 42 38 MERCER 78 86 2 3 42 74 MIAMI 199 219 1 6 139 127 MONROE 31 46 2 1 28 47 MONTGOMERY 1,053 1,027 9 12 865 880 MORGAN 48 44 3 1 54 33 MORROW 76 68 1 1 67 51 MUSKINGUM 206 262 4 6 164 209 NOBLE 40 39 3 1 24 24 OTTAWA 92 111 4 1 67 99 PAULDING 36 41 0 1 31 32 PERRY 112 106 1 2 83 72 PICKAWAY 120 106 4 1 81 63 PIKE 113 89 1 2 100 64 PORTAGE 378 367 11 6 310 287 PREBLE 79 102 1 4 64 66 PUTNAM 54 61 1 3 41 48 RICHLAND 315 309 2 3 254 218 ROSS 261 233 1 8 162 167 SANDUSKY 152 161 1 2 95 132 SCIOTO 223 225 5 2 180 176 SENECA 129 127 1 4 98 119 SHELBY 132 121 3 1 92 69 STARK 934 895 13 12 725 653 SUMMIT 1,350 1,179 15 14 1,059 964 TRUMBULL 564 564 8 10 544 559 TUSCARAWAS 191 191 2 10 157 164 UNION 64 60 3 2 45 33 VAN WERT 37 40 1 1 36 29 VINTON 46 40 2 0 54 37 WARREN 281 312 7 6 195 267 WASHINGTON 126 129 4 1 84 102 WAYNE 215 194 5 3 156 143 WILLIAMS 76 68 3 1 38 60 WOOD 235 287 4 4 174 206 WYANDOT 42 41 2 0 34 42 STATEWIDE 24,360 24,179 390 374 19,310 18,783
Source: Ohio Department of Public Safety, 1997 and 1998 Ohio Traffic Crash Facts
	Drivers between the ages of 21-24 had the highest number of drunk driving arrests in both 1986 and 1997. (US Department of Justice)