DUI, Drunk Driving and Hispanics, A Few Statistics

The Hispanic population has grown by leaps and bounds over the last decades and promises to continue on its same course well into the next decades

. According to a paper published by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration in 2002, Hispanics are often disproportionately impacted by drunk driving. The Hispanic community is united in their opinion that drunk driving is a problem and that something should be done in order to curb its negative effects. A poll among the Hispanic population in the United states revealed that over 90% believe that drunk driving is a very serious problem that must be addressed.

The statistics also show a need for a focus on the Hispanic population. Many who come to the US may not be well versed in the traffic safety laws. Other factors may expose the Hispanic community to a disproportionate level of risk from DUI. Whatever the reason, below are some of the statistics reported by the NHTSA regarding Drunk Driving and Hispanics:

1. Motor Vehicle crashes are the single leading cause of death for Hispanics between the age of 1 and 44.

2. US-born Hispanics are about three times more likely to drive after drinking than are immigrant Hispanics.

3. Between the years of 1990 and 1194, approximately 12.7% of all alcohol related traffic fatalities were Hispanic persons.

4. Hispanic men have a higher rate of having ever been arrested for DUI than do blacks or whites, and on average Hispanics believed the number of drinks needed to affect driving was higher than what blacks and whites believed.

While some of these statistics are stark and troubling, the good news is the resolve within the Hispanic community to reduce drinking and driving. According to the same article, 94% say that something should be done to protect their community from what they see as a major threat to public safety. NHTSA has been working hard with these communities to improve education and knowledge concerning how drunk driving is affecting their communities and about traffic laws and other methods for knowing when it is safe to drive and when it is not.

Source: http://www.nhtsa.gov/people/injury/alcohol/HispanicsFctSht(11_20).pdf

DUI, Drunk Driving and Hispanics, A Few Statistics

By: Jonanthan Stone

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