Orange County, CA DUI/Alcohol Statistics Update for 1994

There were 1,800,500 licensed drivers in Orange County in 1994 (8.9% of California's total).

With 8.9% of the state's licensed drivers traveling on 4% of the state's roadways, Orange County accounts for:

7.6% of the state's Driving Under the Influence (DUI) arrests
3.5% of the state's alcohol-related traffic fatalities, and
7.2% of the state's alcohol-related traffic injuries.

29.7% of Orange County traffic fatalities were alcohol-related (55 out of 185).

5,815 people (112 per week) were injured in alcohol-related crashes in 1985.
2,855 people (55 per week) were injured in 1,857 collisions in 1994 (a reduction in victims of 51%).

166 people (3.2 per week) were killed in alcohol-related crashes in 1987.
55 people (1 per week) were killed in 53 collisions in 1994 (a reduction in victims of 67%).

There were 15,659 DUI arrests in 1994 in Orange County, which breaks down as follows:

1 for each 111 licensed drivers (state ratio is 1 for each 98 licensed drivers)
1 for each 166 county residents (state ratio is 1:156)
321 felony arrests
88 juvenile arrests
15,250 misdemeanor arrests.

30% of alcohol-related fatal collisions (16) occurred on the freeways or in areas patrolled by the California Highway Patrol (CHP): Anaheim (1), Costa Mesa (1), Irvine (3), Santa Ana (1), Seal Beach (2), Yorba Linda (1), Dana Point (1), Unincorporated (6).

31.4% of Orange County DUI arrests were made by the CHP. The other 70% (47 crashes) occurred in areas patrolled by local police.

The age group 22 - 34 accounted for 28 deaths - four (4) times as many DUI fatalities as any other age group.

In age group 14 - 21, 49 people died and 1,591 people were injured in alcohol-related crashes in 1985.
In 1994, this was reduced to 7 fatalities (85% reduction) and 547 injured (66% reduction).

Orange County averaged 2.29 fatal or injury alcohol-related crashes per square mile for 1994. Santa Ana was highest with 11.58; Laguna Niguel was lowest with .87.

Orange County averaged 19.61 DUI arrests per square mile for 1994; Laguna Beach was highest with 81.43; Villa Park was lowest with 4.76.

Page updated: August 13, 2005

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