Illinois DUI Fatalities Beginning to Level Off
After successfully decreasing the number of DUI-related deaths in the state for decades, that trend in Illinois seems to have flattened out, according to an article by the Daily Chronicle. To gain a better understanding of what this means, we need to look at the numbers.
Over the last 30 years, DUI fatalities dropped by approximately 60%. Over the last 15 years, DUI fatalities dropped by approximately 50%. Over the last several years, however, DUI fatalities have stayed constant.
Looking to the latest DUI statistics published by the Illinois Secretary of State, we can see this trend play out over a decade-long period.
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2004: 604 DUI fatalities
2005: 580 DUI fatalities
2006: 594 DUI fatalities
2007: 507 DUI fatalities
2008: 434 DUI fatalities
2010: 354 DUI fatalities
2011: 323 DUI fatalities
2012: 393 DUI fatalities
2013: 389 DUI fatalities
2014: 369 DUI fatalities
Considering the information outlined above, [...]
