ALCOHOL-RELATED FATALITIES AND INJURIES--1988

The number of county residents killed in alcohol-related traffic accidents dropped 19% between 1987 and 1988. The 134 fatalities last year was by far the lowest number during any of the last five years and the lowest for the preceding decade except for the 121 recorded in 1982.

Anaheim was by far the deadliest city, with twice as many alcohol-related deaths as Santa Ana (which had the second highest total). Anaheim’s total of killed and injured, however, was 63% lower than Santa Ana, which had the highest combined total of killed and injured. Santa Ana’s combined 898 killed and injured accounted for 19% of the total for cities’ streets.

City Killed Injured Total Anaheim 32 520 552 Brea 0 95 95 Buena Park 1 132 133 Costa Mesa 6 274 280 Cypress 1 76 77 Dana Point N/A N/A N/A Fountain Valley 6 139 145 Fullerton 5 262 267 Garden Grove 6 381 387 Huntington Beach 6 346 352 Irvine 6 188 194 Laguna Beach 0 93 93 La Habra 1 86 87 La Palma 0 22 22 Los Alamitos 0 21 21 Mission Viejo 1 41 42 Newport Beach 4 176 180 Orange 5 232 237 Placentia 1 55 56 San Clemente 1 84 85 San Juan Capistrano 2 75 77 Santa Ana 16 882 898 Seal Beach 3 71 74 Stanton 1 69 70 Tustin 3 123 126 Villa Park 0 5 5 Westminster 4 206 210 Yorba Linda 1 50 51 CITIES TOTAL 112 4,704 4,816 State highways 10 185 195 County roads 12 464 476 COUNTY TOTAL 134 5,353 5,487

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Source: California Highway Patrol