Mississippi Statistics | Life Saving Laws

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How Does Your State Measure Up?

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Alcohol-Related Stats
Total young drivers involved in fatal crashes	146
Rate of fatal crashes per 100,000 licensed drivers	87.68
Cost per youth in the state*	1647
State rank of cost per youth*	47
Total funds available to combat underage drinking	20 million
Total underage drinking sales	115 million
Total alcohol industry profits from underage drinking	56 million
Total underage drinking costs	539 million
State rating on DUI/DWI	fair
Laws
Graduated drivers licensing	Yes
Type of graduated license	Less restrictive
Happy hour law	No
Keg registration law	No
Ban on sunday sales	No
Social host law	No

	RELATED RESOURCES			GROUPS WORKING ON LIFE SAVING LAWS
	Ten Drug and Alcohol Policies That Will Save Lives Minimum Legal Drinking Age Policy Reducing Underage Drinking: A Collective Responsibility MORE >			MADD Mississippi Mississippi Department of Public Safety Planning, Office of Public Safety Alcohol Epidemiology Program Center for Science in the Public Interest: Alcohol Policies Project Ensuring Solutions to Alcohol Problems