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Stats & Facts

Alcohol consumed by minors is a critical problem across the country, Nebraska included. Consider the following:

Alcohol is a contributing factor in nearly one-third of all fatal crashes, nation-wide, involving drivers 15 to 20 years of age.
Each year, more than 4,300 young people in this age group are killed in car crashes while under the influence of alcohol.
Underage drinking costs Nebraskans $447-million dollars each year. That total includes costs associated with hospitalization, law enforcement, and funerals.
90-percent of sexual assaults on college campuses involve underage drinking by either the victim, the perpetrator, or both.
40-percent (70-percent) of alcohol consumed by underage drinkers is provided by adults (including parents).
22-percent of all alcohol consumed in Nebraska is by people under 21 years of age.
One out of five automobile accidents in Nebraska is tied to drinking involving drivers under 21 years old.
In Nebraska, high school girls are just as likely to drink as high school boys.
Approximately one of five crimes, where alcohol is a factor, involve young people 18 years old or younger.
The largest numbers of drunk drivers arrested in Nebraska are between 16 and 24 years old.
Approximately 3 out of 4 high school students in Nebraska reported they have consumed alcohol.
In Nebraska, 40-percent of high school seniors report binge drinking (4 or more drinks at a setting).