Table 3.
Overall number of infractions committed by in-state residents per 100 000 licensed drivers per year for each type of cell phone use while driving violation*
| Violation | Grouping | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | Average Rate† |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texting‡ | Overall | 2.39 | 4.83 | 6.75 | 9.19 | 5.79 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Males | 2.72 | 5.03 | 6.63 | 9.61 | 6.00 | |
| Females | 2.05 | 3.77 | 5.46 | 6.93 | 4.55 | |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 15–17 | 7.04 | 11.06 | 5.86 | 8.24 | 8.05 | |
| 18–24 | 5.84 | 12.64 | 13.80 | 17.70 | 12.50 | |
| 25–64 | 2.10 | 2.92 | 4.33 | 6.64 | 4.00 | |
| ≥65 | – | 0.15 | 0.23 | 0.29 | 0.17 | |
| Hand-held use§ | Overall | 3769.61 | 2733.29 | 2194.09 | 1730.61 | 2606.90 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Males | 5896.51 | 4210.82 | 3281.68 | 2448.24 | 3959.31 | |
| Females | 1678.12 | 1289.73 | 1145.72 | 1048.93 | 1290.63 | |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 15–17 | 80.96 | 46.98 | 51.41 | 52.04 | 57.85 | |
| 18–24 | 2398.61 | 1721.47 | 1426.64 | 1218.11 | 1691.21 | |
| 25–64 | 4753.99 | 3438.12 | 2727.24 | 2132.49 | 3262.96 | |
| ≥65 | 514.87 | 436.05 | 402.27 | 361.15 | 428.59 | |
| Any traffic infraction¶ | Overall | 12, 035.94 | 10, 549.44 | 9261.16 | 7968.45 | 9953.75 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Males | 15, 900.59 | 13, 688.71 | 12, 090.20 | 10, 193.42 | 12, 968.23 | |
| Females | 8541.95 | 7469.30 | 6663.58 | 5646.49 | 7080.33 | |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 15–17 | 8126.99 | 6839.74 | 4923.03 | 4439.62 | 6082.35 | |
| 18–24 | 24, 016.91 | 20, 223.77 | 17, 521.51 | 16, 237.02 | 19, 499.08 | |
| 25–64 | 12, 018.40 | 10, 525.00 | 9316.98 | 8837.05 | 10, 174.36 | |
| ≥65 | 1406.77 | 1364.19 | 1340.08 | 1324.88 | 1358.98 | |
*Rates were calculated by dividing the number of violations from in-state residents by the number of 100 000 licensed drivers from each included state each year. Only data from 2010–2013 were presented because most states contributed data to these years.
†The average rate was obtained by adding rates from 2010–2013 and dividing by 4.
‡May include data from states with texting bans—Alaska 2009–2013, Connecticut 2007–2013, District of Columbia 2008–2013, Kentucky 2011–2013, Massachusetts 2011–2013, Michigan 2011–2013, Mississippi 2012–2013, North Carolina 2010–2013, North Dakota 2012–2013, Nebraska 2011–2013, New York 2010–2013, Ohio 2013, Utah 2012–2013, Washington 2008–2013, and Wyoming 2011–2013.
§May include data from states with hand-held bans—Connecticut 2007–2013, District of Columbia 2008–2013, New York 2010–2013, Utah 2012–2013, and Washington 2008–2013.
¶May Include data from states that supplied data on all traffic citations—Alaska 2009–2013, Connecticut 2007–2013, District of Columbia 2008–2013, Mississippi 2012–2013, North Carolina 2010–2013, Nebraska 2011–2013, Ohio 2013, Utah 2012–2013, Washington 2008–2013, and Wyoming 2011–2013.