America's Drunkest Cities

America's Drunkest Cities

Research By: Kathleen Pennepacker

 

Overdose on almost any medicine, and it can go from balm to bomb in an instant. A couple glasses of wine each day? Liquid fix-it for your heart. A bottle before bed? You might end up like the folks in Fresno. Our statistical sobriety checkpoint shows that the inebriated people there have one of the highest death rates from alcoholic liver disease (per data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). In fact, Fresno was near the top in every measure of dangerous drinking, including the body count caused by booze-fueled car crashes (Fatality Analysis Reporting System), the number of arrests made for driving under the influence (FBI), the number of people who admit to binge drinking in the last month (CDC), and the severity of DUI penalties (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety). So remember: Better to take your medicine than let it take you.

1st = Most liver disease; 100th = Least liver damage
1st = Most binge drinking; 100th = Least
1st = Most deaths in DUI-related crashes; 100th = Least
1st = Most DUI arrests; 100th = Least
1st = Least stringent DUI laws; 100th = Most stringent DUI laws

Reno, NV

Overall Ranking: 2nd

Deaths from Liver Disease: 3rd
Deaths in DUI Crashes: 54th
Binge Drinking: 14th
DUI Arrests: 19th
Harsh DUI Laws: 18th

Grade: F