Table 3

 Fatal crashes involving a driver or pedestrian with 0.01% BAC or higher 10 years before and 10 years after initiation of the Fighting Back programs

Ratio of fatal crashes involving drivers or pedestrians with BAC 0.01%+ v 0.00%
Fighting Back FBAT comparison communitiesBefore FB 0.01%+ v no alcohol ratio numberAfter FB 0.01%+ v no alcohol ratio number% ChangeProgram effect OR (95% CI)
NS, not significant.
Kansas City (FB)1.52443/2911.29359/278−15%0.83
Columbia, Springfield, St Louis1.11337/3031.14348/305+3%(0.61–1.12)
Milwaukee (FB)1.44252/1750.72161/224−50%0.55
Madison, Racine1.3274/561.2059/49−9%(0.31–0.98)
San Antonio (FB)1.90794/4181.52653/430−20%0.95
Dallas, Ft Worth, Houston1.853146/17001.562472/1587−16%(0.79–1.15)
Santa Barbara (FB)1.9541/211.6137/23−18%0.87
Carlsbad, Redondo Beach, Santa Monica1.04117/1120.9980/81−5%(0.37–2.02)
Vallejo (FB)1.3258/440.7435/47−44%0.69
San Bernardino, Stockton1.06265/2510.86212/247−19%(0.63–0.76)
Pooled results, five FB communities targeting alcohol availability and increased treatment (FBAT)
    Total FB1.671588/9491.241245/10020.78
    Total comparison1.633939/24221.403171/2269(0.64, 0.95)
Heterogeneity: p = 0.04Program effect: p = 0.01Relative reduction: ↓22%
Pooled results, three FB programs covering entire community (FBAT)
    Santa Barbara, Vallejo, Milwaukee1.46351/2400.79233/2940.69
    Comparison1.09456/4190.93351/377(0.63, 0.76)
Heterogeneity: NSProgram effect: p<0.0001Relative reduction: ↓31%
Seven FB communities not targeting alcohol availability and increased treatment
    Total FB1.081013/9410.86905/10471.31
    Comparison1.051225/11690.75944/1266(0.93, 1.85)
Heterogeneity: p = 0.002Program effect: NSRelative change: ↑31%