Table 3.2 - Cost Components and Subcomponents, by Intervention and Type of Cost
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| Cost Component and Unit | Type of Cost | Red-Light Camera | Speed Camera | Alcohol Interlock | Sobriety Checkpoint | Saturation Patrol | Bicycle Helmet | Motorcycle Helmet | Primary Enforcement of Seat Belt Laws | Seat Belt Enforcement Campaign | License Plate Impoundment | Limit on Diversion | Vehicle Impound | In-Person License Renewal | Higher Seat Belt Fines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publicity cost | |||||||||||||||
| Print advertising, $/1,000 drivers | Cost to state | 18 | 18 | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Outdoor advertising, $/1,000 drivers | Cost to state | 10 | 10 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Radio advertising, $/1,000 drivers | Cost to state | 42 | 42 | — | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Television advertising, $/1,000 drivers | Cost to state | 119 | 119 | — | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CIOT media campaign | Cost to state | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | a | — | — | — | — | — |
| Police or highway patrol time | |||||||||||||||
| Police costs, full-scale sobriety checkpoint, hours/wave | Cost to state | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Police costs, full-scale saturation patrol, hours/patrol | Cost to state | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Police costs, camera enforcement, $/citation | Cost to state | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Police costs, motorcycle helmets, $/citation | Cost to state | — | — | — | — | — | — | 928 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Police costs, seat belt enforcement, hours/citation | Cost to state | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.7 | 1.7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Court system | |||||||||||||||
| Prosecution costs, sobriety checkpoint, $/offender | Cost to state | — | — | — | 2,279 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Prosecution costs, $/offender | Cost to state | — | — | — | — | 2,279 | — | — | — | — | — | 2,279 | — | — | — |
| Lawyer for DWI, $/offenderb | Offender cost | — | — | — | 2,571 | 2,571 | — | — | — | — | — | 2,571 | — | — | — |
| DMV staff | |||||||||||||||
| License reinstatement, hours/occurrence | Cost to state | — | — | — | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | — | — | — |
| License plate reinstatement, hours/occurrence | Cost to state | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 | — | — | — | — |
| In-person licensing, $/additional driver | Cost to state | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — |
| Equipment acquisition, replacement, and maintenance | |||||||||||||||
| Camera lease costs, $/camera/month | Cost to state | 5,868 | 5,868 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alcohol interlock, $/interlock | Offender cost | — | — | 402 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Police equipment, saturation patrols, $/patrol based on road network | Cost to state | — | — | — | — | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Police equipment, sobriety checkpoints, $/checkpoint | Cost to state | — | — | — | 5,448 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Passive alcohol sensors, $/patrol | Cost to state | — | — | — | — | 1,182 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Children’s bicycle helmets, $/helmet | Compliance cost | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Motorcycle helmets, $/helmet | Compliance cost | — | — | — | — | — | — | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Infant car seat, $/seat | Compliance cost | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Children’s booster seat, $/seat | Compliance cost | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fines, fees, and charges | |||||||||||||||
| Motorcycle helmet fine, $/citation | State revenue | — | — | — | — | — | — | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Seat belt fine, $/citation | State revenue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Child or booster seat fine, $/citation | State revenue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Driver’s license reinstatement fee, DWI, $/offender | State revenue | — | — | — | 204 | 204 | — | — | — | — | — | 204 | — | — | — |
| Driver license plate fee, DWI, $/offender | State revenue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 204 | — | — | — | — |
| Moving violations for speed cameras, $/citation | State revenue | — | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moving violations for red-light cameras, $/citation | State revenue | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Court fines related to DWI, $/offender | State revenue | — | — | — | 2,000 | 2,000 | — | — | — | — | — | 2,000 | — | — | — |
| Vehicle impoundment fees, $/impounded vehicle | State revenue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 520 | — | — |
| Higher seat belt fine, $/citation | State revenue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 |
| Probation cost | |||||||||||||||
| Probation, $/probationer | Cost to state | — | — | — | 6,322 | 6,322 | — | — | — | — | — | 6,322 | — | — | — |
| Education program | |||||||||||||||
| Alcohol education program, $/attendee paid by attendee | State revenue | — | — | — | 294 | 294 | — | — | — | — | — | 294 | — | — | — |
| Alcohol education program, $/attendee paid by state | Cost to state | — | — | — | 254 | 254 | — | — | — | — | — | 254 | — | — | — |
| Impoundment cost | |||||||||||||||
| Tow staffing costs, $/impounded vehicle | Cost to state | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 637 | — | — |
| Program management | |||||||||||||||
| Program management, FTE/program | Cost to state | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | — |
| Total subcomponents included in cost | 8 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
a Assumes $39 million (in 2012 dollars) across all states, allocated based on population.
b The cost to the offender is not included in the base model. It is provided as information to the state on the potential burden on offenders. This assumes that all offenders will use lawyers. In reality, some offenders will not use lawyers, while others will spend significantly more on representation. So this is just to provide a rough-order-of-magnitude estimate of expenditures by offenders.
NOTE: — = not applicable. FTE = full-time equivalent. All costs are annual and in 2012 dollars unless otherwise noted.
- Page last reviewed: December 2, 2015
- Page last updated: December 2, 2015
- Content source:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
- National Center for Injury Prevention and Control,
- Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention