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2004 Ohio Crash Frequency by County and Selected
Cities
Crash frequency is greater in areas of higher traffic density.
It makes sense—the greater the number of vehicles on the road
in an area, the greater the chance for involvement in a car crash.
To illustrate, during 2004 the 220,152 registered vehicles in Cincinnati
were involved in 18,663 crashes, a ratio of 1 crash for every 11.8
registered vehicles. The 538,657 vehicles in the remainder of Hamilton
County were involved in 18,721 crashes, a ratio of 1 crash for every
28.8 registered vehicles. For the sake of comparison, the 20,027
registered vehicles in Monroe County were involved in only 295 crashes,
a ratio of 1 crash for every 68.0 vehicles. The average statewide
ratio was 1 crash for every 31.9 registered vehicles.
The table that follows shows the number of motor vehicle registrations,
crashes and a ratio of crashes to vehicles within each Ohio county.
Cities within counties are listed where information was available.
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More than an eyesore, the debris littering roadways
causes 25,000 crashes and up to 90 deaths a year in the US and
Canada.
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2004 Ohio Crash Frequency By County And Selected Cities
* No data was available for a city within the county
Sources—Crashes: Ohio Department of Public Safety, Ohio
Traffic Crash Facts 2004; Registrations: Ohio Bureau of Motor
Vehicles
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
reports that drowsy driving is to blame for 1,500 deaths, 40,000
injuries and 100,000 crashes annually. More than one in three
drivers in a 2002 NHTSA survey admitted having dozed off while
driving at least once, a figure that’s likely under-reported. |
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