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2005 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 2005 the 214,797 registered vehicles in Cincinnati were involved in 17,178 crashes, a ratio of 1 crash for every 12.5 registered vehicles. The 521,199 vehicles in the remainder of Hamilton County were involved in 17,599 crashes, a ratio of 1 crash for every 29.6 registered vehicles. For the sake of comparison, the 39,869 registered vehicles in Putnam County were involved in only 634 crashes, a ratio of 1 crash for every 62.9 vehicles. The average statewide ratio was 1 crash for every 33.6 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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Cincinnati has become the only major Ohio city ruling out cameras to catch motorists who run red lights.
(USA Today, 6/24/05)
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2005 Ohio Crash Frequency By County And Selected Cities
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Ohio's top five counties for motorcycle fatalities in 2005:
Montgomery - 12
Ashtabula - 10 (tie)
Cuyahoga - 10 (tie)
Lucas - 10 (tie)
Franklin - 8
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