1997-98 Ohio Crash Fatalities by County
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A national survey conducted by the Social Science Research Center, Dept. of Psychology at Old Dominion University, asked drivers what frustrates them the most on urban roads. The responses in order were:
- Discourteous drivers 44%
- Congestion 21%
- Drivers breaking traffic laws 13%
- Too many stop lights 4%
- Long commutes 1%
(USA Today, 10/28/99)
| COUNTY | 1997 | 1998 | % Change | COUNTY | 1997 | 1998 | % Change |
| ADAMS | 10 | 7 | -30.0 | LICKING | 24 | 20 | -16.7 |
| ALLEN | 22 | 18 | -18.2 | LOGAN | 10 | 5 | -50.0 |
| ASHLAND | 18 | 7 | -61.1 | LORAIN | 33 | 31 | -6.1 |
| ASHTABULA | 25 | 13 | -48.0 | LUCAS | 60 | 45 | -25.0 |
| ATHENS | 6 | 7 | 16.7 | MADISON | 6 | 10 | 66.7 |
| AUGLAIZE | 12 | 12 | 0 | MAHONING | 32 | 30 | -6.3 |
| BELMONT | 10 | 11 | 10.0 | MARION | 8 | 9 | 12.5 |
| BROWN | 11 | 7 | -36.4 | MEDINA | 18 | 16 | -11.1 |
| BUTLER | 24 | 41 | 70.8 | MEIGS | 5 | 1 | -80.0 |
| CARROLL | 6 | 5 | -16.7 | MERCER | 16 | 11 | -31.3 |
| CHAMPAIGN | 9 | 9 | 0 | MIAMI | 10 | 16 | 60.0 |
| CLARK | 20 | 13 | -35.0 | MONROE | 4 | 3 | -25.0 |
| CLERMONT | 31 | 24 | -22.6 | MONTGOMERY | 63 | 59 | -6.3 |
| CLINTON | 6 | 9 | 50.0 | MORGAN | 4 | 2 | -50.0 |
| COLUMBIANA | 15 | 18 | 20.0 | MORROW | 10 | 7 | -30.0 |
| COSHOCTON | 7 | 14 | 100.0 | MUSKINGUM | 17 | 16 | -5.9 |
| CRAWFORD | 9 | 7 | -22.2 | NOBLE | 6 | 1 | -83.3 |
| CUYAHOGA | 92 | 93 | 1.1 | OTTAWA | 15 | 6 | -60.0 |
| DARKE | 14 | 12 | -14.3 | PAULDING | 6 | 11 | 83.3 |
| DEFIANCE | 14 | 7 | -50.0 | PERRY | 7 | 9 | 28.6 |
| DELAWARE | 18 | 19 | 5.6 | PICKAWAY | 11 | 7 | -36.4 |
| ERIE | 12 | 19 | 58.3 | PIKE | 9 | 16 | 77.8 |
| FAIRFIELD | 16 | 24 | 50.0 | PORTAGE | 25 | 26 | 4.0 |
| FAYETTE | 9 | 18 | 100.0 | PREBLE | 9 | 14 | 55.6 |
| FRANKLIN | 88 | 94 | 6.8 | PUTNAM | 10 | 7 | -30.0 |
| FULTON | 13 | 14 | 7.7 | RICHLAND | 15 | 21 | 40.0 |
| GALLIA | 5 | 2 | -60.0 | ROSS | 11 | 22 | 100.0 |
| GEAUGA | 8 | 10 | 25.0 | SANDUSKY | 14 | 22 | 57.1 |
| GREENE | 21 | 13 | -38.1 | SCIOTO | 17 | 13 | -23.5 |
| GUERNSEY | 16 | 9 | -43.8 | SENECA | 8 | 12 | 50.0 |
| HAMILTON | 58 | 45 | -22.4 | SHELBY | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| HANCOCK | 9 | 12 | 33.3 | STARK | 41 | 41 | 0 |
| HARDIN | 2 | 6 | 200.0 | SUMMIT | 33 | 46 | 39.4 |
| HARRISON | 5 | 4 | -20.0 | TRUMBULL | 25 | 39 | 56.0 |
| HENRY | 11 | 7 | -36.4 | TUSCARAWAS | 11 | 19 | 72.7 |
| HIGHLAND | 7 | 5 | -28.6 | UNION | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| HOCKING | 5 | 8 | 60.0 | VAN WERT | 6 | 3 | -50.0 |
| HOLMES | 5 | 3 | -40.0 | VINTON | 6 | 4 | -33.3 |
| HURON | 9 | 17 | 88.9 | WARREN | 17 | 15 | -11.8 |
| JACKSON | 5 | 7 | 40.0 | WASHINGTON | 11 | 9 | -18.2 |
| JEFFERSON | 7 | 9 | 28.6 | WAYNE | 24 | 16 | -33.3 |
| KNOX | 11 | 12 | 9.1 | WILLIAMS | 13 | 10 | -23.1 |
| LAKE | 16 | 18 | 12.5 | WOOD | 22 | 17 | -22.7 |
| LAWRENCE | 3 | 6 | 100.0 | WYANDOT | 11 | 5 | -54.5 |
| STATEWIDE | 1,439 | 1,423 | -1.1 |