Harrison County Ohio Car Accident Attorney Discusses Statistics

Harrison County is located near the eastern border of Ohio, and takes its name from the ninth President of the United States. With only 15,856 residents, Harrison County is one of the least populated counties in Ohio, and it is worth remembering this when viewing crash-related statistics as extremely small data sets allow for more statistical anomalies than larger data sets. Cadiz is listed as both the county seat for Harrison County as well as the most populous township, though it is home to only 3,639 residents. Occupying 411 square miles, 7 of which are covered in water most of the year, Harrison County should be a dangerous place for motorists in theory. After all, Ohio is well-known for its often inclement weather, and humidity plays a large role in both adverse road conditions and limited visibility.

Surprisingly, Harrison County is a comparatively safe place for motorists in Ohio, with a grand total of only 565 traffic accidents on record in 2007, and another 427 on record in 2008. A year-to-year fluctuation of over 32% seems alarming at first, but only underscores the dangerous of trying to glean statistically valuable data from smaller data sets. To prove this point more thoroughly, there were 2 traffic-related fatalities in Harrison County during 2007 and 5 during 2008. Simply put, the population of Harrison County is too small to generate stable traffic statistics.

To further emphasis this point yet again, it would be worth taking a look at the townships in Harrison County that routinely report the highest number of total traffic accidents. In 2007, the townships in Harrison County that reported the greatest number of total traffic accidents were: Green with a total of 59 traffic accidents on file, Cadiz with 41, Monroe with 32, Rumley with 31, and Short Creek with a grand total of 26 traffic accidents on file. Looking at the same statistics during 2008 produces the following results: Green with a total of 40 traffic accidents, Short Creek with 38, Cadiz with 33, as well as Monroe and Archer with 20 traffic accidents on record each.

While it is only expected that the Township of Cadiz would appear on the list each time due to its comparatively large population, there are some interesting facts to note when looking at the populations of the other townships. For example, the Township of Green is home to roughly half as many residents as Cadiz, but remains competitive both years in terms of overall traffic accidents. This marks the Township of Green as one of the most dangerous places for motorists in Harrison County. Short Creek paints another alarming picture of a township with a high number of per-capita traffic accidents, as it is home to just over 1,000 residents in total.

The Township of Stock did not make the list either year for the total number of traffic accidents, but it did experience 21 total traffic accidents in 2007 and another 18 in 2008. Fortunately, only one of those total accidents was linked to alcohol and the county as a whole remains remarkably dry with 29 traffic accidents and 2007 and 19 in 2008 being linked to alcohol.


If you've been seriously injured or have lost a loved one in a Green Township, Cadiz Township, or Stock Township truck / car accident, call the Harrison County auto accident and wrongful death attorneys / lawyers at Chester Law Group at 1-800-218-4243 or order your FREE BOOK entitled The Insider’s Guide to Handling Ohio Accident Claims at www.ChesterLaw.com.

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