Licking County Ohio Car Accident Attorney Discusses Statistics

Taking its name from the Native American word for “salt licks,” Licking County is located in the very heart of Ohio. Straddling 688 square miles, two of which are covered with waterways most of the year, Licking County is home to over 145,000 residents. Of those 145,000-plus residents, 74,755 reside in the various townships located throughout the county. Though Newark is listed as both the county seat and the most populous township in the entire county, only 1,967 Newark residents live within the boundaries of Licking County.

Licking County experienced 1,991 traffic accidents in 2007, and another 1,830 traffic accidents in 2008. A year to year decline of over 8% in total traffic accidents is fairly substantial when discussion a data set that includes approximately 75,000 residents and nearly 2000 records per year. The cause for this decline are unknown at this time, but it is worth point out there was an even greater decline in the percentage of fatal traffic accidents during the same time frame; 2007 saw Licking County put a total of 20 traffic-related fatalities on the books, while 2008 saw only 17 traffic-related fatalities within the borders of Licking County.

The townships in Licking County that experienced the most traffic accidents during 2008 included: Union with 218, Etna with 216, Licking with 195, Granville with 133, and Jersey with 117. Many of these townships also appeared on the 2007 list of traffic-accident prone townships in Licking County: Etna with 232, Licking with 215, Union with 192, Granville with 162, Bowling Green with 125, Harrison with 124, and Jersey with 118.

These figures are almost immediately alarming for certain townships, particularly Bowling Green, Etna, and Licking. The township of Bowling Green is home to only 1,668 residents, which makes its 2007 record of 125 traffic accidents particularly alarming. While Bowling Green narrowly missed the 100+ traffic accident list in 2008, it remains a very dangerous place for motorists in Licking County. Etna is similarly dangerous on a per capita basis, with 5,410 residents. What makes Etna particularly troublesome is the fact that it topped the county in 2008 for the most alcohol-related traffic accidents in all of Licking County, an honor the township shared with the much smaller population of Licking.

Licking was the far and away leader in alcohol-related traffic accidents in Licking County during 2007, with 22 alcohol-related accidents on file that year. Of course, Licking did not record a single alcohol-related traffic fatality during either year, and is a surprisingly safe place for motorist if all one cares to look at is the traffic-related fatality figures. Fortunately, there are no clear leaders in overall traffic-related fatalities in Licking County as the figures seem to favor new townships every year. This indicates that traffic fatalities in Licking County are not necessarily the product of poor city planning or innately dangerous driving conditions, but rather random factors.

It is worth noting that the Township of Union was home to the most unexplained and/or un-attributable traffic accidents in 2007, which is unusual given the fact that over 8,300 residents of Licking County call that township home. Union reported a total of 6 unexplained and/or unknown traffic accidents on file in 2007, though only 2 in 2008. In 2008, the much smaller township of Madison took the number one spot for unknown traffic accidents with a total of 5 such occurrences on file.

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