TABLE 3: CALIFORNIA’S HIGHEST CHILD PEDESTRIAN INCIDENT RATES BY COUNTY — 1996 (minimum 20 incidents) |
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| Rank | COUNTY | Total Population 1996 0-15 yrs |
Pedestrian Fatalities 1996 0-15 yrs |
Pedestrian Injuries 1996 0-15 yrs |
Total Incidents | Pedestrian Incident Rate 0-15 yrs |
| 1 | Los Angeles | 2,463,725 |
35 |
700 |
735 |
29.8 |
| 2 | San Diego | 664,170 |
4 |
173 |
177 |
26.6 |
| 3 | Sacramento | 287,529 |
2 |
71 |
73 |
25.4 |
| 4 | Kern | 181,189 |
6 |
35 |
41 |
22.6 |
| 5 | San Francisco | 129,168 |
1 |
27 |
28 |
21.7 |
| 6 | Alameda | 318,087 |
1 |
66 |
67 |
21.1 |
| 7 | Fresno | 227,816 |
7 |
40 |
47 |
20.6 |
| 8 | Orange | 660,945 |
3 |
131 |
134 |
20.3 |
| 9 | San Bernardino | 469,736 |
4 |
84 |
88 |
18.7 |
| 10 | Contra Costa | 203,976 |
0 |
36 |
36 |
17.6 |
| Source: California Department of Health Services, Death Records; California
Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, Hospital Discharge Dataset. Note: Data is based on fatal and nonfatal hospitalized injuries; most statistically significant gap occurs between Los Angeles County and all other counties. |
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