TABLE 4: CALIFORNIA COUNTIES WHERE CHILDREN HOLD MOST DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE OF PEDESTRIAN DEATHS AND INJURIES — 1996 |
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| RANK | COUNTY | Children as Percentage of Population 1996 | Children as Percentage of All Pedestrian Injuries and Fatalities 1996 | Ratio of Share of Incidents to Share of Population |
| 1 | Contra Costa | 23.2 |
35.3 |
1.52 |
| 2 | Kern | 29.0 |
43.2 |
1.49 |
| 3 | San Diego | 24.6 |
34.2 |
1.39 |
| 4 | Ventura | 25.2 |
33.7 |
1.34 |
| 5 | Orange | 24.9 |
33.0 |
1.32 |
| 6 | San Mateo | 21.7 |
28.3 |
1.30 |
| 7 | San Joaquin | 27.5 |
35.7 |
1.30 |
| 8 | Santa Clara | 23.3 |
29.8 |
1.28 |
| 9 | Riverside | 27.1 |
33.7 |
1.24 |
| 10 | Sacramento | 25.4 |
31.2 |
1.23 |
| 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. |
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