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2012 | Inyo, California | Motor vehicle crash death rate

Summary Information

Range in California
(Min-Max):		 6-41
Overall in California: 12
National Benchmark: 12 (90th percentile)

Ranking Methodology

Summary Measure: Health Factors - Health Behaviors (Alcohol Use)
Weight in Health Factors: 2.5%
Years of Data Used: 2002-2008
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What It Is:

Motor vehicle crash deaths are measured as the crude mortality rate per 100,000 population due to on- or off-road accidents involving a motor vehicle. Motor vehicle deaths includes traffic and non-traffic accidents involving motorcycles and 3-wheel motor vehicles; cars; vans; trucks; buses; street cars; ATVs; industrial, agricultural, and construction vehicles; and bikes & pedestrians when colliding with any of the vehicles mentioned. Deaths due to boating accidents and airline crashes are not included in this measure.

Where It Comes From:

These data were calculated for the County Health Rankings by National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), based on data reported to the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS). NCHS used data for a seven-year period to create more robust estimates of cause-specific mortality, particularly for counties with smaller populations.

Reason for Ranking:

A strong association has also been demonstrated between excessive drinking and alcohol-impaired driving, with approximately 17,000 Americans killed annually in alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes.

More Information

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Motor Vehicle Deaths Total number of motor vehicle-related deaths
MV Mortality Rate Crude motor-vehicle related mortality rate per 100,000 population
Error Margin 95% confidence interval reported by National Center for Health Statistics
Z-Score (Measure - Average of CA counties)/(Standard Deviation)
PlaceMotor Vehicle DeathsMV Mortality RateError MarginZ-Score
Alameda84488-9-1.28
Alpine *2250-59NR
Amador672519-310.89
Butte3012018-220.23
Calaveras1013125-381.69
Colusa332315-310.60
Contra Costa66399-10-1.14
Del Norte603022-381.52
El Dorado1711412-16-0.53
Fresno1,2192019-210.21
Glenn452316-300.64
Humboldt1952219-250.45
Imperial2192017-230.24
Inyo312516-330.83
Kern1,0642019-210.25
Kings2062118-230.29
Lake1272823-331.28
Lassen522216-270.42
Los Angeles6,48499-10-1.13
Madera2382421-270.76
Marin10165-7-1.59
Mariposa393121-411.65
Mendocino1312118-250.40
Merced3822321-250.59
Modoc253823-532.53
Mono *13147-22-0.48
Monterey3931412-15-0.59
Napa1131210-14-0.77
Nevada1151714-20-0.17
Orange1,69088-8-1.30
Placer2461110-13-0.90
Plumas261811-24-0.07
Riverside2,2121616-17-0.24
Sacramento1,1281211-13-0.81
San Benito611612-20-0.33
San Bernardino2,2041616-17-0.26
San Diego2,2641111-11-0.93
San Francisco33466-7-1.53
San Joaquin7401615-17-0.26
San Luis Obispo2681513-17-0.43
San Mateo33676-8-1.46
Santa Barbara3251210-13-0.86
Santa Clara86177-8-1.41
Santa Cruz1981110-13-0.89
Shasta2161715-20-0.11
Sierra *135425-84NR
Siskiyou732318-290.66
Solano3861312-15-0.61
Sonoma4001211-13-0.77
Stanislaus6191816-19-0.08
Sutter1412319-270.59
Tehama1012419-290.73
Trinity404129-542.96
Tulare6742422-250.69
Tuolumne1002520-300.89
Ventura5861110-11-0.98
Yolo1591210-14-0.78
Yuba1112319-280.67

NR in Z-Score column indicates county "not ranked"
*Unreliable estimates