Evening star., 1924-10-22
AUTO DEATHS HERE
EXCEED j. S. RATE
86 in 1923 Figured at 1871
Per 100000 Population.
14.9 Was Country Average.

with So deaths from accidents
caused by automobiles and other mo-
tor vehicles. excluding motor cycles.
during 1928. representing n rate OF
1871 per 100000 population, the NOR
tality rate from motor accidents in
Washington was below that of 33 OF
6s cities surveyed by the Census Bu-
reau, although the rate here exceed
ed by more than 3 per cent the
Nation wide death rate Of 14.9 per
/ 90, 900 brought about by similar ac-
cidents.
a total of 14.412 deaths from mo-
tor accidents were shown for 1873
in the Census Bureau summary. COW
ering the death registration area or
the United States, which contains
s16 per cent of the total population.
The 1928 death rate for the registra-
ton area Of 149 per 10000 COM
pares with 12.5 in 1922; lis in 1921
and 104 in 1920.
BY States California headed the
list with a rate Of 32.s deaths per
100, 900 population, while wyoming
was second with a rate OF 241. In
the 6s cities in which statistics were
gathered Camden, n. J., led with
rate of 354, and Scranton, Pa, was
second, with 2s.2.
The State in which the death rate
from motor accidents was lowest
was Mississippi. whete the number
per 100000 was "A. Kentucky had
the next best record with 81. Among
cities where an estimate was pos
sible New Bedford. Mass. was lowest,
with a rate of 6.2, and Fort Worth,
Tex, ranked next with 6.3.
Figures by States. with the total
number of killed and the rate per
100, 900 follow:
California, 1,23s and 32.e; Colorado.
1877 and 15.9; Connecticut. 249 and
1863: Delaware, 55 and 23.9; Florida
ITO and 1872; Georgia. 259 and S.S;
Idaho, 81 and 1913; Illinois, 1881 and
1872; Indiana, 433 and 14.4; Iowa, 242
and 9s; Kansas, 2l7 and 121.
Kentucky, 166 and 6.7: Louisiana,
15s and S5, Maine. 81 and III; Mary
land. 243 and 1911; Massachusetts,,
612 and 1872: Michigan. 1913 and 1856;
Minnesota, 32S and 1871; Mississippi.
IS and A; Missouri, 3ss and 11.6;
Montana, 49 and so: Nebraska. 123
and 90; New Hampshire, 50 and 13;2'
New Jersey, 672 and 1873; New YORK,
1880 and 17S; North Carolina, 25S
and s6; Ohio, 1,07S and 17.6; Oregon.
40 and l4.6; Pennsylvania, 1882 and
17.5: Rhode Island, 81 and 15.5; South
Carolina, 1l9 and SIS; Tennessee, III
and IL; Utah, so and 1875; Vermont.
46 and 131; Virginia, 200 and SO;
Washington, 240 and 107; Wisconsin,
292 and 107; Wyoming, 81 and 24.l.
Deaths Total 5.81s.
In the 6s cities listed there was a
total of 5,618 deaths. The number
killed and rate per 100000 in these
cities follows:
Akron. 40 crate per 100,00 not COM
puted); Albany, 27 and $50; At
ianta, SIS and PAT: Baltimore, 131 and
1853; Birmingham, 49 and ESQ; Bos-
ton, 1913 and 17.3; Bridgeport, % (rate
lat and 255; Cambridge, 20 and 25.1:
Camden, A and 35.4; Chicago, 5s9
and 20.4; Cincinnati, 102 and 25.1;
Cleveland, 203 and 22.s.
Columbus, So and 22.2: Dallas. "a
and 1877; Dayton, 27 and 1853; Dem
yer, As crate per 100000 not COM
puted); Des Moines. IS and 1878; De-
troit, 252 (rate per 100000 not COM
| puted); Fall River, 23 and 1910: Fort
and 1876; Hartford. 40 and 2s.S; Hous-
ton, 25 crate per 100000 not COM
puted); Indianapolis. SO and 1885,;
Jersey City, 81 and 1870; Kansas City,
Kan, IL and 10.4.
Kansas City, Mo. So and 24.4; Los
Angeles, 224 crate per hundred thou
sand not computed); Louisville. 66
and 25.6; LoWell, lS ana 100, MEM
phis, 4S and 27.O; Milwaukee, 81 and
1878; Minneapolis, so and lat; Nash
VILE, % and 22.S; New Bedford, 8 and
| So; New Haven, % and 1872; New Or
| leans, 6S and 1853; New York, s64 and
| 163.
Newark, 107 and 244: Norfolk, 13
and 80; Oakland, SO and EOS; Omaha,
40 and 1876; Paterson, 80 and 27.9;
| Philadelphia, 2s4 and 15.3; Pitts
| burgh, 146 and 23.5; Portland, Ore
| son, 80 and 14.3; Providence. 81 and
| 21.5; Reading, 81 and 24.3: Richmond,
| 26 and 14.4; Rochester, A and 1873:
| St. Louis, 16S and 20.9.
| st. Paul, So and PA; Salt Lake City,
| 20 and 1853; San Antonia, 80 and 1872;
| San Francisco, lot and 1919; Scranton,
Al and 292; Seattle, 55 crate per hun
dred thousand not computed); Spo-
, kane, 15 crate per hundred thousand
| not computed); Springfield. Mass, %
and 15.9; Syracuse, 43 and 23.3: To-
ledo, SO and 23.4; Trenton, 36 and 2S.3.
Washington, S6 and 181; Whining
| ton, Del. 20 and 24.6; Worcester, SO
and 17.2; Yonkers, II and 1873;
| Youngstown, 81 and 24.6.