Is This Central New York Area Really New York’s “Most Dangerous” County?

A new report claims that living in Central New York means you are more likely to suffer an accident or much worse.

If you ever thought where you lived meant you were more or less likely to get hurt, a new study claims that is the case.

Apparently, there are pockets in New York where people do face increased risk of injury, accident, and even death. This includes preventable incidents like falls and car crashes to intentional causes like suicide and homicide.

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The study came from MyBioSource and it claims to have identified the 5 worst counties when it comes to highest risk of injury and death.

The report looked into the injury death rate per 100,000 people based on where they live, and tracked how that rate rose or fell over a five year period.

According to the study, New York's rural areas are more dangerous to the heavily populated city and urban centers within the state. Apparently, this trend is relatively new as these regions reported a "sharp increase in fatalities over the past five years."

The Central New York county that is considered one of the state's "Most Dangerous" was Chenango County, which placed third overall.

What Does This Ranking Mean for Central New York?

After looking at injury-related deaths per 100,000 people in every area within New York State, Chenango County's incident rate rose to 16 instances per 100,000 residents over a 5 year period.

The study did not include any data into recent accidents or fatalities in that county, which is home to roughly 46,000 people.

Here's the five counties MyBioSource highlighted in its report:

1. Sullivan County
2. Bronx County
3. Chenango County
4. Allegany County
5. Monroe County

Sullivan County's instance rate was 21 per 100,000 people while Monroe and Allegany tied at the bottom of the top five with a rate of 15 per 100,000 people. Meanwhile, Bronx County's rate was 18 per 100,000 folks.

MyBioSource offered why Chenango County and other rural areas rated highly in the report by writing, "The most dangerous are sparsely populated rural areas, where access to emergency medical services may be limited, potentially exacerbating fatal outcomes."

On the other hand, a Central New York County was found to be one of the safest in the state.

Hamilton County was found to have the third lowest incident level in the state, with -4 individuals per 100,000.

The safest county of all was Washington, followed by Columbia in 2nd place.

Ranking the Top 5 "Most Dangerous" States

On the other hand, New York is not considered one of the worst states when it comes to personal safety.

As for the top 5 states with the highest increase in injury and death, that would be:

1. West Virginia
2. Louisiana
3. Tennessee
4. Delaware
5. Maine

When looking at New York's overall score, the Empire State ranked at near the bottom at 39th place. The "safest" overall state was Utah.

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