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BENCHMARKS

These benchmarks compare statistics of Paulding County with the US, Georgia or with 49 other high growth suburban counties of similar size in the United States. Their purpose is to provide residents with facts about Paulding County and how it compares to other regions.

 

Benchmark

Death Rate per 100,000 Population From Homicide, Motor Vehicle Accidents, and Suicide

Rank

COUNTY/REGION

COUNTY SEAT

CENTRAL CITY

HOMICIDE

AUTO ACCIDENT

SUICIDE

DEATH RATE per 100,000 Population

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2001

 

POLK

CEDARTOWN

ATLANTA

10.5

23.6

18.4

52.5

1

PAULDING

DALLAS

ATLANTA

8.6

23.3

15.9

47.8

2

COLUMBIA

APPLING

AUGUSTA

1.1

16.8

22.4

40.3

 

FULTON

ATLANTA

ATLANTA

16.7

12.5

9.4

38.6

 

GEORGIA

 

 

8.1

18.4

11.2

37.7

3

FORSYTH

CUMMINGS

ATLANTA

2.0

20.3

14.2

36.5

4

FAYETTE

FAYETTEVILLE

ATLANTA

1.1

23.0

8.8

32.9

5

COWETA

NEWNAN

ATLANTA

4.5

16.8

11.2

32.5

6

DOUGLAS

DOUGLASVILLE

ATLANTA

6.5

13.0

10.8

30.3

7

HENRY

MCDONOUGH

ATLANTA

3.4

6.7

20.1

30.2

8

HOUSTON

PERRY

MACON

3.6

13.5

10.8

27.9

 

GWINNETT

LAWRENCEVILLE

ATLANTA

3.7

14.6

9.5

27.8

9

CHEROKEE

CANTON

ATLANTA

1.4

16.2

7.0

24.6

 

COBB

MARIETTA

ATLANTA

4.9

11.7

7.6

24.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2000

 

PAULDING

DALLAS

ATLANTA

6.1

22.0

13.5

41.6

 

GEORGIA

 

 

8.0

15.9

10.3

34.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1999

 

PAULDING

DALLAS

ATLANTA

2.5

23.9

11.3

37.7

 

GEORGIA

 

 

7.9

16.2

11.0

35.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1998

 

PAULDING

DALLAS

ATLANTA

1.4

31.3

8.2

40.9

 

GEORGIA

 

 

8.7

21.1

10.8

40.6

 

 

Source: Georgia Vital Statistics 2001

The total Homicide, Motor Vehicle and Suicides death rate in 2001 for Paulding County was twice Cobb County’s. Why is this true?

Why has Paulding total exceeded Georgia from 1998 to 2001?

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