According to data from the Ohio Department of Transportation, Holmes County in eastern Ohio has teen drivers involved in the highest rate of overall crashes.
That comes from analyzing data from 2014-16, during which time teen drivers in Holmes County were involved in 23.3 percent of all crashes.
Second in the state was Warren County, where teens were involved in 22 percent of all crashes.
Nine Miami Valley counties were among the top 25 in the state for percentage of crashes that involved teen drivers.
Here’s a look at the state’s top 25 counties (data from 2014-16):
| Rank | County | Teen-involved crashes | Total crashes | % teen involved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holmes | 533 | 2,286 | 23.3% |
| 2 | Warren | 3,316 | 15,063 | 22.0% |
| 3 | Fairfield | 1,974 | 9,154 | 21.6% |
| 4 | Licking | 2,171 | 10,213 | 21.3% |
| 5 | Putnam | 259 | 1,220 | 21.2% |
| 6 | Allen | 2,053 | 9,804 | 20.9% |
| 7 | Delaware | 2,417 | 11,829 | 20.4% |
| 8 | Medina | 2,153 | 10,570 | 20.4% |
| 9 | Clermont | 3,340 | 16,401 | 20.4% |
| 10 | Geauga | 1,203 | 5,921 | 20.3% |
| 11 | Lake | 2,875 | 14,626 | 19.7% |
| 12 | Muskingum | 1,526 | 7,787 | 19.6% |
| 13 | Mercer | 470 | 2,447 | 19.2% |
| 14 | Butler | 5,079 | 26,668 | 19.0% |
| 15 | Champaign | 442 | 2,360 | 18.7% |
| 16 | Auglaize | 576 | 3,076 | 18.7% |
| 17 | Wayne | 1,335 | 7,143 | 18.7% |
| 18 | Miami | 1,395 | 7,482 | 18.6% |
| 19 | Greene | 2,162 | 11,712 | 18.5% |
| 20 | Highland | 480 | 2,601 | 18.5% |
| 21 | Darke | 628 | 3,416 | 18.4% |
| 22 | Morgan | 133 | 724 | 18.4% |
| 23 | Knox | 702 | 3,850 | 18.2% |
| 24 | Preble | 521 | 2,866 | 18.2% |
| 25 | Vinton | 156 | 859 | 18.2% |
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