Median household income (1999): $52,507
Estimated median household income in 2005: $58,863
| This zip code | $58,863 | | New Jersey: | $61,672 |
Nearest zip codes: 08734, 08758, 08721, 08722, 08741, 08005.
Housing units in zip code 08731 with a mortgage: 4,188 (510 second mortgage, 507 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,897
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,205
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $428
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 5.4% | | Whole state: | 8.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 2.2% | | Whole state: | 4.2% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.0 | | State: | 6.6 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.9 | | State: | 3.8 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 64
- 1995 to 1998: 368
- 1990 to 1994: 609
- 1980 to 1989: 2,014
- 1970 to 1979: 2,638
- 1960 to 1969: 1,120
- 1950 to 1959: 599
- 1940 to 1949: 204
- 1939 or earlier: 230
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Forked River, NJ (08731): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 82
- 2 bedrooms: 1,895
- 3 bedrooms: 3,056
- 4 bedrooms: 948
- 5 or more bedrooms: 198
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 46
- 2 bedrooms: 322
- 3 bedrooms: 273
- 4 bedrooms: 36
- 5 or more bedrooms: 23
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Vehicles available in 08731 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 289
- 1 vehicle: 2,031
- 2 vehicles: 2,707
- 3 vehicles: 915
- 4 vehicles: 188
- 5 or more vehicles: 49
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 76
- 1 vehicle: 326
- 2 vehicles: 232
- 3 vehicles: 52
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 14
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 08731:
- $30,000 to $34,999: 8
- $35,000 to $39,999: 8
- $40,000 to $49,999: 10
- $50,000 to $59,999: 44
- $60,000 to $69,999: 85
- $70,000 to $79,999: 202
- $80,000 to $89,999: 393
- $90,000 to $99,999: 530
- $100,000 to $124,999: 1612
- $125,000 to $149,999: 1273
- $150,000 to $174,999: 838
- $175,000 to $199,999: 293
- $200,000 to $249,999: 409
- $250,000 to $299,999: 221
- $300,000 to $399,999: 110
- $400,000 to $499,999: 11
- $500,000 to $749,999: 20
- $750,000 to $999,999: 10
- $1,000,000 or more: 8
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 08731:
- $150 to $199: 14
- $350 to $399: 12
- $400 to $449: 34
- $500 to $549: 17
- $550 to $599: 51
- $600 to $649: 29
- $650 to $699: 24
- $700 to $749: 67
- $750 to $799: 100
- $800 to $899: 98
- $900 to $999: 90
- $1,000 to $1,249: 33
- No cash rent: 117
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $121,500
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $279,025
- Black or African American householders: $185,871
- Asian householders: $246,005
- Some other race householders: $300,673
- Two or more races householders: $492,011
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $323,853
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 7,710
- One, attached: 67
- Two: 32
- 3 or 4: 19
- 5 to 9: 18

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 7,011 (85%)
- Carpooled: 907 (11%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 90 (1%)
- Taxi: 5 (0%)
- Bicycle: 25 (0%)
- Walked: 58 (1%)
- Worked at home: 117 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 134
- 5 to 9 minutes: 959
- 10 to 14 minutes: 807
- 15 to 19 minutes: 710
- 20 to 24 minutes: 1242
- 25 to 29 minutes: 416
- 30 to 34 minutes: 1106
- 35 to 39 minutes: 215
- 40 to 44 minutes: 306
- 45 to 59 minutes: 606
- 60 to 89 minutes: 1083
- 90 or more minutes: 512
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 68.6%
Household type by relationship
Households: 17,879
- In family households: 15,859 (4,300 male householders, 955 female householders)
4,384 spouses, 5,355 children (4,950 natural, 89 adopted, 316 stepchildren), 171 grandchildren, 81 brothers or sisters, 132 parents, 144 other relatives, 337 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 2,020 (691 male householders (541 living alone)), 987 female householders (863 living alone)), 342 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 39 (26 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,330 2-persons, 1,169 3-persons, 1,067 4-persons, 515 5-persons, 174 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,404 1-person, 229 2-persons, 36 3-persons, 9 6-persons.
3,384 married couples with children.
724 single-parent households (184 men, 540 women).
94.8% of residents of 08731 zip code speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% very well, 6% well, 22% not well).
3.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% very well, 16% well, 2% not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% very well, 29% not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (86% very well, 14% not well).
Foreign born population: 453 (2.5%)
(82.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 2.5% | | Whole state: | 17.5% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Italy (30%)
- Germany (8%)
- Philippines (8%)
- United Kingdom (7%)
- Ireland (6%)
- Other Eastern Europe (6%)
- Portugal (6%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 8
- 1985 to 1989: 35
- 1980 to 1984: 19
- 1975 to 1979: 50
- 1970 to 1974: 13
- 1970 to 1974: 63
- 1965 to 1969: 265
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First ancestries reported:
- Italian: 4966
- Irish: 3030
- German: 2071
- Polish: 1179
- English: 909
- United States or American: 662
- Other groups: 417
- Scotch-Irish: 361
- French (except Basque): 252
- Scottish: 232
- Swedish: 167
- Hungarian: 160
- Norwegian: 155
- Russian: 138
- Greek: 130
- Ukrainian: 125
- European: 120
- Dutch: 108
- Portuguese: 107
- Lithuanian: 80
- French Canadian: 61
- Swiss: 50
- Austrian: 48
- Czech: 45
- Slovak: 44
- Arab:: 39
- Palestinian: 39
- Croatian: 26
- Welsh: 24
- Danish: 19
- Canadian: 18
- Eastern European: 12
- Latvian: 10
- Belgian: 10
- Pennsylvania German: 10
- Romanian: 9
- Iranian: 9
- Slavic: 9
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 8
- Jamaican: 8
- British: 7
- Maltese: 7
- Czechoslovakian: 7
- Yugoslavian: 7

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- AMERGEN ENERGY CO OYSTER CREEK GENERATING (ROUTE 9 SOUTH in FORKED RIVER, NJ)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-02-1997-0304, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-02-1997-0401,
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-15304, LAB CERTIFICATION - NON-COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAB, NJEMS-0000-04-0012.1, LAND USE - COASTAL AND LAND USE, NJEMS-004306, STATE CLEANUP SITE, NJEMS-00504000049, EPCRA, NJEMS-005313, STATE CLEANUP SITE, NJEMS-11108W, DRINKING WATER PROGRAM, NJEMS-1500-02-0004.1, LAND USE - COASTAL AND LAND USE, NJEMS-1500-02-0004.2, NJEMS-1500-02-0004.3, NJEMS-1500-02-0004.4, NJEMS-1500-02-0004.5, NJEMS-1500-02-0004.6, NJEMS-1512386, DRINKING WATER PROGRAM, NJEMS-1512388, NJEMS-225575, REFUSE DISPOSAL, NJEMS-46400, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, NJEMS-54694500000, EPCRA, NJEMS-78080, AIR PROGRAM, NJEMS-NJD980649172, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: ELECTRIC SERVICES
Business NAICS classification: NUCLEAR ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION.
Organizations: ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC CO, ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC D/B/A CONECTIV POWER, GPU NUCLEAR CORP, AMERGEN ENERGY CO LLC, OYSTER CREEK GENERATING STATION, AMERICAN ENERGY OYSTER CREEK GENERATING STA, AMERICAN ENERGY CO LLC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, AMERGEN ENERGY CO LLC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, GPU ENERGY, INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, AMERGEN ENERGY CO LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
, OWNERNAME (CONTACT/OWNER)
, GPU ENERGY, INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
, JERSEY CENTRAL POWER & LIGHT (CONTACT/OWNER)
, GPU NUCLEAR CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AMEREN ENERGY CO LLC, FORKED RIVER, FORKED RIVER FACILITY, FORKED RIVER SITE, GPU ENERGY-FORKED RIVER COMBUSTION TURBI, GPU ENERGY FORKED RIVER GENERATING, GPU ENERGY FORKED RIVER GENERATING STATION, GPU NUCLEAR CORPORATION, GPU NUCLEAR CORPoration OYSTER CREEK GENERATING station, GPU NUCLEAR/JCP&L, GPU NUCLEAR - OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR GENER, OYSTER CREEK GEN STA AMERGEN ENERGY, OYSTER CREEK NUCLEAR GEN STA
- NJDEP FORKED RIVER STATE MARINA (311 S MAIN ST in FORKED RIVER, NJ)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-002878, STATE CLEANUP SITE, NJEMS-236776, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, NJEMS-A7911, AIR PROGRAM
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS
Organizations: NJDEP BUREAU OF PARKS MGT, NJDEP DIV OF PARKS & FORESTRY (CONTACT/OWNER)
, NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK (CONTACT/OWNER)
, NJDEP BUREAU OF PARKS MGT (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BRICKWALL CORP (2215 LACEY ROAD in FORKED RIVER, NJ)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-000020, STATE CLEANUP SITE, NJEMS-030536, NJEMS-133639, MATERIAL RECYCLING, NJEMS-201927, REFUSE DISPOSAL, NJEMS-234174, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, NJEMS-78009, AIR PROGRAM
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS
Organizations: OCEAN CNTY, ATLANTIC TRUCKING CO INC, BRICK WALL CORP
Alternative names: BRICK WALL CORP
- BRICK WALL CORP (2250 W LACEY RD in FORKED RIVER, NJ)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-257755, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL
- OUTPATIENT CLINIC SOCH (730 LACEY ROAD in FORKED RIVER, NJ)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-02-2004-0836, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-02-2004-0836, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
- NJ HIGHWAY AUTH FORKED RIVER SERVICE AREA RESTAURANT & MOBIL SERVICE STATION 15A (MP 76 GSP in LACEY, NJ)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-014102, STATE CLEANUP SITE, NJEMS-78388, AIR PROGRAM, NJEMS-H8712,
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: GASOLINE SERVICE STATIONS; REGULATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS
Organizations: GETTY PETROLEUM MARKETING INC
Alternative names: NJ HIGHWAY AUTH - FORKED RIVER SVC AREA
- GRANT BOAT WORKS (120 LAKESIDE DR in FORKED RIVER, NJ)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-48211, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, NJEMS-79029, AIR PROGRAM
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
- OCEAN CNTY GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION (US ROUTE 9 & OYSTER CREEK in FORKED RIVER, NJ)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-NJR000032938, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Organizations: OC GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION, AMERGEN ENERGY CO LLC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: O C GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION
- EXXON SERVICE STATION (RTE 9 & LACEY RD in FORKED RIVER, NJ)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-G000005795, STATE CLEANUP SITE
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Alternative names: EXXON SERVICE STATION FORKED RIVER
- FL LABORATORIES INC (704-3 OLD SHORE RD in FORKED RIVER, NJ)
STATE MASTER (New Jersey environmental info) - NJEMS-68134600000, EPCRA
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business SIC classification: TESTING LABORATORIES
Organizations: FREDERICK LANDAU (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: F L LABORATORY INC
- FORKED RIVER ELEM (110 LACEY ROAD in FORKED RIVER, NJ)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-050
Organizations: LACEY TWP (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- BRICK WALL CORP (2215 W LACEY RD in FORKED RIVER, NJ)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (78%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 13542
- Northeast: 2828
- Midwest: 323
- South: 570
- West: 109
64% of the 08731 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in New Jersey.
Population in 1990: 16,664. Population change in the 1990s: +1,319 (+7.9%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 40
| Here: | 1.8% | | New Jersey: | 13.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 69
| Here: | 7.1% | | New Jersey: | 13.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 139
| Here: | 30.7% | | New Jersey: | 30.1% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (FORKED RIVER, NJ):
- QUINN OCEAN INC (706 OLD SHORE RD STE 4; small business): $48,461 in 4 contracts from 2003 to 2005
$29,090 with Navy for Screws. Signed on 2003-09-30. Completion date: 2003-12-29.
$9,488 with Navy for Hardware, Commercial. Signed on 2004-12-09. Completion date: 2005-05-06.
$6,916 with Navy for Hand Tools, Nonedged, Nonpowered. Signed on 2005-04-06. Completion date: 2005-06-01.
$2,967 with Navy for Hardware, Commercial. Signed on 2005-08-22. Completion date: 2005-08-29.
- VISUAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (1716 KEY WEST RD; small business)
$15,474 with Army for Combination and Miscellaneous Instruments. Taking place in MS. Signed on 2004-04-15. Completion date: 2004-04-23.
- TROLLEY,INC (216 RT 9 NORTH MAIN ST; small business)
$6,900 with Army for Passenger Motor Charter Service. Signed on 2004-04-27. Completion date: 2004-05-02.
- SUN BUSTERS WINDOW TINTING (1005 E PANAMA CT; small business): $5,030 in 2 contracts from 2002 to 2003
$4,480 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Schools. Signed on 2003-04-07. Completion date: 2003-05-07.
$550 with Navy for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Recreational Buildings. Signed on 2002-10-01. Completion date: 2002-04-08.
- D AND F OUTFITTERS & MILITARY (1714 BEACH BLVD; small business)
$3,470 with Army for Decontaminating and Impregnating Equipment. Signed on 2003-09-12. Completion date: 2003-09-26.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Utilities: Nuclear Electric Power Generation (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (50-99: 2, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 6)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 7)
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Security Guards and Patrol Services (100-249: 1)
- Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (50-99: 1, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 10)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (10-19: 3, 5-9: 12, 1-4: 6)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Offices of Lawyers (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 5)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Beauty Salons (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 7)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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24 people in residential treatment centers for emotionally disturbed children
13 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Accident statistics in 2006
- Accident count: 3
- Vehicles involved in accidents: 4
- Accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 3
- Persons involved in accidents: 4
- Pedestrians involved in accidents: 0
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