San Francisco Personal Injury Lawyers
San Francisco, California has a population of 744,041 according to the 2006 U.S. Census. San Francisco is California's fourth most populated city, while at the same time it ranks as the 14th most populated city within the United States. San Francisco has an area of 231.92 square miles, the majority of which is water. The population density is 17,323 people per square mile as of 2008 estimates.
The land that makes up San Francisco was settled by the Spanish in the 1700's, and in 1848 the city grew rapidly as the result of the California Gold Rush. In 1906, the city was devastated by a large earthquake, and fires, yet the city was quickly rebuilt and stands today as a mix of beautifully restored Victorian houses and newly built modern structures.
In being a popular tourist attraction, San Francisco welcomes countless numbers of visitors each year, in addition to the flux of new residents that choose to call San Francisco their home. Consequently, crime rates and instances of personal injury become more and more prevalent with each new person that enters the city limits. In 2005, there were 173,753 injury deaths across the United States, the number one cause of those deaths being motor vehicle crashes. The following year, there were a reported 1,584,630 injury related hospitalizations, with the number one cause of said injuries being falls. Regardless of the cause, personal injury can befall anyone at anytime. In a city such as San Francisco, where motor vehicle traffic is significant, it is of the utmost importance that necessary caution be taken by all to ensure motorist and pedestrian safety.
San Francisco Resources
- San Francisco
- San Francisco Personal Injury Attorneys
- San Francisco Fire Department
- San Francisco Police Department
- University of California, San Francisco Medical Center
- San Francisco Department of Health
- Official San Francisco Website
- San Francisco DMV
The skilled San Francisco, CA personal injury lawyers at Van Der Walde & Associates have been using their knowledge and drawing on their experience for years now to recover substantial monetary compensation for seriously injured clients in the San Francisco area. If you have been injured in an auto accident or slip and fall accident, or if you have suffered injuries due to a defective product or assault we can help you. Please contact our San Francisco personal injury law firm right away to discuss your San Francisco personal injury case.
If you or a loved one has been involved in an accident in San Francisco, please contact an experienced San Francisco personal injury attorney at Van Der Walde & Associates at (877) 862-6288.
