tree risk (statistics)

In the UK about six people per year are killed by falling trees or branches, about half of whom are killed in public places such as roads and parks (HSE, 2007). The average risk per person per year is about twice the risk of being struck by lightning.



This definition is abridged from A – Z of tree terms: A companion to British arboriculture.
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