The bar graph above shows the number of reported automobile accidents in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 2010 to 2019. A traffic analyst calculates the percent change for each year, P_Y, using the following formula:

P_Y=\dfrac{\text{[Accidents in Year }Y]-\text{[Accidents in Year }(Y-1)]}{\text{Accidents in Year }(Y-1)}\times 100\%

For example, for she calculates the percent change for 2014 as follows:

P_{2014}=\dfrac{\text{[Accidents in 2014]}-\text{[Accidents in 2013]}}{\text{Accidents in 2013}}\times 100\%

Which of the following will have the least value?

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Source: https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/trafficaccident

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