Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

80 CRASHES IN
AMBERLEY, OH
2023

All metrics benchmarked against2022

Total crashes in Amberley increased by 5.26% year-over-year, rising from 76 crashes in the prior period to 80 crashes in the current period. Despite this increase in total crashes, the number of serious injuries (Severity A) saw a significant decrease, falling from 4 in the prior period to 1 in the current period. Fatalities remained at 0 in both periods.

80

5.3%was 76

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

27

3.8%was 26

Persons Injured

5

-28.6%was 7

Hit-and-Run Crashes

Note: "Persons Killed" (0) counts individual fatalities across all crash events. "Fatal" in the severity table below (0) counts crash events where at least one fatality occurred. A single crash can result in multiple fatalities.

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crashes in Amberley showed a slight upward trend, with total crashes increasing by 5.26% from 76 to 80 year-over-year. Total injuries also saw a minor increase of 3.8%, rising from 26 to 27. There were no fatalities recorded in either the current or prior periods.

5

Hit-and-Run Crashes — 2023

-28.6% vs prior (7)

Hit-and-run crashes decreased year-over-year, falling from 7 in the prior period to 5 in the current period. Consequently, the hit-and-run crash rate also decreased from 9.2% in the prior period to 6.3% in the current period.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Pedestrians Killed

Prior: 00.0%

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

1

Pedestrians Injured

Prior: 0%

26

Motorists Injured

Prior: 260.0%

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The peak day for crashes shifted from Tuesday in the prior period (16 crashes) to Thursday in the current period (17 crashes), marking a notable increase of 9 crashes on Thursdays. The peak hour for crashes also changed, moving from 5 PM (11 crashes) in the prior period to 3 PM (9 crashes) in the current period. Crashes occurring between 2 PM and 3 PM collectively increased by 8, from 10 to 18.

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

The number of serious injuries (Severity A) decreased significantly, from 4 in the prior period to 1 in the current period, representing a 75% reduction. Minor injuries (Severity B) increased slightly from 7 to 8, and possible injuries (Severity C) also rose from 9 to 10. The proportion of crashes with no injuries increased from 73.7% to 76.3% year-over-year.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Serious Injury1serious injury crashes1.3%
-75.0%prior 4
Minor Injury8minor injury crashes10%
14.3%prior 7
Possible Injury10possible injury crashes12.5%
11.1%prior 9
No Injury61no injury crashes76.3%
8.9%prior 56

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in clear weather conditions decreased from 51 to 45, while those in cloudy conditions increased from 17 to 23. There was an increase in crashes on wet road surfaces, rising from 10 in the prior period to 19 in the current period. Daylight crashes increased from 55 to 63, while crashes in dark-lighted roadway conditions decreased from 9 to 4.

Weather

Clear45 (56.3%)
-11.8%prior 51
Cloudy23 (28.7%)
35.3%prior 17
Rain8 (10.0%)
33.3%prior 6
Snow3 (3.8%)
Fog; Smog; Smoke1 (1.3%)

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight63 (78.8%)
14.5%prior 55
Dark - Roadway Not Lighted9 (11.3%)
-18.2%prior 11
Dark - Lighted Roadway4 (5.0%)
-55.6%prior 9
Dawn/Dusk4 (5.0%)

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry59 (73.8%)
-9.2%prior 65
Wet19 (23.8%)
90.0%prior 10
Snow2 (2.5%)

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The total number of vehicles involved in crashes increased slightly from 140 to 143. There was a notable shift in vehicle types, with Passenger Cars decreasing from 94 to 72, while Sport Utility Vehicles increased from 29 to 39. Among top makes, Chevrolet dropped from the most frequent make (25) in the prior period to fourth (13) in the current period, while Ford became the most frequent make, increasing from 18 to 24.

Top Vehicle Makes (143 vehicles)

1
FORD24 (16.8%)
33.3%prior 18
2
TOYOTA17 (11.9%)
6.3%prior 16
3
HONDA17 (11.9%)
13.3%prior 15
4
CHEVROLET13 (9.1%)
-48.0%prior 25
5
NISSAN9 (6.3%)
-10.0%prior 10
6
HYUNDAI8 (5.6%)
33.3%prior 6
7
KIA6 (4.2%)
-45.5%prior 11
8
JEEP4 (2.8%)
-42.9%prior 7
9
DODGE4 (2.8%)
10
SUBARU4 (2.8%)
-20.0%prior 5

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Vehicle unit records

3 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.

Sex Distribution (179 persons with recorded sex)

Female91 (50.8%)
2.2%prior 89
Male88 (49.2%)
-2.2%prior 90

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Person-level records linked to crash events

Data Sources & Methodology

Primary Data Source

All crash data in this report is sourced from Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS), accessed programmatically via the Csv Open Data API (SODA). This dataset contains official police-reported motor vehicle traffic crash records maintained by the reporting jurisdiction's law enforcement agency. Records are published to the open data portal by the municipality and are subject to the portal's terms of use.

Data Retrieval

  • Access method: Csv Open Data API (SoQL queries)
  • Data format: Structured JSON via REST API
  • Record types queried: Crash events, person records, and vehicle unit records
  • Date filter applied: 2023-01-01 through 2023-12-31
  • Report generated: July 6, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2023-01-01 through 2023-12-31 (365 days)
  • Geographic scope: Amberley, OH
  • Total crash records analyzed: 80
  • Total persons involved: 179
  • Total vehicles involved: 143

Analytical Methodology

  • Severity classification: Uses the KABCO injury scale (K=Fatal, A=Incapacitating injury, B=Non-incapacitating injury, C=Possible injury, O=No injury/property damage only), the standard classification in U.S. Model Minimum Uniform Crash Criteria (MMUCC). Severity is assigned per crash event based on the most severe injury in that crash. A single fatal crash (K) may involve multiple fatalities; therefore the "Persons Killed" count in the headline KPIs may differ from the "Fatal" crash count in the severity breakdown.
  • Contributing factors: Reflect the officer-determined primary contributory cause recorded at the time of the crash report. These are preliminary determinations and may not reflect final investigation findings.
  • Hit-and-run classification: Based on the hit-and-run indicator field in the official crash report, as determined by the responding officer at the scene.
  • Temporal analysis: Day-of-week and hour-of-day distributions are computed from the crash date/time timestamp in each record.
  • Demographics: Age and sex distributions are drawn from person-level records linked to each crash event. A single crash may involve multiple persons.
  • Vehicle data: Make information is drawn from vehicle unit records linked to each crash event.
  • AI commentary: Narrative sections are generated by Google Gemini (large language model) based on the structured data. Commentary is descriptive, not predictive, and should not be interpreted as expert opinion.

Limitations & Disclaimers

  • Only crashes reported to and documented by law enforcement are included. Minor incidents, unreported crashes, and near-misses are not captured in this dataset.
  • Data reflects conditions at the time of the initial police report and may be subject to subsequent corrections, reclassifications, or supplements by the reporting agency.
  • Open data portal records may experience a publication lag - recently occurring crashes may not yet appear in the dataset at the time of report generation.
  • AI-generated commentary is produced by a large language model and is intended to highlight patterns in the data. It does not constitute legal, medical, or professional analysis.
  • Percentages are calculated from reported data and are subject to rounding.

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Data License

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Suggested Citation

ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "Amberley, OH Crash Intelligence Report: 2023." Published July 6, 2026. Reporting period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31. Data source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS), Csv Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/ohio/amberley/2023-annual-report

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