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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · AMHERST, OH · 2022
Purpose: Machine-readable JSON endpoint for AI agents, LLMs, researchers, and programmatic consumers. Returns all underlying crash data and AI-generated commentary without HTML.
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GET: https://thatcarhitme.com/api/crash-data/reports/data/ohio/amherst/2022-annual-report
Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis
514 CRASHES IN
AMHERST, OH
2022
Total crashes in Amherst decreased by 1.72%, from 523 in 2021 to 514 in 2022. The most significant year-over-year shift was the reduction in total fatalities, which dropped from 2 in 2021 to 0 in 2022. Additionally, hit-and-run crashes saw a notable decrease of 43.4%, falling from 53 incidents in 2021 to 30 in 2022.
514
▼ -1.7%was 523
Total Crash Events
0
▼ -100.0%was 2
Persons Killed
144
▼ -10.6%was 161
Persons Injured
30
▼ -43.4%was 53
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 · 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Overall, crash incidents in Amherst showed a slight downward trend, decreasing by 1.72% from 523 crashes in 2021 to 514 crashes in 2022. This reduction was accompanied by a decrease in total injuries, which fell from 161 in 2021 to 144 in 2022. Fatalities were eliminated, dropping from 2 in 2021 to 0 in 2022.
30
Hit-and-Run Crashes — 2022
▼ -43.4% vs prior (53)
Hit-and-run crashes experienced a substantial decrease, falling from 53 incidents in 2021 to 30 incidents in 2022. This represents a 43.4% reduction in the number of hit-and-run crashes year-over-year. Consequently, the hit-and-run rate decreased from 10.1% of all crashes in 2021 to 5.8% in 2022.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
0
Pedestrians Killed
0
Motorists Killed
2
Pedestrians Injured
142
Motorists Injured
Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)
When Crashes Happen
The peak day for crashes remained Friday in both periods, with 89 crashes in 2021 and 88 crashes in 2022. However, the peak hour for crashes shifted from 3 p.m. with 48 incidents in 2021 to 4 p.m. with 46 incidents in 2022. Crashes on Saturdays increased from 58 in 2021 to 75 in 2022, while Sunday crashes decreased from 68 to 52.
Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
The severity distribution of crashes saw a notable change, with total fatalities decreasing from 2 in 2021 to 0 in 2022. Serious injury crashes (code A) decreased from 11 (2.1% of crashes) in 2021 to 8 (1.6% of crashes) in 2022. Conversely, minor injury crashes (code B) increased from 43 (8.2% of crashes) in 2021 to 62 (12.1% of crashes) in 2022.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record
Road & Environmental Conditions
Crashes occurring in clear weather conditions decreased from 336 in 2021 to 298 in 2022, while those in cloudy conditions increased from 115 to 122. Crashes during snow conditions increased from 23 in 2021 to 33 in 2022, and incidents on wet road surfaces saw a slight increase from 81 to 84. Crashes occurring in dark, unlighted conditions decreased from 73 in 2021 to 64 in 2022.
Weather
Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
The total number of vehicles involved in crashes decreased from 911 in 2021 to 864 in 2022. Passenger cars involved in crashes decreased from 387 to 349, while Sport Utility Vehicles saw a slight increase from 246 to 249. In terms of person demographics, the 0-15 age group involved in crashes decreased from 117 in 2021 to 69 in 2022, while the 65+ age group increased from 162 to 170.
Top Vehicle Makes (864 vehicles)
Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · Vehicle unit records
23 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (1,034 persons with recorded sex)
Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · 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: 2022-01-01 through 2022-12-31
- Report generated: July 5, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2022-01-01 through 2022-12-31 (365 days)
- Geographic scope: Amherst, OH
- Total crash records analyzed: 514
- Total persons involved: 1,051
- Total vehicles involved: 864
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.
Non-Affiliation Disclosure
This report is produced independently by ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in partnership with any law enforcement agency, municipal government, state department of transportation, or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Data is sourced from publicly available government open data portals.
Data License
The underlying crash data is provided under the municipality's Open Data Terms of Use and is made available to the public for unrestricted use. This analysis and report is © 2026 Injuria.ai and may be cited with attribution using the suggested citation below.
Corrections & Feedback
If you believe any data in this report is inaccurate or have questions about our methodology, please contact: data@injuria.ai. We are committed to accuracy and will issue corrections promptly.
Suggested Citation
ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "Amherst, OH Crash Intelligence Report: 2022." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31. Data source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS), Csv Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/ohio/amherst/2022-annual-report
About the Publisher
ThatCarHitMe.com is a crash data intelligence platform developed by Injuria.ai, a legal technology company specializing in traffic safety analytics. We aggregate and analyze publicly available government crash data to produce structured intelligence reports for communities, researchers, journalists, and legal professionals. Our reports combine programmatic data retrieval from official open data portals with AI-assisted narrative analysis.
Questions about this report's data or methodology: data@injuria.ai
ThatCarHitMe.com · An Injuria.ai Company
ThatCarHitMe.com
An Injuria.ai Company
Crash Data Intelligence
Data: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv
Period: 2022-01-01 – 2022-12-31
Generated: July 5, 2026 · All rights reserved