Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

356 CRASHES IN
ASHLAND, OH
2025

All metrics benchmarked against2024

Total crashes in Ashland increased from 336 in the prior year to 356 in the current year, marking a 5.95% rise. The most notable shift was a 133.3% increase in motorcycle crashes, rising from 3 to 7 incidents.

356

6.0%was 336

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

113

17.7%was 96

Persons Injured

39

-9.3%was 43

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 · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crash incidents in Ashland show an increasing trend year-over-year, with total crashes rising by 5.95% from 336 to 356. Concurrently, total injuries increased by 17.7%, from 96 to 113 persons. Fatalities remained unchanged at zero in both periods.

39

Hit-and-Run Crashes — 2025

-9.3% vs prior (43)

Hit-and-run crashes decreased from 43 incidents in the prior year to 39 in the current year. Correspondingly, the hit-and-run rate decreased from 12.8% to 11% of total crashes.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Pedestrians Killed

Prior: 00.0%

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

4

Pedestrians Injured

Prior: 40.0%

109

Motorists Injured

Prior: 9218.5%

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · 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 Monday (66 crashes) in the prior year to Wednesday (62 crashes) in the current year. The peak hour also changed, moving from 12 p.m. (33 crashes) in the prior year to 2 p.m. (36 crashes) in the current year.

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Fatalities remained at zero in both the prior and current years. Serious injury crashes increased by 20%, from 5 to 6 incidents, while minor injury crashes rose by 25%, from 44 to 55. Possible injury crashes, however, decreased by 38.5%, from 26 to 16.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Serious Injury6serious injury crashes1.7%
20.0%prior 5
Minor Injury55minor injury crashes15.4%
25.0%prior 44
Possible Injury16possible injury crashes4.5%
-38.5%prior 26
No Injury279no injury crashes78.4%
6.9%prior 261

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in clear weather increased from 216 to 227, while those in rainy conditions decreased from 38 to 26. Crashes on wet road surfaces saw a decrease from 63 to 45, but crashes on snowy surfaces nearly doubled from 10 to 19.

Weather

Clear227 (63.8%)
5.1%prior 216
Cloudy81 (22.8%)
22.7%prior 66
Rain26 (7.3%)
-31.6%prior 38
Snow19 (5.3%)
90.0%prior 10
Other/Unknown3 (0.8%)

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight270 (75.8%)
14.4%prior 236
Dark - Lighted Roadway51 (14.3%)
-8.9%prior 56
Dark - Roadway Not Lighted16 (4.5%)
-15.8%prior 19
Dawn/Dusk13 (3.7%)
-31.6%prior 19
Dark - Unknown Roadway Lighting5 (1.4%)
Other/Unknown1 (0.3%)

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry288 (80.9%)
9.1%prior 264
Wet45 (12.6%)
-28.6%prior 63
Snow18 (5.1%)
125.0%prior 8
Ice5 (1.4%)

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The number of passenger cars involved in crashes increased from 274 to 299, while pickup trucks decreased from 124 to 113. Motorcycle crashes saw a significant increase, more than doubling from 3 to 7 incidents. Among persons involved, the 16-20 age group saw an increase from 111 to 131, and the 35-44 age group increased from 72 to 113.

Top Vehicle Makes (666 vehicles)

1
FORD121 (18.2%)
13.1%prior 107
2
CHEVROLET112 (16.8%)
6.7%prior 105
3
HONDA53 (8%)
6.0%prior 50
4
TOYOTA50 (7.5%)
31.6%prior 38
5
JEEP37 (5.6%)
27.6%prior 29
6
KIA33 (5%)
32.0%prior 25
7
DODGE32 (4.8%)
-28.9%prior 45
8
NISSAN27 (4.1%)
42.1%prior 19
9
HYUNDAI25 (3.8%)
19.0%prior 21
10
GMC18 (2.7%)
-35.7%prior 28

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (819 persons with recorded sex)

Male415 (50.7%)
9.5%prior 379
Female404 (49.3%)
4.1%prior 388

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · 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: 2025-01-01 through 2025-12-31
  • Report generated: July 6, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-01-01 through 2025-12-31 (365 days)
  • Geographic scope: Ashland, OH
  • Total crash records analyzed: 356
  • Total persons involved: 836
  • Total vehicles involved: 666

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

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.

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Suggested Citation

ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "Ashland, OH Crash Intelligence Report: 2025." Published July 6, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31. Data source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS), Csv Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/ohio/ashland/2025-annual-report

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