Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

44 CRASHES IN
ASHVILLE, OH
2022

All metrics benchmarked against2021

Total crashes in Ashville increased from 32 in 2021 to 44 in 2022, representing a 37.5% rise. This period also saw a 50% increase in total injuries, rising from 6 to 9. The number of crashes involving speeding significantly increased by 200%, from 1 in 2021 to 3 in 2022.

44

37.5%was 32

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

9

50.0%was 6

Persons Injured

11

57.1%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 · 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

The overall trend for crashes in Ashville shows an increase year-over-year. Total crashes rose by 37.5%, from 32 crashes in 2021 to 44 crashes in 2022. Concurrently, total injuries increased by 50%, from 6 in 2021 to 9 in 2022.

11

Hit-and-Run Crashes — 2022

57.1% vs prior (7)

Hit-and-run crashes increased by 57.14%, rising from 7 incidents in 2021 to 11 in 2022. The hit-and-run crash rate also increased, moving from 21.9% of total crashes in 2021 to 25% in 2022. This indicates an upward trend in hit-and-run incidents.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Pedestrians Killed

Prior: 00.0%

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

2

Pedestrians Injured

Prior: 1100.0%

7

Motorists Injured

Prior: 540.0%

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 Thursday in both years, with 8 crashes recorded on this day in both 2021 and 2022. However, the peak hour for crashes shifted from 8 AM with 6 crashes in 2021 to 9 PM with 4 crashes in 2022. Notably, crashes on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays each increased by 4 incidents year-over-year.

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

Ashville reported no fatalities in either 2021 or 2022. Total injuries increased by 50%, from 6 in 2021 to 9 in 2022, with the introduction of 1 serious injury crash in 2022 where there were none in 2021. The proportion of crashes resulting in no injury slightly increased from 81.3% in 2021 to 84.1% in 2022.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Serious Injury1serious injury crashes2.3%
Minor Injury3minor injury crashes6.8%
0.0%prior 3
Possible Injury3possible injury crashes6.8%
0.0%prior 3
No Injury37no injury crashes84.1%
42.3%prior 26

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 increased from 17 in 2021 to 24 in 2022, while cloudy condition crashes rose from 10 to 15. The number of crashes on wet road surfaces increased from 1 in 2021 to 6 in 2022. Crashes during dark conditions, both lighted and unlighted roadways, also increased year-over-year.

Weather

Clear24 (54.5%)
41.2%prior 17
Cloudy15 (34.1%)
50.0%prior 10
Other/Unknown2 (4.5%)
Rain2 (4.5%)
Fog; Smog; Smoke1 (2.3%)

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight24 (54.5%)
0.0%prior 24
Dark - Lighted Roadway9 (20.5%)
Dawn/Dusk5 (11.4%)
Dark - Roadway Not Lighted4 (9.1%)
Other/Unknown2 (4.5%)

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry34 (77.3%)
36.0%prior 25
Wet6 (13.6%)
Other/Unknown3 (6.8%)
Ice1 (2.3%)

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 increased from 56 in 2021 to 80 in 2022. Passenger cars involved in crashes rose from 21 to 36, and sport utility vehicles increased from 11 to 18. Among top makes, Honda vehicles involved in crashes saw a notable increase from 2 in 2021 to 11 in 2022, while Nissan vehicles decreased from 5 to 1.

Top Vehicle Makes (80 vehicles)

1
FORD12 (15%)
100.0%prior 6
2
CHEVROLET11 (13.8%)
22.2%prior 9
3
HONDA11 (13.8%)
4
HYUNDAI6 (7.5%)
0.0%prior 6
5
TOYOTA6 (7.5%)
20.0%prior 5
6
KIA5 (6.3%)
7
JEEP4 (5%)
8
GMC3 (3.8%)
9
DODGE3 (3.8%)
10
OTHER/UNKNOWN2 (2.5%)

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (86 persons with recorded sex)

Male44 (51.2%)
22.2%prior 36
Female42 (48.8%)
61.5%prior 26

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: Ashville, OH
  • Total crash records analyzed: 44
  • Total persons involved: 94
  • Total vehicles involved: 80

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). "Ashville, 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/ashville/2022-annual-report

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