Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

280 CRASHES IN
BEAVER, OH
2024

All metrics benchmarked against2023

In 2024, Beaver experienced 280 crashes, a decrease of 11.39% compared to the 316 crashes recorded in 2023. Despite the overall reduction in crashes, a notable and concerning shift is the increase in total fatalities from 0 in 2023 to 3 in 2024. Total injuries also increased by 12.78%, rising from 133 in 2023 to 150 in 2024.

280

-11.4%was 316

Total Crash Events

3

Persons Killed

150

12.8%was 133

Persons Injured

15

-28.6%was 21

Hit-and-Run Crashes

Note: "Persons Killed" (3) counts individual fatalities across all crash events. "Fatal" in the severity table below (2) 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 · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, the number of crashes in Beaver decreased by 11.39%, from 316 in 2023 to 280 in 2024. However, this period saw an increase in crash severity, with total fatalities rising from 0 to 3, and total injuries increasing by 12.78% from 133 to 150. This indicates a trend towards fewer but more severe crash outcomes.

15

Hit-and-Run Crashes — 2024

-28.6% vs prior (21)

The number of hit-and-run crashes decreased from 21 in 2023 to 15 in 2024, representing a reduction of 6 incidents. Consequently, the hit-and-run rate also declined from 6.6% in 2023 to 5.4% in 2024. This indicates a positive trend in the reduction of hit-and-run incidents.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Pedestrians Killed

Prior: 00.0%

3

Motorists Killed

Prior: 0%

2

Pedestrians Injured

Prior: 0%

148

Motorists Injured

Prior: 13311.3%

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 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 Thursday in 2023, with 53 crashes, to Friday in 2024, with 59 crashes. Similarly, the peak hour for crashes moved from 5 p.m. in 2023, recording 26 crashes, to 4 p.m. in 2024, with 29 crashes. These changes suggest a slight shift in when the highest volume of crashes occurs.

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Fatal crashes increased from 0 in 2023 to 2 in 2024, accounting for 0.7% of all crashes in 2024. Serious injury crashes (severity 'A') also rose from 9 (2.8% of total crashes) in 2023 to 14 (5% of total crashes) in 2024. Conversely, crashes resulting in no injury decreased from 74.1% in 2023 to 68.9% in 2024.

Severity is per crash event (most severe injury). 2 fatal crash events resulted in 3 persons killed.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal2fatal crashes0.7%
Serious Injury14serious injury crashes5%
55.6%prior 9
Minor Injury38minor injury crashes13.6%
0.0%prior 38
Possible Injury33possible injury crashes11.8%
-5.7%prior 35
No Injury193no injury crashes68.9%
-17.5%prior 234

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring during snowy weather conditions increased from 15 in 2023 to 24 in 2024. Correspondingly, crashes on snowy road surfaces saw a significant rise, from 2 in 2023 to 17 in 2024. Crashes on icy road surfaces also doubled, increasing from 4 in 2023 to 8 in 2024.

Weather

Clear156 (55.7%)
-15.2%prior 184
Cloudy66 (23.6%)
-9.6%prior 73
Rain31 (11.1%)
-22.5%prior 40
Snow24 (8.6%)
60.0%prior 15
Other/Unknown1 (0.4%)
Freezing Rain or Freezing Drizzle1 (0.4%)
Sleet; Hail1 (0.4%)

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight179 (63.9%)
-10.9%prior 201
Dark - Roadway Not Lighted72 (25.7%)
-8.9%prior 79
Dawn/Dusk17 (6.1%)
6.3%prior 16
Dark - Lighted Roadway11 (3.9%)
-42.1%prior 19
Dark - Unknown Roadway Lighting1 (0.4%)

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry195 (69.6%)
-13.7%prior 226
Wet58 (20.7%)
-28.4%prior 81
Snow17 (6.1%)
Ice8 (2.9%)
Slush1 (0.4%)
Water (Standing; Moving)1 (0.4%)

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The total number of vehicles involved in crashes decreased from 499 in 2023 to 453 in 2024. There was a notable increase in Motorcycle 2 Wheeled vehicles involved, rising from 2 in 2023 to 6 in 2024. Additionally, the number of involved HONDA vehicles increased from 16 to 39, while CHEVROLET and FORD vehicles decreased by 20 and 17, respectively.

Top Vehicle Makes (453 vehicles)

1
CHEVROLET83 (18.3%)
-19.4%prior 103
2
FORD68 (15%)
-20.0%prior 85
3
HONDA39 (8.6%)
143.8%prior 16
4
TOYOTA29 (6.4%)
-12.1%prior 33
5
JEEP20 (4.4%)
-16.7%prior 24
6
NISSAN18 (4%)
0.0%prior 18
7
SUBARU17 (3.8%)
-39.3%prior 28
8
DODGE17 (3.8%)
-37.0%prior 27
9
KIA15 (3.3%)
-37.5%prior 24
10
FREIGHTLINER15 (3.3%)
87.5%prior 8

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (606 persons with recorded sex)

Male353 (58.3%)
-7.3%prior 381
Female253 (41.7%)
-10.0%prior 281

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 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: 2024-01-01 through 2024-12-31
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2024-01-01 through 2024-12-31 (366 days)
  • Geographic scope: Beaver, OH
  • Total crash records analyzed: 280
  • Total persons involved: 614
  • Total vehicles involved: 453

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). "Beaver, OH Crash Intelligence Report: 2024." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Data source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS), Csv Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/ohio/beaver/2024-annual-report

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