Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

59 CRASHES IN
BELLAIRE, OH
2022

All metrics benchmarked against2021

Total crashes in Bellaire increased by 55.3% year-over-year, rising from 38 in 2021 to 59 in 2022. The most significant shift was a more than doubling of total injuries, which increased from 7 to 15 during the same period.

59

55.3%was 38

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

15

114.3%was 7

Persons Injured

7

16.7%was 6

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 data indicates a rising trend in Bellaire, with total crashes increasing from 38 in 2021 to 59 in 2022, marking a 55.3% rise. Concurrently, total injuries also saw a substantial increase, more than doubling from 7 in 2021 to 15 in 2022.

7

Hit-and-Run Crashes — 2022

16.7% vs prior (6)

The number of hit-and-run crashes increased slightly from 6 in 2021 to 7 in 2022. Despite this increase in count, the overall hit-and-run rate decreased from 15.8% of all crashes in 2021 to 11.9% in 2022.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Pedestrians Killed

Prior: 00.0%

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

1

Pedestrians Injured

Prior: 10.0%

14

Motorists Injured

Prior: 6133.3%

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 years, with 13 crashes in 2022 compared to 7 in 2021. However, the peak hour for crashes shifted from 5 PM in 2021, which saw 4 crashes, to 11 AM in 2022, with 6 crashes.

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

Fatalities remained at zero in both 2021 and 2022. Total injuries increased from 7 in 2021 to 15 in 2022, with the proportion of minor injury crashes rising from 2.6% to 11.9% of all crashes. The percentage of crashes resulting in no injury decreased from 89.5% in 2021 to 79.7% in 2022.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury7minor injury crashes11.9%
600.0%prior 1
Possible Injury5possible injury crashes8.5%
66.7%prior 3
No Injury47no injury crashes79.7%
38.2%prior 34

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 26 in 2021 to 34 in 2022, while those in cloudy conditions doubled from 8 to 16. Crashes under daylight conditions rose from 27 to 38, and incidents on dry road surfaces increased from 30 to 43 year-over-year. Additionally, crashes occurring on dark-lighted roadways saw a notable increase, from 5 in 2021 to 13 in 2022.

Weather

Clear34 (57.6%)
30.8%prior 26
Cloudy16 (27.1%)
100.0%prior 8
Rain6 (10.2%)
Snow2 (3.4%)
Other/Unknown1 (1.7%)

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

Lighting

Daylight38 (64.4%)
40.7%prior 27
Dark - Lighted Roadway13 (22.0%)
160.0%prior 5
Dark - Roadway Not Lighted4 (6.8%)
Dawn/Dusk3 (5.1%)
Other/Unknown1 (1.7%)

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

Road Surface

Dry43 (72.9%)
43.3%prior 30
Wet8 (13.6%)
60.0%prior 5
Ice4 (6.8%)
Snow3 (5.1%)
Other/Unknown1 (1.7%)

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 66 in 2021 to 99 in 2022. Passenger cars involved in crashes rose from 30 to 47, and pickup trucks increased from 14 to 25. There was a notable shift in the age distribution of persons involved, with significant increases in the 16-20, 26-34, 35-44, and 45-54 age groups.

Top Vehicle Makes (99 vehicles)

1
CHEVROLET24 (24.2%)
33.3%prior 18
2
FORD11 (11.1%)
0.0%prior 11
3
DODGE8 (8.1%)
60.0%prior 5
4
JEEP6 (6.1%)
20.0%prior 5
5
HYUNDAI5 (5.1%)
6
KIA5 (5.1%)
7
TOYOTA5 (5.1%)
-16.7%prior 6
8
HONDA5 (5.1%)
9
NISSAN4 (4%)
10
GMC4 (4%)

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

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

Sex Distribution (113 persons with recorded sex)

Male58 (51.3%)
34.9%prior 43
Female55 (48.7%)
89.7%prior 29

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: Bellaire, OH
  • Total crash records analyzed: 59
  • Total persons involved: 116
  • Total vehicles involved: 99

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). "Bellaire, 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/bellaire/2022-annual-report

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