Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

185 CRASHES IN
BELPRE, OH
2024

All metrics benchmarked against2023

In 2024, Belpre experienced 185 total crashes, a decrease from 201 crashes reported in 2023. This represents a 7.96% reduction in total crashes year-over-year. The most significant shift observed was a 100% decrease in total fatalities, from 1 fatality in 2023 to 0 in 2024.

185

-8.0%was 201

Total Crash Events

0

-100.0%was 1

Persons Killed

75

-18.5%was 92

Persons Injured

7

-46.2%was 13

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 · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, the trend indicates a decrease in crash incidents year-over-year, with total crashes falling by 7.96% from 201 in 2023 to 185 in 2024. This decline is also reflected in an 18.48% reduction in total injuries, from 92 to 75. Additionally, fatalities saw a 100% decrease, from 1 in 2023 to 0 in 2024.

7

Hit-and-Run Crashes — 2024

-46.2% vs prior (13)

Hit-and-run crashes decreased significantly year-over-year, dropping from 13 incidents in 2023 to 7 in 2024. This represents a 46.15% reduction in the number of hit-and-run crashes. Consequently, the hit-and-run rate decreased from 6.5% of total crashes in 2023 to 3.8% in 2024.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 1-100.0%

75

Motorists Injured

Prior: 92-18.5%

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 remained Wednesday in both periods, although the number of crashes on Wednesdays decreased from 39 in 2023 to 32 in 2024. A notable shift occurred in the peak hour for crashes, moving from 6 p.m. with 17 crashes in 2023 to 4 p.m. with 20 crashes in 2024.

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

The most significant change in crash severity was the 100% reduction in fatal crashes, from 1 in 2023 to 0 in 2024. While serious injury crashes remained at 4 for both periods, minor injury crashes increased from 27 to 32. Conversely, possible injury crashes decreased from 28 in 2023 to 17 in 2024.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Serious Injury4serious injury crashes2.2%
0.0%prior 4
Minor Injury32minor injury crashes17.3%
18.5%prior 27
Possible Injury17possible injury crashes9.2%
-39.3%prior 28
No Injury132no injury crashes71.4%
-6.4%prior 141

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 in clear weather decreased from 131 in 2023 to 127 in 2024, while crashes during rainy conditions decreased from 26 to 18. There was an increase in crashes during snowy weather, from 1 in 2023 to 4 in 2024. Crashes in daylight conditions increased from 125 to 134, while those in dark-not lighted conditions decreased from 44 to 34.

Weather

Clear127 (68.6%)
-3.1%prior 131
Cloudy33 (17.8%)
-13.2%prior 38
Rain18 (9.7%)
-30.8%prior 26
Snow4 (2.2%)
Fog; Smog; Smoke2 (1.1%)
Sleet; Hail1 (0.5%)

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

Lighting

Daylight134 (72.4%)
7.2%prior 125
Dark - Roadway Not Lighted34 (18.4%)
-22.7%prior 44
Dawn/Dusk9 (4.9%)
12.5%prior 8
Dark - Lighted Roadway7 (3.8%)
-68.2%prior 22
Dark - Unknown Roadway Lighting1 (0.5%)

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

Road Surface

Dry151 (81.6%)
-3.2%prior 156
Wet29 (15.7%)
-27.5%prior 40
Ice2 (1.1%)
Snow2 (1.1%)
Slush1 (0.5%)

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

Vehicles & Demographics

The number of Sport Utility Vehicles involved in crashes increased from 86 in 2023 to 106 in 2024, while Passenger Cars decreased from 134 to 124. Among top makes, Ford and Chevrolet saw slight increases in involvement, with Honda moving up in ranking. The 0-15 age group showed an increase in persons involved in crashes, from 32 to 42, while the 16-20 age group decreased from 41 to 30.

Top Vehicle Makes (313 vehicles)

1
FORD52 (16.6%)
4.0%prior 50
2
CHEVROLET45 (14.4%)
7.1%prior 42
3
HONDA31 (9.9%)
29.2%prior 24
4
TOYOTA25 (8%)
-3.8%prior 26
5
NISSAN20 (6.4%)
-4.8%prior 21
6
KIA16 (5.1%)
-36.0%prior 25
7
JEEP15 (4.8%)
25.0%prior 12
8
DODGE15 (4.8%)
15.4%prior 13
9
SUBARU14 (4.5%)
16.7%prior 12
10
HYUNDAI12 (3.8%)
-25.0%prior 16

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

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

Sex Distribution (403 persons with recorded sex)

Male206 (51.1%)
-5.9%prior 219
Female197 (48.9%)
-0.5%prior 198

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: Belpre, OH
  • Total crash records analyzed: 185
  • Total persons involved: 408
  • Total vehicles involved: 313

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). "Belpre, 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/belpre/2024-annual-report

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