Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

279 CRASHES IN
BROADVIEW HEIGHTS, OH
2025

All metrics benchmarked against2024

Total crashes in Broadview Heights increased by 6.48%, from 262 in the prior year to 279 in the current year. While overall fatalities remained at zero in both periods, a notable year-over-year shift was observed in speeding-related crashes, which increased by 51.28%.

279

6.5%was 262

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

87

-7.4%was 94

Persons Injured

24

4.3%was 23

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 Broadview Heights show an increasing trend, with a 6.48% rise from 262 crashes in the prior year to 279 crashes in the current year. This indicates a slight but measurable increase in traffic incidents within the jurisdiction.

24

Hit-and-Run Crashes — 2025

4.3% vs prior (23)

The number of hit-and-run crashes increased slightly from 23 in the prior year to 24 in the current year. Despite this increase in count, the hit-and-run rate decreased marginally from 8.8% to 8.6% of total crashes.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

87

Motorists Injured

Prior: 92-5.4%

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 remained Wednesday in both periods, with 53 crashes in the current year compared to 51 in the prior year. However, the peak crash hour shifted from 5 p.m. (24 crashes) in the prior year to 4 p.m. (23 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 current and prior years. Total injuries decreased by 7.45%, from 94 in the prior year to 87 in the current year. While serious injuries increased from 2 to 3, minor injuries decreased from 36 to 29, and possible injuries increased from 27 to 34.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Serious Injury3serious injury crashes1.1%
50.0%prior 2
Minor Injury29minor injury crashes10.4%
-19.4%prior 36
Possible Injury34possible injury crashes12.2%
25.9%prior 27
No Injury213no injury crashes76.3%
8.1%prior 197

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 during snowy weather conditions saw a significant increase, rising from 13 in the prior year to 48 in the current year. Similarly, crashes on snowy road surfaces increased from 9 to 34 year-over-year. This indicates a notable shift towards crashes occurring under adverse winter conditions.

Weather

Clear116 (41.6%)
-10.8%prior 130
Cloudy85 (30.5%)
-2.3%prior 87
Snow48 (17.2%)
269.2%prior 13
Rain27 (9.7%)
-12.9%prior 31
Freezing Rain or Freezing Drizzle2 (0.7%)
Sleet; Hail1 (0.4%)

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

Lighting

Daylight189 (67.7%)
5.6%prior 179
Dark - Lighted Roadway49 (17.6%)
14.0%prior 43
Dark - Roadway Not Lighted20 (7.2%)
-4.8%prior 21
Dawn/Dusk20 (7.2%)
5.3%prior 19
Dark - Unknown Roadway Lighting1 (0.4%)

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

Road Surface

Dry168 (60.2%)
-13.4%prior 194
Wet64 (22.9%)
23.1%prior 52
Snow34 (12.2%)
277.8%prior 9
Ice9 (3.2%)
Slush4 (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 total number of vehicles involved in crashes increased by 31, from 498 in the prior year to 529 in the current year. There was a shift in vehicle types, with Sport Utility Vehicles involved in 188 crashes (up from 160) and Passenger Cars involved in 174 crashes (down from 196). Among persons involved, the 0-15 age group saw a decrease from 96 to 56, while the 21-25 age group increased from 52 to 72.

Top Vehicle Makes (529 vehicles)

1
OTHER/UNKNOWN169 (31.9%)
6.3%prior 159
2
CHEVROLET40 (7.6%)
-2.4%prior 41
3
TOYOTA40 (7.6%)
11.1%prior 36
4
FORD40 (7.6%)
-14.9%prior 47
5
JEEP33 (6.2%)
153.8%prior 13
6
FREIGHTLINER28 (5.3%)
75.0%prior 16
7
HONDA23 (4.3%)
27.8%prior 18
8
HYUNDAI16 (3%)
6.7%prior 15
9
NISSAN16 (3%)
-30.4%prior 23
10
GMC15 (2.8%)
15.4%prior 13

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

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

Sex Distribution (664 persons with recorded sex)

Male409 (61.6%)
14.2%prior 358
Female255 (38.4%)
-15.6%prior 302

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 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-01-01 through 2025-12-31 (365 days)
  • Geographic scope: Broadview Heights, OH
  • Total crash records analyzed: 279
  • Total persons involved: 677
  • Total vehicles involved: 529

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). "Broadview Heights, OH Crash Intelligence Report: 2025." Published July 5, 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/broadview-heights/2025-annual-report

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