Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

471 CRASHES IN
BROOKLYN, OH
2022

All metrics benchmarked against2021

In the current year, total crashes increased to 471 from 440 in the prior year, marking a 7.0% rise. The most notable shift was a 200% increase in total fatalities, rising from 1 in the prior year to 3 in the current year. This indicates a significant worsening in crash outcomes despite a moderate increase in overall crash volume.

471

7.0%was 440

Total Crash Events

3

200.0%was 1

Persons Killed

129

0.8%was 128

Persons Injured

79

2.6%was 77

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

Trend Summary

Overall, crash data shows an upward trend year-over-year. Total crashes increased by 7.0%, from 440 to 471. Fatalities saw a substantial 200% rise, increasing from 1 to 3, while total injuries experienced a slight 0.8% increase, from 128 to 129.

79

Hit-and-Run Crashes — 2022

2.6% vs prior (77)

The number of hit-and-run crashes saw a slight increase from 77 to 79 year-over-year. However, the hit-and-run rate decreased from 17.5% in the prior year to 16.8% in the current year. This indicates a minor reduction in the proportion of crashes classified as hit-and-run incidents.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Pedestrians Killed

Prior: 1-100.0%

3

Motorists Killed

Prior: 0%

4

Pedestrians Injured

Prior: 333.3%

125

Motorists Injured

Prior: 1250.0%

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 shifted from Wednesday with 72 crashes in the prior year to Friday with 86 crashes in the current year. Similarly, the peak hour changed from 1 PM with 40 crashes in the prior year to 4 PM with 47 crashes in the current year. These shifts suggest changes in the most crash-prone times of the week and day.

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

The fatal crash rate increased from 0.2% in the prior year to 0.4% in the current year, with the number of fatal crashes doubling from 1 to 2. Serious injury crashes also saw a substantial increase, rising from 3 to 9 incidents. Conversely, possible injury crashes decreased from 58 to 52.

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

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal2fatal crashes0.4%
100.0%prior 1
Serious Injury9serious injury crashes1.9%
200.0%prior 3
Minor Injury43minor injury crashes9.1%
19.4%prior 36
Possible Injury52possible injury crashes11%
-10.3%prior 58
No Injury365no injury crashes77.5%
6.7%prior 342

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 cloudy conditions increased significantly from 75 in the prior year to 111 in the current year. In contrast, crashes during rainy conditions decreased from 58 to 41. There was a notable rise in crashes on icy road surfaces, which increased from 2 in the prior year to 11 in the current year.

Weather

Clear285 (60.5%)
0.7%prior 283
Cloudy111 (23.6%)
48.0%prior 75
Rain41 (8.7%)
-29.3%prior 58
Snow27 (5.7%)
28.6%prior 21
Other/Unknown4 (0.8%)
Sleet; Hail3 (0.6%)

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

Lighting

Daylight340 (72.2%)
13.3%prior 300
Dark - Lighted Roadway106 (22.5%)
-9.4%prior 117
Dawn/Dusk21 (4.5%)
-4.5%prior 22
Other/Unknown4 (0.8%)

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

Road Surface

Dry366 (77.7%)
12.6%prior 325
Wet79 (16.8%)
-19.4%prior 98
Ice11 (2.3%)
Snow11 (2.3%)
-15.4%prior 13
Slush3 (0.6%)
Other/Unknown1 (0.2%)

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

Vehicles & Demographics

The number of Sport Utility Vehicles involved in crashes increased from 186 to 221, and Pick up trucks increased from 58 to 94. Conversely, Passenger Cars involved in crashes decreased from 506 to 470. The top vehicle make involved in crashes shifted from 'Other/Unknown' in the prior year to Chevrolet in the current year, with 137 incidents.

Top Vehicle Makes (910 vehicles)

1
CHEVROLET137 (15.1%)
45.7%prior 94
2
FORD133 (14.6%)
25.5%prior 106
3
TOYOTA73 (8%)
5.8%prior 69
4
OTHER/UNKNOWN69 (7.6%)
-64.1%prior 192
5
NISSAN62 (6.8%)
51.2%prior 41
6
HONDA56 (6.2%)
69.7%prior 33
7
KIA56 (6.2%)
40.0%prior 40
8
JEEP43 (4.7%)
59.3%prior 27
9
DODGE40 (4.4%)
53.8%prior 26
10
HYUNDAI37 (4.1%)
5.7%prior 35

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

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

Sex Distribution (1,134 persons with recorded sex)

Male607 (53.5%)
7.2%prior 566
Female527 (46.5%)
6.5%prior 495

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 6, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2022-01-01 through 2022-12-31 (365 days)
  • Geographic scope: Brooklyn, OH
  • Total crash records analyzed: 471
  • Total persons involved: 1,169
  • Total vehicles involved: 910

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

The underlying crash data is provided under the municipality's Open Data Terms of Use and is made available to the public for unrestricted use. This analysis and report is © 2026 Injuria.ai and may be cited with attribution using the suggested citation below.

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Suggested Citation

ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "Brooklyn, OH Crash Intelligence Report: 2022." Published July 6, 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/brooklyn/2022-annual-report

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