Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

234 CRASHES IN
CARLISLE, OH
2023

All metrics benchmarked against2022

In 2023, Carlisle experienced 234 crashes, a slight increase from the 232 crashes reported in 2022, representing a 0.86% rise. A notable shift was the 50% decrease in total fatalities, from 2 in 2022 to 1 in 2023. This period also saw a significant reduction in hit-and-run crashes, which fell by 44.44%.

234

0.9%was 232

Total Crash Events

1

-50.0%was 2

Persons Killed

101

8.6%was 93

Persons Injured

15

-44.4%was 27

Hit-and-Run Crashes

Note: "Persons Killed" (1) counts individual fatalities across all crash events. "Fatal" in the severity table below (1) 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 · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall crash volume remained relatively stable year-over-year, increasing by 0.86% from 232 crashes in 2022 to 234 in 2023. However, total injuries increased by 8.6%, from 93 to 101, while total fatalities decreased by 50%, from 2 to 1.

15

Hit-and-Run Crashes — 2023

-44.4% vs prior (27)

Hit-and-run crashes decreased significantly from 27 in 2022 to 15 in 2023, representing a 44.44% reduction. Consequently, the hit-and-run rate also declined from 11.6% of all crashes in 2022 to 6.4% in 2023. This indicates a downward trend in hit-and-run incidents.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

1

Motorists Killed

Prior: 2-50.0%

101

Motorists Injured

Prior: 9012.2%

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

Temporal patterns show a shift in peak activity, with the peak day for crashes moving from Friday in 2022 (46 crashes) to Wednesday in 2023 (44 crashes). Similarly, the peak crash hour shifted from 5 PM in 2022 (29 crashes) to 3 PM in 2023 (22 crashes).

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

The fatal crash rate decreased by half, from 0.86% in 2022 to 0.43% in 2023. While overall injuries increased from 93 to 101, the proportion of serious injury (A) crashes decreased from 2.6% to 1.7%. Minor injury (B) crashes increased from 12.9% to 16.7%, and possible injury (C) crashes also increased from 11.6% to 12.8%.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal1fatal crashes0.4%
-50.0%prior 2
Serious Injury4serious injury crashes1.7%
-33.3%prior 6
Minor Injury39minor injury crashes16.7%
30.0%prior 30
Possible Injury30possible injury crashes12.8%
11.1%prior 27
No Injury160no injury crashes68.4%
-4.2%prior 167

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes in rainy conditions increased from 15 in 2022 to 27 in 2023, and wet road surface crashes rose from 33 to 51. Conversely, crashes in clear weather decreased from 148 to 141, and crashes on dry roads decreased from 181 to 170. Crashes occurring in dark conditions on unlighted roadways decreased from 57 to 47.

Weather

Clear141 (60.3%)
-4.7%prior 148
Cloudy49 (20.9%)
19.5%prior 41
Rain27 (11.5%)
80.0%prior 15
Snow13 (5.6%)
-27.8%prior 18
Severe Crosswinds2 (0.9%)
Other/Unknown1 (0.4%)
Sleet; Hail1 (0.4%)

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight146 (62.4%)
3.5%prior 141
Dark - Roadway Not Lighted47 (20.1%)
-17.5%prior 57
Dark - Lighted Roadway20 (8.5%)
42.9%prior 14
Dawn/Dusk20 (8.5%)
33.3%prior 15
Other/Unknown1 (0.4%)

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry170 (72.6%)
-6.1%prior 181
Wet51 (21.8%)
54.5%prior 33
Snow11 (4.7%)
-15.4%prior 13
Other/Unknown1 (0.4%)
Slush1 (0.4%)

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The number of passenger cars involved in crashes increased from 151 in 2022 to 189 in 2023, while pickup trucks decreased from 61 to 44. Ford remained the top vehicle make involved in crashes, increasing from 71 to 79. A notable shift in age distribution shows a significant increase in persons aged 16-20 involved in crashes, from 65 in 2022 to 104 in 2023, and a rise in the 65+ age group from 50 to 74.

Top Vehicle Makes (374 vehicles)

1
FORD79 (21.1%)
11.3%prior 71
2
CHEVROLET55 (14.7%)
-17.9%prior 67
3
KIA27 (7.2%)
68.8%prior 16
4
TOYOTA27 (7.2%)
35.0%prior 20
5
HONDA20 (5.3%)
-33.3%prior 30
6
NISSAN18 (4.8%)
100.0%prior 9
7
DODGE16 (4.3%)
-23.8%prior 21
8
BUICK16 (4.3%)
166.7%prior 6
9
JEEP12 (3.2%)
0.0%prior 12
10
GMC11 (2.9%)
-47.6%prior 21

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (483 persons with recorded sex)

Male264 (54.7%)
-5.7%prior 280
Female219 (45.3%)
0.9%prior 217

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · 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: 2023-01-01 through 2023-12-31
  • Report generated: July 6, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2023-01-01 through 2023-12-31 (365 days)
  • Geographic scope: Carlisle, OH
  • Total crash records analyzed: 234
  • Total persons involved: 492
  • Total vehicles involved: 374

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). "Carlisle, OH Crash Intelligence Report: 2023." Published July 6, 2026. Reporting period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31. Data source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS), Csv Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/ohio/carlisle/2023-annual-report

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