Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

56 CRASHES IN
CEDARVILLE, OH
2023

All metrics benchmarked against2022

Cedarville experienced a decrease in total crashes from 63 in 2022 to 56 in 2023, representing an 11.11% reduction. However, a notable shift occurred with fatal crashes increasing from 0 in 2022 to 1 in 2023.

56

-11.1%was 63

Total Crash Events

1

Persons Killed

11

-42.1%was 19

Persons Injured

2

-71.4%was 7

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, the total number of crashes in Cedarville decreased by 11.11% from 63 crashes in 2022 to 56 crashes in 2023. Despite this reduction in total incidents, the city saw an increase in fatalities, rising from 0 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, while total injuries declined from 19 to 11.

2

Hit-and-Run Crashes — 2023

-71.4% vs prior (7)

Hit-and-run crashes decreased significantly from 7 incidents in 2022 to 2 incidents in 2023. This change is reflected in the hit-and-run rate, which fell from 11.1% in 2022 to 3.6% in 2023.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

1

Motorists Killed

Prior: 0%

11

Motorists Injured

Prior: 19-42.1%

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

The peak day for crashes shifted from Wednesday with 14 incidents in 2022 to both Wednesday and Friday, each recording 11 incidents in 2023. The peak hour for crashes also changed, moving from 5 PM with 7 incidents in 2022 to 7 AM with 6 incidents in 2023.

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

Fatal crashes increased from 0 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, marking a significant change in crash severity outcomes. Concurrently, total injuries decreased from 19 in 2022 to 11 in 2023, with minor injuries seeing a notable reduction from 12 to 5, while possible injuries increased from 1 to 4.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal1fatal crashes1.8%
Serious Injury2serious injury crashes3.6%
0.0%prior 2
Minor Injury5minor injury crashes8.9%
-58.3%prior 12
Possible Injury4possible injury crashes7.1%
300.0%prior 1
No Injury44no injury crashes78.6%
-8.3%prior 48

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 occurring in clear weather conditions slightly decreased from 43 in 2022 to 40 in 2023, while those in cloudy conditions increased from 6 to 10. Wet road crashes were halved, dropping from 12 in 2022 to 6 in 2023, and snow-related crashes decreased from 5 to 1. Crashes occurring during 'Dark - Roadway Not Lighted' conditions decreased from 22 to 15, while 'Dawn/Dusk' crashes increased from 1 to 3.

Weather

Clear40 (71.4%)
-7.0%prior 43
Cloudy10 (17.9%)
66.7%prior 6
Rain3 (5.4%)
-50.0%prior 6
Snow2 (3.6%)
-66.7%prior 6
Fog; Smog; Smoke1 (1.8%)

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

Lighting

Daylight35 (62.5%)
-2.8%prior 36
Dark - Roadway Not Lighted15 (26.8%)
-31.8%prior 22
Dark - Lighted Roadway3 (5.4%)
Dawn/Dusk3 (5.4%)

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

Road Surface

Dry49 (87.5%)
6.5%prior 46
Wet6 (10.7%)
-50.0%prior 12
Snow1 (1.8%)
-80.0%prior 5

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

Vehicles & Demographics

The overall number of persons involved in crashes decreased from 109 in 2022 to 85 in 2023. Honda vehicles became the most frequently involved make in 2023 with 11 incidents, surpassing Ford which was the top make in 2022 with 12 incidents. Chevrolet and Toyota also saw a decrease in their involvement, from 12 to 8 and 11 to 6 respectively.

Top Vehicle Makes (74 vehicles)

1
HONDA11 (14.9%)
37.5%prior 8
2
CHEVROLET8 (10.8%)
-33.3%prior 12
3
TOYOTA6 (8.1%)
-45.5%prior 11
4
FORD5 (6.8%)
-58.3%prior 12
5
HYUNDAI5 (6.8%)
6
NISSAN4 (5.4%)
-20.0%prior 5
7
JEEP4 (5.4%)
-33.3%prior 6
8
MAZDA3 (4.1%)
9
VOLKSWAGEN2 (2.7%)
10
FREIGHTLINER2 (2.7%)

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

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

Sex Distribution (84 persons with recorded sex)

Male50 (59.5%)
-19.4%prior 62
Female34 (40.5%)
-24.4%prior 45

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 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2023-01-01 through 2023-12-31 (365 days)
  • Geographic scope: Cedarville, OH
  • Total crash records analyzed: 56
  • Total persons involved: 85
  • Total vehicles involved: 74

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). "Cedarville, OH Crash Intelligence Report: 2023." Published July 5, 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/cedarville/2023-annual-report

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