Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

72 CRASHES IN
CHAGRIN FALLS, OH
2023

All metrics benchmarked against2022

In Chagrin Falls, total crashes decreased slightly by 1.37%, from 73 in the prior year to 72 in the current year. However, total injuries saw a substantial increase of 130%, rising from 10 in the prior year to 23 in the current year, indicating a significant rise in crash severity despite fewer overall incidents.

72

-1.4%was 73

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

23

130.0%was 10

Persons Injured

10

-16.7%was 12

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 · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, total crashes experienced a minor decline of 1.37% year-over-year, moving from 73 to 72. Despite this slight reduction in crash events, the number of individuals injured in crashes increased significantly by 130%, rising from 10 to 23.

10

Hit-and-Run Crashes — 2023

-16.7% vs prior (12)

Hit-and-run crashes decreased from 12 in the prior year to 10 in the current year. The hit-and-run rate also saw a decrease, moving from 16.4% of total crashes in the prior year to 13.9% in the current year.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Pedestrians Killed

Prior: 00.0%

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

4

Pedestrians Injured

Prior: 2100.0%

19

Motorists Injured

Prior: 8137.5%

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 remained Friday in both periods, though the number of crashes on Fridays decreased from 19 in the prior year to 15 in the current year. The peak crash hour shifted from 12 p.m. with 10 crashes in the prior year to 6 p.m. with 7 crashes in the current year.

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

Fatalities remained at zero in both periods. However, total injuries surged by 130%, from 10 in the prior year to 23 in the current year. Minor injuries (B) increased from 1 (1.4% of crashes) to 7 (9.7% of crashes), and possible injuries (C) rose from 6 (8.2%) to 8 (11.1%).

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Serious Injury2serious injury crashes2.8%
0.0%prior 2
Minor Injury7minor injury crashes9.7%
600.0%prior 1
Possible Injury8possible injury crashes11.1%
33.3%prior 6
No Injury55no injury crashes76.4%
-14.1%prior 64

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 decreased from 49 to 39, while those in snow conditions significantly increased from 4 to 13. Daylight crashes decreased from 60 to 48, concurrent with an increase in crashes occurring in dark-lighted roadway conditions, from 9 to 17. Crashes on dry roads decreased from 52 to 42, while those on wet roads increased from 13 to 20, and on snowy roads from 5 to 8.

Weather

Clear39 (54.2%)
-20.4%prior 49
Snow13 (18.1%)
Cloudy11 (15.3%)
-15.4%prior 13
Rain8 (11.1%)
60.0%prior 5
Other/Unknown1 (1.4%)

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

Lighting

Daylight48 (66.7%)
-20.0%prior 60
Dark - Lighted Roadway17 (23.6%)
88.9%prior 9
Dawn/Dusk4 (5.6%)
Dark - Roadway Not Lighted1 (1.4%)
Dark - Unknown Roadway Lighting1 (1.4%)
Other/Unknown1 (1.4%)

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

Road Surface

Dry42 (58.3%)
-19.2%prior 52
Wet20 (27.8%)
53.8%prior 13
Snow8 (11.1%)
60.0%prior 5
Ice2 (2.8%)

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

Vehicles & Demographics

The total number of vehicles involved in crashes decreased from 137 to 128 year-over-year. Passenger cars involved in crashes decreased from 72 to 66, while Sport Utility Vehicles increased from 25 to 29. Notably, Chevrolet and Honda vehicles involved in crashes increased, while the count of 'OTHER/UNKNOWN' vehicle makes decreased significantly from 28 to 4, suggesting improved data classification.

Top Vehicle Makes (128 vehicles)

1
CHEVROLET16 (12.5%)
60.0%prior 10
2
HONDA12 (9.4%)
100.0%prior 6
3
FORD12 (9.4%)
-7.7%prior 13
4
SUBARU10 (7.8%)
25.0%prior 8
5
TOYOTA10 (7.8%)
25.0%prior 8
6
JEEP7 (5.5%)
-12.5%prior 8
7
DODGE5 (3.9%)
8
MERCEDES-BENZ5 (3.9%)
0.0%prior 5
9
OTHER/UNKNOWN4 (3.1%)
-85.7%prior 28
10
KIA4 (3.1%)

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

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

Sex Distribution (139 persons with recorded sex)

Male70 (50.4%)
-11.4%prior 79
Female69 (49.6%)
-25.8%prior 93

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: Chagrin Falls, OH
  • Total crash records analyzed: 72
  • Total persons involved: 142
  • Total vehicles involved: 128

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). "Chagrin Falls, 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/chagrin-falls/2023-annual-report

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