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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · EAST CLEVELAND, OH · 2022
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GET: https://thatcarhitme.com/api/crash-data/reports/data/ohio/east-cleveland/2022-annual-report
Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis
138 CRASHES IN
EAST CLEVELAND, OH
2022
In 2022, East Cleveland experienced 138 total crashes, a decrease of 32.02% compared to the 203 crashes recorded in 2021. Fatalities saw a significant reduction, dropping by 75% from 4 in 2021 to 1 in 2022. Total injuries also decreased by 54.21%, from 107 in 2021 to 49 in 2022.
138
▼ -32.0%was 203
Total Crash Events
1
▼ -75.0%was 4
Persons Killed
49
▼ -54.2%was 107
Persons Injured
55
▼ -25.7%was 74
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 · 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Overall, crash data for East Cleveland shows a downward trend year-over-year, with total crashes decreasing by 32.02% from 203 in 2021 to 138 in 2022. This reduction is also reflected in a 75% decrease in fatalities and a 54.21% decrease in injuries.
55
Hit-and-Run Crashes — 2022
▼ -25.7% vs prior (74)
The number of hit-and-run crashes decreased from 74 in 2021 to 55 in 2022. However, the hit-and-run rate relative to total crashes increased from 36.5% in 2021 to 39.9% in 2022.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
1
Pedestrians Killed
0
Motorists Killed
2
Pedestrians Injured
47
Motorists Injured
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 Saturday in 2021, with 38 crashes, to Friday in 2022, with 30 crashes. While 4 PM remained the peak hour for both years, the number of crashes occurring at this hour decreased from 22 in 2021 to 13 in 2022.
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 decreased from 1.97% in 2021 to 0.72% in 2022, corresponding to a drop from 4 fatal crashes to 1. Serious injuries (Code A) decreased from 10 in 2021 to 4 in 2022, and possible injuries (Code C) decreased from 34 to 13.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
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 daylight increased as a proportion of total crashes, from 48.3% in 2021 to 58.0% in 2022. Crashes on snowy road surfaces increased from 3 in 2021 to 12 in 2022, while the proportion of crashes under clear weather conditions remained relatively stable, decreasing slightly from 77.3% to 75.4%.
Weather
Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
The total number of vehicles involved in crashes decreased from 389 in 2021 to 273 in 2022. Passenger cars remained the most frequently involved vehicle type, accounting for 62.7% of vehicles in 2021 and 65.2% in 2022. The age group 26-34 saw a reduction in involved persons, from 74 in 2021 to 50 in 2022.
Top Vehicle Makes (273 vehicles)
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 (293 persons with recorded sex)
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: East Cleveland, OH
- Total crash records analyzed: 138
- Total persons involved: 318
- Total vehicles involved: 273
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.
Non-Affiliation Disclosure
This report is produced independently by ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in partnership with any law enforcement agency, municipal government, state department of transportation, or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Data is sourced from publicly available government open data portals.
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.
Corrections & Feedback
If you believe any data in this report is inaccurate or have questions about our methodology, please contact: data@injuria.ai. We are committed to accuracy and will issue corrections promptly.
Suggested Citation
ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "East Cleveland, 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/east-cleveland/2022-annual-report
About the Publisher
ThatCarHitMe.com is a crash data intelligence platform developed by Injuria.ai, a legal technology company specializing in traffic safety analytics. We aggregate and analyze publicly available government crash data to produce structured intelligence reports for communities, researchers, journalists, and legal professionals. Our reports combine programmatic data retrieval from official open data portals with AI-assisted narrative analysis.
Questions about this report's data or methodology: data@injuria.ai
ThatCarHitMe.com · An Injuria.ai Company
ThatCarHitMe.com
An Injuria.ai Company
Crash Data Intelligence
Data: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv
Period: 2022-01-01 – 2022-12-31
Generated: July 6, 2026 · All rights reserved