Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

61 CRASHES IN
FAIRFAX, OH
2024

All metrics benchmarked against2023

Total crashes in Fairfax increased by 10.91%, from 55 crashes in the prior year to 61 crashes in the current year. Despite this increase in total crashes, the number of total injuries decreased by 17.65%, falling from 17 to 14. A notable shift was the increase in hit-and-run crashes, which rose by 27.27% year-over-year.

61

10.9%was 55

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

14

-17.6%was 17

Persons Injured

14

27.3%was 11

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 · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crash incidents in Fairfax increased by 10.91% year-over-year, from 55 crashes in the prior period to 61 in the current period. Conversely, total injuries decreased by 17.65%, from 17 injuries in the prior period to 14 in the current period. Fatalities remained at zero in both periods, indicating no change in the most severe outcomes.

14

Hit-and-Run Crashes — 2024

27.3% vs prior (11)

Hit-and-run crashes increased from 11 in the prior period to 14 in the current period, representing a 27.27% increase. The hit-and-run rate also rose from 20% to 23% year-over-year. This indicates an upward trend in hit-and-run incidents.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

14

Motorists Injured

Prior: 16-12.5%

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 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, with 12 crashes recorded. The peak crash hour shifted from 5 PM with 7 crashes in the prior period to 3 PM with 8 crashes in the current period. While crashes on Mondays and Tuesdays saw increases of 3 and 4 respectively, Sunday crashes decreased from 5 to 1.

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

There were no fatal crashes in either the current or prior periods. Total injuries decreased from 17 in the prior period to 14 in the current period, representing a 17.65% reduction. Serious injuries (severity A) were reported in the prior period (1) but not in the current period (0). Minor injuries (severity B) increased from 5 to 8, while possible injuries (severity C) decreased from 7 to 3.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury8minor injury crashes13.1%
60.0%prior 5
Possible Injury3possible injury crashes4.9%
-57.1%prior 7
No Injury50no injury crashes82%
19.0%prior 42

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in clear weather conditions increased from 35 in the prior period to 40 in the current period, while those in rainy conditions decreased from 5 to 3. The number of crashes on dry road surfaces increased from 43 to 51 year-over-year. Daylight remained the predominant lighting condition for crashes, increasing from 44 to 50 incidents.

Weather

Clear40 (65.6%)
14.3%prior 35
Cloudy13 (21.3%)
-13.3%prior 15
Other/Unknown4 (6.6%)
Rain3 (4.9%)
-40.0%prior 5
Snow1 (1.6%)

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight50 (82.0%)
13.6%prior 44
Dark - Lighted Roadway5 (8.2%)
-28.6%prior 7
Other/Unknown3 (4.9%)
Dark - Roadway Not Lighted1 (1.6%)
Dark - Unknown Roadway Lighting1 (1.6%)
Dawn/Dusk1 (1.6%)

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry51 (83.6%)
18.6%prior 43
Wet9 (14.8%)
-25.0%prior 12
Ice1 (1.6%)

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The total number of vehicles involved in crashes increased from 102 to 113 year-over-year. Passenger cars increased from 54 to 57, and sport utility vehicles increased from 25 to 28, while pick-up truck involvement decreased from 12 to 4. Among persons involved, the 35-44 age group saw a notable increase from 19 to 27, while the 0-15 age group decreased from 10 to 5.

Top Vehicle Makes (113 vehicles)

1
TOYOTA20 (17.7%)
66.7%prior 12
2
HONDA12 (10.6%)
20.0%prior 10
3
FORD10 (8.8%)
-23.1%prior 13
4
CHEVROLET9 (8%)
-30.8%prior 13
5
HYUNDAI9 (8%)
28.6%prior 7
6
JEEP6 (5.3%)
-14.3%prior 7
7
NISSAN5 (4.4%)
-28.6%prior 7
8
KIA4 (3.5%)
9
VOLKSWAGEN3 (2.7%)
10
GMC3 (2.7%)

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (120 persons with recorded sex)

Male70 (58.3%)
4.5%prior 67
Female50 (41.7%)
25.0%prior 40

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 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: 2024-01-01 through 2024-12-31
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2024-01-01 through 2024-12-31 (366 days)
  • Geographic scope: Fairfax, OH
  • Total crash records analyzed: 61
  • Total persons involved: 128
  • Total vehicles involved: 113

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). "Fairfax, OH Crash Intelligence Report: 2024." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Data source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS), Csv Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/ohio/fairfax/2024-annual-report

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