Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

12 CRASHES IN
FORT RECOVERY, OH
2023

All metrics benchmarked against2022

Fort Recovery experienced a decrease in total crashes, from 15 in 2022 to 12 in 2023, marking a 20% reduction year-over-year. Despite fewer crashes, total injuries increased by 100%, rising from 1 in 2022 to 2 in 2023. This indicates a shift towards a higher proportion of injury-involved crashes in the current period.

12

-20.0%was 15

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

2

100.0%was 1

Persons Injured

3

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 in Fort Recovery decreased by 20% from 15 crashes in 2022 to 12 crashes in 2023. This indicates a downward trend in the number of crash incidents year-over-year.

3

Hit-and-Run Crashes — 2023

0.0% vs prior (3)

The number of hit-and-run crashes remained constant at 3 in both 2022 and 2023. However, the hit-and-run crash rate increased from 20% in 2022 to 25% in 2023, due to a decrease in the overall number of crashes.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

2

Motorists Injured

Prior: 1100.0%

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 Saturday with 5 crashes in 2022 to Monday with 4 crashes in 2023. The peak crash hour also changed, moving from 7 p.m. with 3 crashes in 2022 to 3 p.m. with 2 crashes in 2023. Crashes in January decreased from 3 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, while crashes in April remained relatively stable, with 3 in 2022 and 4 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

While total fatalities remained at 0 in both 2022 and 2023, total injuries increased by 100%, from 1 injury in 2022 to 2 injuries in 2023. The proportion of crashes resulting in injury also rose, with 6.7% of crashes involving minor injuries in 2022, compared to 8.3% involving minor injuries and 8.3% involving possible injuries in 2023.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury1minor injury crashes8.3%
0.0%prior 1
Possible Injury1possible injury crashes8.3%
No Injury10no injury crashes83.3%
-28.6%prior 14

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 decreased from 11 in 2022 to 8 in 2023, while cloudy conditions saw a slight decrease from 3 to 2 crashes. There was one crash in rainy conditions in 2023, a condition not present in the 2022 data. Crashes in daylight increased from 8 in 2022 to 9 in 2023, while crashes in dark-lighted roadway conditions decreased from 5 to 2.

Weather

Clear8 (66.7%)
-27.3%prior 11
Cloudy2 (16.7%)
Rain1 (8.3%)
Snow1 (8.3%)

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

Lighting

Daylight9 (75.0%)
12.5%prior 8
Dark - Lighted Roadway2 (16.7%)
-60.0%prior 5
Other/Unknown1 (8.3%)

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

Road Surface

Dry10 (83.3%)
-9.1%prior 11
Ice1 (8.3%)
Wet1 (8.3%)

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

Vehicles & Demographics

Top Vehicle Makes (20 vehicles)

1
FORD4 (20%)
-33.3%prior 6
2
CHEVROLET3 (15%)
-40.0%prior 5
3
RAM2 (10%)
4
SUBARU2 (10%)
5
BUICK2 (10%)
6
PONTIAC1 (5%)
7
TOYOTA1 (5%)
8
CHRYSLER1 (5%)
9
HONDA1 (5%)
10
NISSAN1 (5%)

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

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

Sex Distribution (16 persons with recorded sex)

Male10 (62.5%)
-41.2%prior 17
Female6 (37.5%)
-25.0%prior 8

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: Fort Recovery, OH
  • Total crash records analyzed: 12
  • Total persons involved: 18
  • Total vehicles involved: 20

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). "Fort Recovery, 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/fort-recovery/2023-annual-report

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