Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

15 CRASHES IN
FORT RECOVERY, OH
2024

All metrics benchmarked against2023

In Fort Recovery, total crashes increased by 25% year-over-year, rising from 12 crashes in the prior period to 15 crashes in the current period. This period also saw a 50% increase in total injuries, from 2 to 3, marking the most notable shift in safety outcomes.

15

25.0%was 12

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

3

50.0%was 2

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

Trend Summary

The overall trend indicates an increase in crash activity in Fort Recovery, with total crashes rising by 25% from 12 to 15. Concurrently, total injuries increased by 50%, from 2 to 3, suggesting a worsening safety trend.

3

Hit-and-Run Crashes — 2024

0.0% vs prior (3)

The number of hit-and-run crashes remained constant at 3 in both the current and prior periods. However, the hit-and-run crash rate decreased from 25% in the prior period to 20% in the current period, reflecting a slight improvement in this metric relative to the overall increase in crashes.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

3

Motorists Injured

Prior: 250.0%

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 temporal patterns shifted notably year-over-year. The peak day for crashes moved from Monday, with 4 crashes in the prior period, to Friday, with 6 crashes in the current period. Similarly, the peak hour changed from 3 p.m. with 2 crashes in the prior period to 10 p.m. with 3 crashes in the current period.

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

Fatalities remained at 0 in both periods, resulting in a consistent fatal crash rate of 0%. While the number of minor and possible injury crashes each remained at 1, the total number of injured persons increased from 2 to 3. The proportion of 'No Injury' crashes slightly increased from 83.3% to 86.7% due to the overall rise in total crashes.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury1minor injury crashes6.7%
0.0%prior 1
Possible Injury1possible injury crashes6.7%
0.0%prior 1
No Injury13no injury crashes86.7%
30.0%prior 10

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

Regarding lighting conditions, crashes occurring in daylight decreased from 75% (9 crashes) in the prior period to 53.3% (8 crashes) in the current period. Conversely, crashes in 'Dark - Lighted Roadway' conditions increased from 16.7% (2 crashes) to 33.3% (5 crashes). For road surface conditions, crashes on dry roads decreased from 83.3% (10 crashes) to 60% (9 crashes), while crashes on wet roads increased from 8.3% (1 crash) to 26.7% (4 crashes).

Weather

Clear9 (60.0%)
12.5%prior 8
Cloudy3 (20.0%)
Other/Unknown1 (6.7%)
Rain1 (6.7%)
Snow1 (6.7%)

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

Lighting

Daylight8 (53.3%)
-11.1%prior 9
Dark - Lighted Roadway5 (33.3%)
Dark - Roadway Not Lighted1 (6.7%)
Other/Unknown1 (6.7%)

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

Road Surface

Dry9 (60.0%)
-10.0%prior 10
Wet4 (26.7%)
Other/Unknown1 (6.7%)
Snow1 (6.7%)

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

Vehicles & Demographics

Top Vehicle Makes (28 vehicles)

1
CHEVROLET4 (14.3%)
2
FORD4 (14.3%)
3
HONDA3 (10.7%)
4
OTHER/UNKNOWN2 (7.1%)
5
GMC2 (7.1%)
6
CHRYSLER2 (7.1%)
7
NISSAN2 (7.1%)
8
TOYOTA1 (3.6%)
9
BUICK1 (3.6%)
10
VOLVO1 (3.6%)

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

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

Sex Distribution (31 persons with recorded sex)

Male18 (58.1%)
80.0%prior 10
Female13 (41.9%)
116.7%prior 6

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: Fort Recovery, OH
  • Total crash records analyzed: 15
  • Total persons involved: 33
  • Total vehicles involved: 28

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: 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/fort-recovery/2024-annual-report

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