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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · FRANKLIN, OH · 2024
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Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis
1,785 CRASHES IN
FRANKLIN, OH
2024
In the current period, Franklin experienced 1,785 crashes, a 2.3% decrease from the 1,827 crashes recorded in the prior year. Despite the decrease in total crashes, fatalities significantly increased by 69.2%, rising from 13 to 22. Total injuries also saw an increase, climbing 10.0% from 650 to 715.
1,785
▼ -2.3%was 1,827
Total Crash Events
22
▲ 69.2%was 13
Persons Killed
715
▲ 10.0%was 650
Persons Injured
188
▲ 1.1%was 186
Hit-and-Run Crashes
Note: "Persons Killed" (22) counts individual fatalities across all crash events. "Fatal" in the severity table below (18) 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, total crashes in Franklin decreased by 2.3% year-over-year, from 1,827 to 1,785. However, this period saw a concerning increase in crash severity, with total fatalities rising by 69.2% and total injuries increasing by 10.0%.
188
Hit-and-Run Crashes — 2024
▲ 1.1% vs prior (186)
Hit-and-run crashes increased slightly from 186 in the prior period to 188 in the current period. Concurrently, the hit-and-run rate also saw a modest increase, rising from 10.2% to 10.5% of all crashes.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
1
Pedestrians Killed
21
Motorists Killed
16
Pedestrians Injured
699
Motorists Injured
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 a slight increase from 310 crashes in the prior year to 313 crashes in the current year. The peak hour for crashes shifted from 4 p.m. in the prior period, which had 131 crashes, to 3 p.m. in the current period, which recorded 139 crashes.
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
The fatal crash rate increased from 0.6% in the prior period to 1.01% in the current period. The number of fatal crashes rose from 11 to 18, and total fatalities increased from 13 to 22. Injury crashes also saw increases across all severity levels, with serious injury crashes rising from 45 to 47, minor injury crashes from 265 to 277, and possible injury crashes from 172 to 182.
Severity is per crash event (most severe injury). 18 fatal crash events resulted in 22 persons killed.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
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 decreased from 1,109 to 1,043, while crashes during rainy conditions increased from 197 to 218. Similarly, crashes on wet road surfaces rose from 347 to 372, and those on snowy road surfaces increased from 28 to 45. Crashes in 'Dark - Roadway Not Lighted' conditions decreased from 493 to 462.
Weather
Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash
Lighting
Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Lighting condition field
Road Surface
Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Road surface condition field
Vehicles & Demographics
The age distribution of persons involved in crashes showed shifts, with increases in the 0-15 (291 to 393), 21-25 (418 to 455), 35-44 (583 to 618), 55-64 (405 to 430), and 65+ (383 to 444) age groups. Among top vehicle makes, Chevrolet crashes decreased from 515 to 460, while Honda crashes increased from 264 to 302.
Top Vehicle Makes (2,972 vehicles)
Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Vehicle unit records
154 persons with unknown or unrecorded age excluded from age chart.
Sex Distribution (3,820 persons with recorded sex)
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: Franklin, OH
- Total crash records analyzed: 1,785
- Total persons involved: 3,942
- Total vehicles involved: 2,972
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
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Suggested Citation
ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "Franklin, 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/franklin/2024-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.
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An Injuria.ai Company
Crash Data Intelligence
Data: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv
Period: 2024-01-01 – 2024-12-31
Generated: July 5, 2026 · All rights reserved