Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

59 CRASHES IN
GERMANTOWN, OH
2022

All metrics benchmarked against2021

Current total crashes in Germantown were 59, a decrease from 70 crashes in the prior year, representing a 15.71% reduction. A notable positive shift was the absence of traffic fatalities in the current year, down from one fatality in the prior year. Additionally, DUI-related crashes saw a significant decrease from 6 to 1. Hit-and-run crashes, however, increased from 9 to 13.

59

-15.7%was 70

Total Crash Events

0

-100.0%was 1

Persons Killed

9

-40.0%was 15

Persons Injured

13

44.4%was 9

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 · 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, Germantown experienced a downward trend in crash data year-over-year. Total crashes decreased by 15.71%, from 70 in the prior year to 59 in the current year. Fatalities dropped from 1 to 0, and total injuries decreased by 40%, from 15 to 9.

13

Hit-and-Run Crashes — 2022

44.4% vs prior (9)

Hit-and-run crashes increased from 9 in the prior year to 13 in the current year. This resulted in an increase in the hit-and-run rate from 12.9% to 22% of all crashes. The data shows an upward trend in both the count and proportion of hit-and-run incidents.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 1-100.0%

9

Motorists Injured

Prior: 15-40.0%

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 Friday in the prior year (16 crashes) to Wednesday in the current year (13 crashes). The peak crash hour also shifted from 5 PM in the prior year to 4 PM in the current year, though both hours recorded 10 crashes. This indicates a change in the temporal distribution of crash occurrences.

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

Fatalities decreased from 1 in the prior year to 0 in the current year. Serious injuries (severity A) decreased from 2 to 1, while minor injuries (severity B) decreased from 9 to 5. The total number of injured persons decreased from 15 to 9 year-over-year.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Serious Injury1serious injury crashes1.7%
-50.0%prior 2
Minor Injury5minor injury crashes8.5%
-44.4%prior 9
Possible Injury1possible injury crashes1.7%
0.0%prior 1
No Injury52no injury crashes88.1%
-8.8%prior 57

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 clear weather decreased from 46 to 39, and those in rainy conditions decreased from 9 to 3. Conversely, crashes during snowy conditions increased from 1 in the prior year to 3 in the current year. The number of crashes on dry road surfaces decreased from 55 to 43, while crashes on snowy road surfaces increased from 2 to 5.

Weather

Clear39 (66.1%)
-15.2%prior 46
Cloudy11 (18.6%)
-8.3%prior 12
Rain3 (5.1%)
-66.7%prior 9
Snow3 (5.1%)
Other/Unknown2 (3.4%)
Severe Crosswinds1 (1.7%)

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight43 (72.9%)
-12.2%prior 49
Dark - Lighted Roadway10 (16.9%)
0.0%prior 10
Dark - Roadway Not Lighted3 (5.1%)
-40.0%prior 5
Other/Unknown2 (3.4%)
Dawn/Dusk1 (1.7%)
-80.0%prior 5

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry43 (72.9%)
-21.8%prior 55
Wet9 (15.3%)
-18.2%prior 11
Snow5 (8.5%)
Ice1 (1.7%)
Other/Unknown1 (1.7%)

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 129 in the prior year to 105 in the current year. Passenger cars involved decreased from 75 to 59, and Sport Utility Vehicles decreased from 24 to 9. The most significant shift in demographics was observed in the 0-15 age group, with persons involved decreasing from 54 to 12. Chevrolet remained the most common vehicle make involved, decreasing from 27 to 24.

Top Vehicle Makes (105 vehicles)

1
CHEVROLET24 (22.9%)
-11.1%prior 27
2
FORD15 (14.3%)
-25.0%prior 20
3
HONDA7 (6.7%)
-53.3%prior 15
4
DODGE7 (6.7%)
40.0%prior 5
5
TOYOTA6 (5.7%)
-25.0%prior 8
6
NISSAN6 (5.7%)
0.0%prior 6
7
HYUNDAI5 (4.8%)
-37.5%prior 8
8
KIA5 (4.8%)
9
JEEP4 (3.8%)
-20.0%prior 5
10
BUICK3 (2.9%)
-50.0%prior 6

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (107 persons with recorded sex)

Male62 (57.9%)
-41.5%prior 106
Female45 (42.1%)
-47.1%prior 85

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: Germantown, OH
  • Total crash records analyzed: 59
  • Total persons involved: 118
  • Total vehicles involved: 105

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). "Germantown, 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/germantown/2022-annual-report

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