Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

128 CRASHES IN
GIRARD, OH
2022

All metrics benchmarked against2021

In 2022, Girard experienced 128 total crashes, a decrease from 137 crashes reported in 2021, representing a 6.57% reduction year-over-year. The most notable shift was a significant 52% decrease in total injuries, from 50 in 2021 to 24 in 2022.

128

-6.6%was 137

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

24

-52.0%was 50

Persons Injured

13

-27.8%was 18

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, crash data for Girard shows a downward trend year-over-year. Total crashes decreased by 6.57%, from 137 in 2021 to 128 in 2022. Concurrently, total injuries saw a substantial decrease of 52%, dropping from 50 in 2021 to 24 in 2022.

13

Hit-and-Run Crashes — 2022

-27.8% vs prior (18)

Hit-and-run crashes decreased from 18 incidents in 2021 to 13 incidents in 2022. This led to a reduction in the hit-and-run rate, which fell from 13.1% of all crashes in 2021 to 10.2% in 2022.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Pedestrians Killed

Prior: 00.0%

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

1

Pedestrians Injured

Prior: 0%

23

Motorists Injured

Prior: 50-54.0%

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 Thursday in 2021, with 25 incidents, to Friday in 2022, with 26 incidents. The peak hour also changed, moving from 6 PM with 16 crashes in 2021 to 3 PM with 13 crashes in 2022.

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

There were no fatalities reported in either 2021 or 2022. Injury crashes decreased across all categories: serious injury crashes fell from 8 (5.8%) to 3 (2.3%), minor injury crashes from 15 (10.9%) to 11 (8.6%), and possible injury crashes from 13 (9.5%) to 3 (2.3%). Consequently, crashes with no reported injuries increased from 101 (73.7%) in 2021 to 111 (86.7%) in 2022.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Serious Injury3serious injury crashes2.3%
-62.5%prior 8
Minor Injury11minor injury crashes8.6%
-26.7%prior 15
Possible Injury3possible injury crashes2.3%
-76.9%prior 13
No Injury111no injury crashes86.7%
9.9%prior 101

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 91 in 2021 to 81 in 2022, while crashes in snowy conditions increased from 7 to 15. Similarly, crashes on dry road surfaces decreased from 102 to 85, but those on snowy surfaces increased from 4 to 13, and on icy surfaces from 2 to 5.

Weather

Clear81 (63.3%)
-11.0%prior 91
Snow15 (11.7%)
114.3%prior 7
Cloudy14 (10.9%)
-33.3%prior 21
Rain12 (9.4%)
-20.0%prior 15
Freezing Rain or Freezing Drizzle3 (2.3%)
Sleet; Hail2 (1.6%)
Other/Unknown1 (0.8%)

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

Lighting

Daylight86 (67.2%)
-9.5%prior 95
Dark - Lighted Roadway26 (20.3%)
0.0%prior 26
Dark - Roadway Not Lighted12 (9.4%)
140.0%prior 5
Dark - Unknown Roadway Lighting2 (1.6%)
Dawn/Dusk2 (1.6%)
-60.0%prior 5

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

Road Surface

Dry85 (66.4%)
-16.7%prior 102
Wet23 (18.0%)
-20.7%prior 29
Snow13 (10.2%)
Ice5 (3.9%)
Sand; Mud; Dirt; Oil; Gravel1 (0.8%)
Slush1 (0.8%)

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 231 in 2021 to 221 in 2022. Passenger cars involved increased from 115 to 121, while SUVs decreased from 57 to 48. The age group 26-34 saw a notable increase in persons involved, from 42 in 2021 to 56 in 2022, and persons aged 65 and older increased from 20 to 31.

Top Vehicle Makes (221 vehicles)

1
CHEVROLET53 (24%)
15.2%prior 46
2
FORD30 (13.6%)
-6.3%prior 32
3
HONDA13 (5.9%)
0.0%prior 13
4
DODGE11 (5%)
-26.7%prior 15
5
KIA11 (5%)
83.3%prior 6
6
JEEP8 (3.6%)
-20.0%prior 10
7
NISSAN8 (3.6%)
-20.0%prior 10
8
TOYOTA8 (3.6%)
-20.0%prior 10
9
CHRYSLER7 (3.2%)
10
BUICK7 (3.2%)
-36.4%prior 11

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

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

Sex Distribution (256 persons with recorded sex)

Male148 (57.8%)
17.5%prior 126
Female108 (42.2%)
0.9%prior 107

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 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2022-01-01 through 2022-12-31 (365 days)
  • Geographic scope: Girard, OH
  • Total crash records analyzed: 128
  • Total persons involved: 261
  • Total vehicles involved: 221

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). "Girard, OH Crash Intelligence Report: 2022." Published July 5, 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/girard/2022-annual-report

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