Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

218 CRASHES IN
GRANVILLE, OH
2024

All metrics benchmarked against2023

Granville experienced an increase in total crashes from 204 in the prior year to 218 in the current year, marking a 6.86% rise. Despite this increase in overall incidents, total fatalities saw a notable decrease of 50%, falling from 2 to 1. This significant reduction in fatalities represents the most impactful shift in crash outcomes year-over-year.

218

6.9%was 204

Total Crash Events

1

-50.0%was 2

Persons Killed

64

-23.8%was 84

Persons Injured

19

11.8%was 17

Hit-and-Run Crashes

Note: "Persons Killed" (1) counts individual fatalities across all crash events. "Fatal" in the severity table below (1) 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, the total number of crashes in Granville increased by 6.86%, from 204 in the prior year to 218 in the current year. However, total fatalities decreased by 50%, from 2 to 1, and total injuries decreased by 23.8%, from 84 to 64.

19

Hit-and-Run Crashes — 2024

11.8% vs prior (17)

The number of hit-and-run crashes increased from 17 in the prior year to 19 in the current year. The hit-and-run rate also saw a slight increase, rising from 8.3% of total crashes to 8.7%.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Pedestrians Killed

Prior: 00.0%

1

Motorists Killed

Prior: 2-50.0%

1

Pedestrians Injured

Prior: 4-75.0%

63

Motorists Injured

Prior: 80-21.3%

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 shifted from Tuesday in the prior year (40 crashes) to Wednesday in the current year (41 crashes). The peak crash hour also shifted, moving from 4 p.m. (19 crashes) in the prior year to 3 p.m. (21 crashes) in the current year. Crashes on Sundays and Thursdays saw the largest increases, both rising by 11 incidents.

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

Fatal crashes decreased by 50%, from 2 in the prior year to 1 in the current year, with the fatal crash rate falling from 0.98% to 0.46%. While minor injury crashes decreased from 31 to 23, serious injury crashes increased significantly from 2 (1% of total) to 10 (4.6% of total).

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal1fatal crashes0.5%
-50.0%prior 2
Serious Injury10serious injury crashes4.6%
400.0%prior 2
Minor Injury23minor injury crashes10.6%
-25.8%prior 31
Possible Injury16possible injury crashes7.3%
-11.1%prior 18
No Injury168no injury crashes77.1%
11.3%prior 151

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 daylight conditions increased slightly from 130 to 133, while crashes during dawn/dusk conditions saw a notable increase from 13 to 25. The number of crashes on wet road surfaces rose from 36 to 46, and crashes on dry surfaces also increased from 154 to 165. There was a decrease in crashes on icy road surfaces, falling from 8 to 2.

Weather

Clear129 (59.2%)
3.2%prior 125
Cloudy54 (24.8%)
22.7%prior 44
Rain28 (12.8%)
12.0%prior 25
Snow7 (3.2%)
16.7%prior 6

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

Lighting

Daylight133 (61.0%)
2.3%prior 130
Dark - Roadway Not Lighted42 (19.3%)
-12.5%prior 48
Dawn/Dusk25 (11.5%)
92.3%prior 13
Dark - Lighted Roadway17 (7.8%)
54.5%prior 11
Dark - Unknown Roadway Lighting1 (0.5%)

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

Road Surface

Dry165 (75.7%)
7.1%prior 154
Wet46 (21.1%)
27.8%prior 36
Snow4 (1.8%)
-20.0%prior 5
Ice2 (0.9%)
-75.0%prior 8
Slush1 (0.5%)

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

Vehicles & Demographics

The total number of vehicles involved in crashes increased from 345 to 365 year-over-year. Passenger cars involved in crashes increased from 152 to 185, while SUVs involved decreased from 92 to 81. In terms of persons involved, the 45-54 age group saw the largest increase, rising from 55 to 76, and the 16-20 age group also increased from 64 to 77.

Top Vehicle Makes (365 vehicles)

1
HONDA52 (14.2%)
30.0%prior 40
2
CHEVROLET46 (12.6%)
48.4%prior 31
3
FORD44 (12.1%)
-24.1%prior 58
4
TOYOTA37 (10.1%)
-2.6%prior 38
5
DODGE15 (4.1%)
-16.7%prior 18
6
HYUNDAI14 (3.8%)
133.3%prior 6
7
NISSAN12 (3.3%)
33.3%prior 9
8
JEEP11 (3%)
-35.3%prior 17
9
KIA11 (3%)
-35.3%prior 17
10
GMC11 (3%)
-8.3%prior 12

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

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

Sex Distribution (470 persons with recorded sex)

Male269 (57.2%)
8.0%prior 249
Female201 (42.8%)
12.9%prior 178

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 6, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2024-01-01 through 2024-12-31 (366 days)
  • Geographic scope: Granville, OH
  • Total crash records analyzed: 218
  • Total persons involved: 481
  • Total vehicles involved: 365

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). "Granville, OH Crash Intelligence Report: 2024." Published July 6, 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/granville/2024-annual-report

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