Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

283 CRASHES IN
GREENFIELD, OH
2023

All metrics benchmarked against2022

In Greenfield, total crashes remained stable year-over-year at 283 for both 2022 and 2023. However, total fatalities saw a significant increase, rising by 300% from 1 in 2022 to 4 in 2023. This notable shift indicates a concerning increase in the severity of crashes despite the consistent overall crash count.

283

Total Crash Events

4

300.0%was 1

Persons Killed

100

16.3%was 86

Persons Injured

35

16.7%was 30

Hit-and-Run Crashes

Note: "Persons Killed" (4) counts individual fatalities across all crash events. "Fatal" in the severity table below (4) 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 · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

The overall number of crashes remained stable at 283 in both 2022 and 2023. Despite this stability in total incidents, there was a substantial increase in crash severity, with total fatalities rising by 300% and total injuries increasing by 16.28%. This suggests a worsening outcome for those involved in crashes.

35

Hit-and-Run Crashes — 2023

16.7% vs prior (30)

Hit-and-run crashes increased from 30 in 2022 to 35 in 2023. Concurrently, the hit-and-run rate rose from 10.6% in 2022 to 12.4% in 2023. This indicates an upward trend in both the count and proportion of crashes involving a hit-and-run incident.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Pedestrians Killed

Prior: 00.0%

4

Motorists Killed

Prior: 1300.0%

1

Pedestrians Injured

Prior: 0%

99

Motorists Injured

Prior: 8615.1%

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · 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 2022 (51 crashes) to Tuesday in 2023 (57 crashes). Similarly, the peak hour for crashes changed from 2 PM in 2022 (26 crashes) to 7 AM in 2023 (26 crashes). This indicates a shift in when the highest number of crashes occurred within the year.

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Fatal crashes increased by 300%, rising from 1 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, causing the fatal crash rate to climb from 0.35% to 1.41%. Total injuries also increased by 16.28%, from 86 in 2022 to 100 in 2023. Serious injury crashes (severity 'A') saw a 200% increase, going from 4 to 12 incidents year-over-year.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal4fatal crashes1.4%
300.0%prior 1
Serious Injury12serious injury crashes4.2%
200.0%prior 4
Minor Injury40minor injury crashes14.1%
-9.1%prior 44
Possible Injury16possible injury crashes5.7%
14.3%prior 14
No Injury211no injury crashes74.6%
-4.1%prior 220

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in clear weather conditions increased from 153 in 2022 to 174 in 2023, while rain-related crashes decreased from 34 to 17. Dry road surface crashes increased from 207 to 221, and wet road crashes slightly rose from 46 to 48. These shifts suggest a higher proportion of crashes occurring under clear and dry conditions in the current period.

Weather

Clear174 (61.5%)
13.7%prior 153
Cloudy77 (27.2%)
6.9%prior 72
Rain17 (6.0%)
-50.0%prior 34
Snow8 (2.8%)
-42.9%prior 14
Fog; Smog; Smoke3 (1.1%)
Other/Unknown3 (1.1%)
Freezing Rain or Freezing Drizzle1 (0.4%)
-83.3%prior 6

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight166 (58.7%)
3.1%prior 161
Dark - Roadway Not Lighted70 (24.7%)
-6.7%prior 75
Dawn/Dusk24 (8.5%)
-7.7%prior 26
Dark - Lighted Roadway18 (6.4%)
0.0%prior 18
Other/Unknown3 (1.1%)
Dark - Unknown Roadway Lighting2 (0.7%)

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry221 (78.1%)
6.8%prior 207
Wet48 (17.0%)
4.3%prior 46
Ice9 (3.2%)
-18.2%prior 11
Snow3 (1.1%)
-78.6%prior 14
Other/Unknown1 (0.4%)
Slush1 (0.4%)

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The total number of vehicles involved remained constant at 464 in both years. Passenger car involvement decreased from 234 to 222, while SUV involvement increased from 87 to 95. Chevrolet vehicles saw a decrease in crashes from 98 to 73, whereas Ford involvement increased from 48 to 72, and Honda involvement rose from 41 to 55.

Top Vehicle Makes (464 vehicles)

1
CHEVROLET73 (15.7%)
-25.5%prior 98
2
FORD72 (15.5%)
50.0%prior 48
3
HONDA55 (11.9%)
34.1%prior 41
4
TOYOTA39 (8.4%)
-17.0%prior 47
5
KIA22 (4.7%)
69.2%prior 13
6
DODGE22 (4.7%)
-21.4%prior 28
7
JEEP19 (4.1%)
35.7%prior 14
8
HYUNDAI19 (4.1%)
11.8%prior 17
9
GMC18 (3.9%)
5.9%prior 17
10
NISSAN14 (3%)
-22.2%prior 18

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (575 persons with recorded sex)

Male301 (52.3%)
1.0%prior 298
Female274 (47.7%)
17.1%prior 234

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · 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: 2023-01-01 through 2023-12-31
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2023-01-01 through 2023-12-31 (365 days)
  • Geographic scope: Greenfield, OH
  • Total crash records analyzed: 283
  • Total persons involved: 598
  • Total vehicles involved: 464

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). "Greenfield, OH Crash Intelligence Report: 2023." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31. Data source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS), Csv Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/ohio/greenfield/2023-annual-report

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