Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

193 CRASHES IN
GROVEPORT, OH
2022

All metrics benchmarked against2021

Groveport experienced a notable increase in crash activity from 2021 to 2022. Total crashes rose by 27.81%, from 151 in 2021 to 193 in 2022. The most significant shift was the increase in total fatalities, which went from 0 in 2021 to 3 in 2022.

193

27.8%was 151

Total Crash Events

3

Persons Killed

57

9.6%was 52

Persons Injured

36

63.6%was 22

Hit-and-Run Crashes

Note: "Persons Killed" (3) counts individual fatalities across all crash events. "Fatal" in the severity table below (3) 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 trends in Groveport show an upward trajectory year-over-year. Total crashes increased by 27.81%, rising from 151 in 2021 to 193 in 2022. Concurrently, total fatalities increased from 0 to 3, and total injuries rose by 9.62%, from 52 to 57.

36

Hit-and-Run Crashes — 2022

63.6% vs prior (22)

Hit-and-run crashes increased by 63.6% year-over-year, rising from 22 incidents in 2021 to 36 in 2022. The hit-and-run crash rate increased by 4.1 percentage points, from 14.6% in 2021 to 18.7% in 2022. This indicates an upward trend in the proportion of crashes involving a hit-and-run.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Pedestrians Killed

Prior: 00.0%

3

Motorists Killed

Prior: 0%

1

Pedestrians Injured

Prior: 10.0%

56

Motorists Injured

Prior: 519.8%

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 Monday in 2021, with 30 incidents, to Tuesday in 2022, recording 37 incidents. The peak hour also changed, moving from 4 PM in 2021 (18 crashes) to 3 PM in 2022 (23 crashes). October consistently recorded the highest number of crashes in both periods, with 21 crashes in 2021 and 36 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

Fatal crashes increased from 0 in 2021 to 3 in 2022, representing 1.6% of all crashes in the current period. Serious injury crashes (code A) also saw an increase, rising from 1 (0.7%) in 2021 to 2 (1%) in 2022. The proportion of minor injury crashes (code B) remained stable at approximately 14.5% across both years, while possible injury crashes (code C) held at 9.3%.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal3fatal crashes1.6%
Serious Injury2serious injury crashes1%
100.0%prior 1
Minor Injury28minor injury crashes14.5%
27.3%prior 22
Possible Injury18possible injury crashes9.3%
28.6%prior 14
No Injury142no injury crashes73.6%
24.6%prior 114

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 cloudy conditions increased by 85.4%, from 41 in 2021 to 76 in 2022. Crashes in daylight conditions increased by 27%, from 100 to 127, and those in dark-lighted roadway conditions rose by 60% from 25 to 40. Incidents on dry road surfaces increased by 35.7%, from 112 in 2021 to 152 in 2022.

Weather

Clear92 (47.7%)
8.2%prior 85
Cloudy76 (39.4%)
85.4%prior 41
Rain16 (8.3%)
-11.1%prior 18
Snow6 (3.1%)
20.0%prior 5
Other/Unknown3 (1.6%)

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

Lighting

Daylight127 (65.8%)
27.0%prior 100
Dark - Lighted Roadway40 (20.7%)
60.0%prior 25
Dark - Roadway Not Lighted16 (8.3%)
0.0%prior 16
Dawn/Dusk6 (3.1%)
-25.0%prior 8
Other/Unknown4 (2.1%)

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

Road Surface

Dry152 (78.8%)
35.7%prior 112
Wet30 (15.5%)
-6.3%prior 32
Other/Unknown4 (2.1%)
Snow4 (2.1%)
-20.0%prior 5
Ice3 (1.6%)

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 persons involved in crashes increased by 36.2%, from 345 in 2021 to 470 in 2022. The 0-15 age group saw a substantial increase in representation, rising from 14 persons in 2021 to 79 persons in 2022. FORD remained the top vehicle make involved, increasing from 41 in 2021 to 64 in 2022, while Sport Utility Vehicle involvement decreased from 67 to 45.

Top Vehicle Makes (357 vehicles)

1
FORD64 (17.9%)
56.1%prior 41
2
CHEVROLET44 (12.3%)
15.8%prior 38
3
HONDA35 (9.8%)
2.9%prior 34
4
TOYOTA30 (8.4%)
42.9%prior 21
5
DODGE26 (7.3%)
52.9%prior 17
6
KIA13 (3.6%)
18.2%prior 11
7
NISSAN13 (3.6%)
-35.0%prior 20
8
HYUNDAI12 (3.4%)
-7.7%prior 13
9
FREIGHTLINER9 (2.5%)
12.5%prior 8
10
GMC7 (2%)
40.0%prior 5

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

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

Sex Distribution (402 persons with recorded sex)

Male245 (60.9%)
26.9%prior 193
Female157 (39.1%)
16.3%prior 135

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: Groveport, OH
  • Total crash records analyzed: 193
  • Total persons involved: 470
  • Total vehicles involved: 357

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). "Groveport, 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/groveport/2022-annual-report

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