Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

265 CRASHES IN
GROVEPORT, OH
2023

All metrics benchmarked against2022

Total crashes in Groveport increased by 37.3%, rising from 193 crashes in 2022 to 265 crashes in 2023. While total injuries increased by 63.2% from 57 to 93, there was a significant 66.7% decrease in fatalities, from 3 in 2022 to 1 in 2023. This indicates a shift towards a higher frequency of crashes but with fewer fatal outcomes.

265

37.3%was 193

Total Crash Events

1

-66.7%was 3

Persons Killed

93

63.2%was 57

Persons Injured

55

52.8%was 36

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 · 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crashes in Groveport increased year-over-year, with a 37.3% rise in total crashes from 193 in 2022 to 265 in 2023. Despite this increase in crash volume, total fatalities decreased by 66.7%, from 3 in 2022 to 1 in 2023. Conversely, total injuries saw a substantial increase of 63.2%, rising from 57 in 2022 to 93 in 2023.

55

Hit-and-Run Crashes — 2023

52.8% vs prior (36)

Hit-and-run crashes increased by 52.8%, from 36 incidents in 2022 to 55 in 2023. Concurrently, the hit-and-run rate rose from 18.7% of total crashes in 2022 to 20.8% in 2023. This indicates an upward trend in the occurrence and proportion of hit-and-run incidents.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Pedestrians Killed

Prior: 00.0%

1

Motorists Killed

Prior: 3-66.7%

4

Pedestrians Injured

Prior: 1300.0%

89

Motorists Injured

Prior: 5658.9%

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 Tuesday with 37 crashes in 2022 to Friday with 54 crashes in 2023. The peak hour for crashes also shifted, moving from 3 PM with 23 crashes in 2022 to 2 PM with 29 crashes in 2023. Overall, crash counts increased across most days of the week and hours of the day.

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

The fatal crash rate decreased from 1.55% (3 fatal crashes) in 2022 to 0.38% (1 fatal crash) in 2023. However, serious injury crashes (severity 'A') increased five-fold, from 2 in 2022 to 10 in 2023. Minor injury crashes (severity 'B') increased from 28 to 30, and possible injury crashes (severity 'C') rose from 18 to 32.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal1fatal crashes0.4%
-66.7%prior 3
Serious Injury10serious injury crashes3.8%
400.0%prior 2
Minor Injury30minor injury crashes11.3%
7.1%prior 28
Possible Injury32possible injury crashes12.1%
77.8%prior 18
No Injury192no injury crashes72.5%
35.2%prior 142

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

The proportion of crashes occurring in clear weather increased from 47.7% (92 of 193) in 2022 to 55.8% (148 of 265) in 2023. Crashes during rainy conditions more than doubled, increasing from 16 in 2022 to 36 in 2023. The number of crashes occurring in daylight increased from 127 to 184, while crashes in dawn/dusk conditions nearly tripled from 6 to 17.

Weather

Clear148 (55.8%)
60.9%prior 92
Cloudy77 (29.1%)
1.3%prior 76
Rain36 (13.6%)
125.0%prior 16
Other/Unknown3 (1.1%)
Snow1 (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

Daylight184 (69.4%)
44.9%prior 127
Dark - Lighted Roadway38 (14.3%)
-5.0%prior 40
Dark - Roadway Not Lighted24 (9.1%)
50.0%prior 16
Dawn/Dusk17 (6.4%)
183.3%prior 6
Dark - Unknown Roadway Lighting1 (0.4%)
Other/Unknown1 (0.4%)

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

Road Surface

Dry212 (80.0%)
39.5%prior 152
Wet49 (18.5%)
63.3%prior 30
Snow2 (0.8%)
Ice1 (0.4%)
Other/Unknown1 (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 in crashes increased from 357 in 2022 to 493 in 2023. The 'Other Vehicle' category saw a substantial increase from 31 vehicles in 2022 to 211 in 2023, becoming the most common vehicle type. Among persons involved, the 26-34 age group experienced a significant increase, rising from 50 individuals in 2022 to 104 in 2023, and the 16-20 age group also doubled from 30 to 62.

Top Vehicle Makes (493 vehicles)

1
HONDA67 (13.6%)
91.4%prior 35
2
CHEVROLET63 (12.8%)
43.2%prior 44
3
FORD59 (12%)
-7.8%prior 64
4
TOYOTA58 (11.8%)
93.3%prior 30
5
NISSAN29 (5.9%)
123.1%prior 13
6
HYUNDAI27 (5.5%)
125.0%prior 12
7
KIA15 (3%)
15.4%prior 13
8
DODGE15 (3%)
-42.3%prior 26
9
FREIGHTLINER12 (2.4%)
33.3%prior 9
10
JEEP11 (2.2%)

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

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

Sex Distribution (586 persons with recorded sex)

Male348 (59.4%)
42.0%prior 245
Female238 (40.6%)
51.6%prior 157

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 6, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2023-01-01 through 2023-12-31 (365 days)
  • Geographic scope: Groveport, OH
  • Total crash records analyzed: 265
  • Total persons involved: 621
  • Total vehicles involved: 493

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: 2023." Published July 6, 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/groveport/2023-annual-report

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