Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

261 CRASHES IN
OHIO, OH
2022

All metrics benchmarked against2021

In Harrison County, total traffic crashes increased from 251 in 2021 to 261 in 2022, a rise of approximately 4.0%. While overall crash volume grew, total fatalities decreased from 4 to 3. The most notable year-over-year shifts included an increase in crashes involving speeding (from 58 to 65) and driving under the influence (from 19 to 24).

261

4.0%was 251

Total Crash Events

3

-25.0%was 4

Persons Killed

112

-1.8%was 114

Persons Injured

19

18.8%was 16

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

The overall trend shows a slight increase in traffic crashes in Harrison County, with 10 more incidents in 2022 compared to the previous year, representing a 4.0% rise. Despite the increase in total crashes, key severity metrics improved, as total fatalities fell from 4 to 3 and total injuries decreased from 114 to 112.

19

Hit-and-Run Crashes — 2022

18.8% vs prior (16)

Hit-and-run incidents increased in both count and rate year-over-year. The number of hit-and-run crashes rose from 16 in 2021 to 19 in 2022. This pushed the hit-and-run rate up from 6.4% of all crashes in the prior year to 7.3% in the current period.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Pedestrians Killed

Prior: 00.0%

3

Motorists Killed

Prior: 4-25.0%

5

Pedestrians Injured

Prior: 1400.0%

107

Motorists Injured

Prior: 113-5.3%

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 timing of crashes shifted between the two periods. In 2022, the peak day for crashes was Friday with 46 incidents, a change from 2021 when Monday was the peak day with 41 crashes. Similarly, the peak hour for collisions moved from the 4 p.m. hour in 2021 (20 crashes) to the 12 p.m. hour in 2022 (21 crashes).

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

The severity of crashes decreased slightly in 2022 compared to the prior year. Fatal crashes fell from 4 to 3, and the proportion of crashes involving a fatality declined from 1.6% to 1.1%. Crashes resulting in serious injuries also saw a proportional decrease, accounting for 5.4% of all incidents in 2022, down from 7.2% in 2021.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal3fatal crashes1.1%
-25.0%prior 4
Serious Injury14serious injury crashes5.4%
-22.2%prior 18
Minor Injury44minor injury crashes16.9%
-8.3%prior 48
Possible Injury22possible injury crashes8.4%
69.2%prior 13
No Injury178no injury crashes68.2%
6.0%prior 168

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

The proportion of crashes occurring on dry roads remained stable at approximately 75% in both periods. However, there was a notable increase in crashes under adverse weather, with incidents in snow increasing from 5 in 2021 to 17 in 2022. Correspondingly, crashes on snowy road surfaces rose from 4 to 18. A higher share of crashes occurred in daylight in 2022 (64.0%) compared to 2021 (57.4%).

Weather

Clear145 (55.6%)
-6.5%prior 155
Cloudy73 (28.0%)
14.1%prior 64
Rain23 (8.8%)
15.0%prior 20
Snow17 (6.5%)
240.0%prior 5
Freezing Rain or Freezing Drizzle1 (0.4%)
Fog; Smog; Smoke1 (0.4%)
-80.0%prior 5
Severe Crosswinds1 (0.4%)

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

Lighting

Daylight167 (64.0%)
16.0%prior 144
Dark - Roadway Not Lighted68 (26.1%)
-13.9%prior 79
Dawn/Dusk16 (6.1%)
0.0%prior 16
Dark - Lighted Roadway10 (3.8%)
-9.1%prior 11

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

Road Surface

Dry195 (74.7%)
3.7%prior 188
Wet39 (14.9%)
-9.3%prior 43
Snow18 (6.9%)
Ice9 (3.4%)
28.6%prior 7

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

Vehicles & Demographics

The makes of vehicles involved in crashes remained broadly consistent, with Ford (62) and Chevrolet (53) being the most common in 2022, swapping the top two spots from 2021. A more significant shift occurred in the age of persons involved in crashes. The 45-54 age group saw a notable increase from 54 persons in 2021 to 69 in 2022, while the 0-15 age group saw a sharp decrease from 68 to 38 persons involved.

Top Vehicle Makes (360 vehicles)

1
FORD62 (17.2%)
5.1%prior 59
2
CHEVROLET53 (14.7%)
-11.7%prior 60
3
DODGE26 (7.2%)
44.4%prior 18
4
HONDA20 (5.6%)
-9.1%prior 22
5
JEEP18 (5%)
-18.2%prior 22
6
PETERBILT18 (5%)
200.0%prior 6
7
TOYOTA14 (3.9%)
0.0%prior 14
8
GMC14 (3.9%)
40.0%prior 10
9
NISSAN13 (3.6%)
8.3%prior 12
10
FREIGHTLINER11 (3.1%)
83.3%prior 6

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

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

Sex Distribution (462 persons with recorded sex)

Male302 (65.4%)
6.0%prior 285
Female160 (34.6%)
-6.4%prior 171

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: ohio, OH
  • Total crash records analyzed: 261
  • Total persons involved: 470
  • Total vehicles involved: 360

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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ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "ohio, 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/statewide/2022-annual-report

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