Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

68 CRASHES IN
HARTVILLE, OH
2025

All metrics benchmarked against2024

Total crashes in Hartville increased by 13.3% year-over-year, rising from 60 crashes in the prior year to 68 crashes in the current year. Despite this increase in total crashes, the number of total injuries significantly decreased by 72.7%, from 22 injuries in the prior year to 6 injuries in the current year. Fatalities remained at zero for both periods.

68

13.3%was 60

Total Crash Events

0

Persons Killed

6

-72.7%was 22

Persons Injured

3

-50.0%was 6

Hit-and-Run Crashes

Note: "Persons Killed" (0) counts individual fatalities across all crash events. "Fatal" in the severity table below (0) 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 · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, total crashes in Hartville increased by 13.3% year-over-year, with 68 crashes recorded in the current period compared to 60 in the prior period. However, total injuries saw a substantial decrease of 72.7%, dropping from 22 to 6. The number of fatal crashes remained stable at zero for both years.

3

Hit-and-Run Crashes — 2025

-50.0% vs prior (6)

The number of hit-and-run crashes decreased from 6 in the prior year to 3 in the current year. Consequently, the hit-and-run rate also trended downward, falling from 10% of total crashes in the prior year to 4.4% in the current year.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 00.0%

6

Motorists Injured

Prior: 22-72.7%

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The peak day for crashes remained Friday for both periods, with 12 crashes each. The peak hour for crashes shifted from 4 p.m. in the prior year (9 crashes) to 3 p.m. in the current year (12 crashes). This indicates a slight shift in the timing of peak crash activity.

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

There were no fatal crashes in either the current or prior year. The proportion of crashes resulting in any injury (Minor, Possible, or Serious) decreased from 23.3% in the prior year to 7.3% in the current year. Specifically, serious injuries (Severity A) decreased from 2 to 0, minor injuries (Severity B) decreased from 4 to 2, and possible injuries (Severity C) decreased from 8 to 3.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Minor Injury2minor injury crashes2.9%
-50.0%prior 4
Possible Injury3possible injury crashes4.4%
-62.5%prior 8
No Injury63no injury crashes92.6%
37.0%prior 46

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in clear weather conditions increased from 33 to 38, while those in rainy conditions decreased from 9 to 4. Notably, crashes during snowy weather increased from 1 in the prior year to 7 in the current year. Crashes in daylight conditions increased from 42 to 57, while crashes in dark conditions on lighted roadways decreased from 11 to 1.

Weather

Clear38 (55.9%)
15.2%prior 33
Cloudy18 (26.5%)
12.5%prior 16
Snow7 (10.3%)
Rain4 (5.9%)
-55.6%prior 9
Sleet; Hail1 (1.5%)

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight57 (83.8%)
35.7%prior 42
Dark - Roadway Not Lighted6 (8.8%)
Dawn/Dusk4 (5.9%)
Dark - Lighted Roadway1 (1.5%)
-90.9%prior 11

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry53 (77.9%)
20.5%prior 44
Snow7 (10.3%)
Wet7 (10.3%)
-53.3%prior 15
Water (Standing; Moving)1 (1.5%)

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Road surface condition field

Vehicles & Demographics

The total number of vehicles involved in crashes increased from 115 to 127 year-over-year. Passenger car involvement increased from 45 to 47, and pickup truck involvement more than doubled from 15 to 34. Ford vehicles involved in crashes saw a significant increase from 9 to 24, while Chevrolet remained stable at 18.

Top Vehicle Makes (127 vehicles)

1
OTHER/UNKNOWN41 (32.3%)
-6.8%prior 44
2
FORD24 (18.9%)
166.7%prior 9
3
CHEVROLET18 (14.2%)
0.0%prior 18
4
TOYOTA9 (7.1%)
80.0%prior 5
5
HYUNDAI7 (5.5%)
16.7%prior 6
6
NISSAN6 (4.7%)
7
JEEP5 (3.9%)
0.0%prior 5
8
HONDA5 (3.9%)
9
VOLKSWAGEN2 (1.6%)
10
DODGE1 (0.8%)

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · Vehicle unit records

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

Sex Distribution (191 persons with recorded sex)

Female98 (51.3%)
8.9%prior 90
Male93 (48.7%)
40.9%prior 66

Source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS) · Csv Open Data · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 · 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: 2025-01-01 through 2025-12-31
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-01-01 through 2025-12-31 (365 days)
  • Geographic scope: Hartville, OH
  • Total crash records analyzed: 68
  • Total persons involved: 191
  • Total vehicles involved: 127

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). "Hartville, OH Crash Intelligence Report: 2025." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31. Data source: Ohio Crash Data (ODOT TIMS), Csv Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/ohio/hartville/2025-annual-report

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