Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

165 CRASHES IN
OHIO, OH
2025

All metrics benchmarked against2024

In 2025, Noble County recorded 165 total crashes, a 14.5% decrease from the 193 crashes reported in 2024. This period also saw a significant reduction in crash severity, with total fatalities dropping from 3 in the prior year to 0 in the current year. The total number of injuries also fell from 61 to 41.

165

-14.5%was 193

Total Crash Events

0

-100.0%was 3

Persons Killed

41

-32.8%was 61

Persons Injured

4

-42.9%was 7

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

Crash data for Noble County indicates a downward trend year-over-year. Total collisions decreased by 14.5%, from 193 in 2024 to 165 in 2025. This trend extends to crash severity, with a 32.8% reduction in injuries (from 61 to 41) and a drop in fatalities from 3 to 0.

4

Hit-and-Run Crashes — 2025

-42.9% vs prior (7)

Hit-and-run incidents decreased in both count and rate. The number of hit-and-run crashes fell from 7 in 2024 to 4 in 2025. Correspondingly, the hit-and-run rate as a percentage of all crashes declined from 3.6% in the prior period to 2.4% in the current period.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

0

Motorists Killed

Prior: 3-100.0%

41

Motorists Injured

Prior: 61-32.8%

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 timing of crashes shifted between the two periods. In 2025, the peak day for crashes was Thursday with 34 incidents, a change from 2024 when Saturday was the peak day with 42 crashes. The busiest hour also changed, moving from 2 p.m. (17 crashes) in the prior year to 10 a.m. (13 crashes) in the current year.

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

Crash severity decreased significantly year-over-year. The number of fatal crashes fell from 3 in 2024 to 0 in 2025, and the corresponding fatal crash rate dropped from 1.55% to 0%. The proportion of crashes resulting in serious injuries also declined, from 6.2% (12 crashes) of all incidents in the prior year to 3.0% (5 crashes) in the current year. Consequently, the share of no-injury crashes rose from 72% to 80% of all incidents.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Serious Injury5serious injury crashes3%
-58.3%prior 12
Minor Injury22minor injury crashes13.3%
-26.7%prior 30
Possible Injury6possible injury crashes3.6%
-33.3%prior 9
No Injury132no injury crashes80%
-5.0%prior 139

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

The distribution of crashes across different conditions remained broadly similar year-over-year. In 2025, 30.9% of crashes occurred on non-dry road surfaces (wet, ice, or snow), a slight increase from 24.9% in 2024. Crashes in dark conditions accounted for 32.1% of the total in the current period, compared to 30.1% in the prior period. The absolute number of crashes under clear weather, daylight, and dry road conditions all decreased, in line with the overall drop in total crashes.

Weather

Clear91 (55.2%)
-29.5%prior 129
Cloudy32 (19.4%)
45.5%prior 22
Rain22 (13.3%)
-4.3%prior 23
Snow12 (7.3%)
-14.3%prior 14
Freezing Rain or Freezing Drizzle5 (3.0%)
Fog; Smog; Smoke2 (1.2%)
Blowing Sand; Soil; Dirt; Snow1 (0.6%)

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

Lighting

Daylight105 (63.6%)
-16.7%prior 126
Dark - Roadway Not Lighted49 (29.7%)
-10.9%prior 55
Dawn/Dusk7 (4.2%)
-22.2%prior 9
Dark - Lighted Roadway4 (2.4%)

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

Road Surface

Dry111 (67.3%)
-20.7%prior 140
Wet31 (18.8%)
3.3%prior 30
Ice10 (6.1%)
25.0%prior 8
Snow10 (6.1%)
25.0%prior 8
Sand; Mud; Dirt; Oil; Gravel3 (1.8%)

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

Vehicles & Demographics

The types of vehicles involved in crashes were consistent across both periods, with Passenger Cars, Sport Utility Vehicles, and Pick-ups being the most common. In 2025, Chevrolet (34) and Ford (33) were the top two vehicle makes involved in crashes, reversing their order from 2024 when Ford (43) led Chevrolet (38). Honda's involvement saw a notable decrease from 24 vehicles in 2024 to 11 in 2025.

Top Vehicle Makes (223 vehicles)

1
CHEVROLET34 (15.2%)
-10.5%prior 38
2
FORD33 (14.8%)
-23.3%prior 43
3
DODGE22 (9.9%)
22.2%prior 18
4
TOYOTA15 (6.7%)
7.1%prior 14
5
NISSAN13 (5.8%)
85.7%prior 7
6
HONDA11 (4.9%)
-54.2%prior 24
7
JEEP10 (4.5%)
0.0%prior 10
8
SUBARU10 (4.5%)
25.0%prior 8
9
GMC9 (4%)
12.5%prior 8
10
HYUNDAI9 (4%)
50.0%prior 6

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

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

Sex Distribution (333 persons with recorded sex)

Male189 (56.8%)
-5.0%prior 199
Female144 (43.2%)
39.8%prior 103

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 6, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2025-01-01 through 2025-12-31 (365 days)
  • Geographic scope: ohio, OH
  • Total crash records analyzed: 165
  • Total persons involved: 344
  • Total vehicles involved: 223

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). "ohio, OH Crash Intelligence Report: 2025." Published July 6, 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/statewide/2025-annual-report

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