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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · AUSTIN, TX · 2012
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Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis
14,364 CRASHES IN
AUSTIN, TX
2012
In 2012, Austin recorded 14,364 total traffic crashes, a 14.5% increase from the 12,546 crashes reported in 2011. This rise was accompanied by a significant increase in traffic fatalities, which grew by 38.2% from 55 in 2011 to 76 in 2012. The total number of injuries also increased from 9,689 to 11,236 year-over-year.
14,364
▲ 14.5%was 12,546
Total Crash Events
76
▲ 38.2%was 55
Persons Killed
11,236
▲ 16.0%was 9,689
Persons Injured
73
▲ 49.0%was 49
Fatal Crash Events
Note: "Persons Killed" (76) counts individual fatalities across all crash events. "Fatal" in the severity table below (73) counts crash events where at least one fatality occurred. A single crash can result in multiple fatalities.
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Overall traffic safety metrics in Austin worsened from 2011 to 2012. Total crashes increased by 14.5%, from 12,546 to 14,364. The number of people injured rose by 16.0%, and the number of people killed in crashes saw a substantial 38.2% increase year-over-year.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
26
Pedestrians Killed
4
Cyclists Killed
32
Motorists Killed
0
Pedestrians Injured
0
Cyclists Injured
0
Motorists Injured
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)
When Crashes Happen
The temporal patterns of crashes remained consistent between 2011 and 2012. Friday was the peak day for crashes and 5 PM was the peak hour in both periods. However, the volume of incidents during these peak times increased, with crashes on Fridays rising from 2,195 to 2,471 and crashes during the 5 PM hour increasing from 1,075 to 1,163.
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
The severity of crashes intensified from 2011 to 2012. The number of fatal crashes increased by 49.0%, rising from 49 to 73, and the overall fatal crash rate grew from 0.39% to 0.51%. While the proportion of crashes resulting in serious injury remained stable at 3.2% for both years, the absolute number of serious injury crashes increased from 403 to 457.
Severity is per crash event (most severe injury). 73 fatal crash events resulted in 76 persons killed.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record
Speed Limit Zones
Year-over-year, crashes saw a notable shift toward higher speed zones. While incidents in the 30-35 mph range decreased slightly, crashes in zones of 65 mph or more increased by 34.1%, from 1,003 in 2011 to 1,345 in 2012. Fatal crashes also increased in these high-speed zones, rising from 8 in 2011 to 11 in 2012.
Fatal crashes by zone: 20 mph: 1 of 23 (4.348%) · 25 mph: 2 of 178 (1.124%) · 30 mph: 11 of 1,400 (0.786%) · 35 mph: 12 of 2,223 (0.54%) · 40 mph: 3 of 942 (0.318%) · 45 mph: 8 of 1,716 (0.466%) · 50 mph: 8 of 794 (1.008%) · 55 mph: 8 of 1,196 (0.669%) · 60 mph: 8 of 688 (1.163%) · 65 mph: 3 of 929 (0.323%) · 70 mph: 4 of 389 (1.028%) · 75 mph: 1 of 23 (4.348%)
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Posted speed limit at crash location
Data Sources & Methodology
Primary Data Source
All crash data in this report is sourced from Austin Crash Reports (https://data.austintexas.gov/d/y2wy-tgr5), accessed programmatically via the Socrata 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: Socrata Open Data API (SoQL queries)
- Dataset URL: https://data.austintexas.gov/d/y2wy-tgr5
- Data format: Structured JSON via REST API
- Record types queried: Crash events, person records, and vehicle unit records
- Date filter applied: 2012-01-01 through 2012-12-31
- Report generated: July 5, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2012-01-01 through 2012-12-31 (366 days)
- Geographic scope: Austin, TX
- Total crash records analyzed: 14,364
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.
Non-Affiliation Disclosure
This report is produced independently by ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in partnership with any law enforcement agency, municipal government, state department of transportation, or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Data is sourced from publicly available government open data portals.
Data License
The underlying crash data is provided under the municipality's Open Data Terms of Use and is made available to the public for unrestricted use. This analysis and report is © 2026 Injuria.ai and may be cited with attribution using the suggested citation below.
Corrections & Feedback
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Suggested Citation
ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "Austin, TX Crash Intelligence Report: 2012." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31. Data source: Austin Crash Reports, Socrata Open Data. Dataset: https://data.austintexas.gov/d/y2wy-tgr5. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/texas/austin/2012-annual-report
About the Publisher
ThatCarHitMe.com is a crash data intelligence platform developed by Injuria.ai, a legal technology company specializing in traffic safety analytics. We aggregate and analyze publicly available government crash data to produce structured intelligence reports for communities, researchers, journalists, and legal professionals. Our reports combine programmatic data retrieval from official open data portals with AI-assisted narrative analysis.
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ThatCarHitMe.com · An Injuria.ai Company
ThatCarHitMe.com
An Injuria.ai Company
Crash Data Intelligence
Data: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata
Period: 2012-01-01 – 2012-12-31
Generated: July 5, 2026 · All rights reserved