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CRASH INTELLIGENCE REPORT · AUSTIN, TX · APRIL 2010
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
1,093 CRASHES IN
AUSTIN, TX
APRIL 2010
In April 2010, Austin recorded 1,093 total traffic crashes, resulting in 4 fatalities and 881 injuries. A notable temporal pattern emerged, with crash volumes peaking late in the week on Friday (221 crashes) and Thursday (220 crashes). The evening commute hour from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. was the single hour with the most incidents during this period.
1,093
Total Crash Events
4
Persons Killed
881
Persons Injured
4
Fatal Crash Events
Note: "Persons Killed" (4) counts individual fatalities across all crash events. "Fatal" in the severity table below (4) counts crash events where at least one fatality occurred. A single crash can result in multiple fatalities.
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-04-01 to 2010-04-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
In April 2010, there were 4 traffic fatalities, including 3 motorists and 1 motorcyclist, as derived from person-level records. No fatalities were recorded for pedestrians or cyclists during this period. According to the key performance indicators, there were 0 reported injuries specifically enumerated for pedestrians, cyclists, or motorists, though the data also reports a total of 881 injuries across all persons involved in crashes.
3
Motorists Killed
0
Motorists Injured
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-04-01 to 2010-04-30 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)
When Crashes Happen
Crash incidents were most frequent on Friday, which saw 221 crashes, and Thursday with 220 crashes. The single most common time for a crash was the 5 p.m. hour, which recorded 90 incidents. Overall, crash counts remained elevated throughout the daytime hours from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., with a distinct peak during the afternoon commute between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-04-01 to 2010-04-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-04-01 to 2010-04-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
Of the 1,093 total crashes, 40.6% (444 incidents) resulted in no injuries and were classified as property-damage-only. Crashes involving some level of injury—possible, minor, or serious—accounted for 51.2% of the total. During this period, there were 4 fatal crashes resulting in 4 fatalities, though a single fatal crash can result in more than one death.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-04-01 to 2010-04-30 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-04-01 to 2010-04-30 · Most severe injury per crash record
Speed Limit Zones
The highest number of crashes occurred in 35 mph zones, which saw 204 incidents. All four fatal crashes during this period occurred in zones with posted speed limits of 40 mph or higher. For instance, 1.11% of crashes in 40 mph zones and 1.33% of crashes in 50 mph zones were fatal, while zones of 35 mph or less recorded zero fatal crashes.
Fatal crashes by zone: 40 mph: 1 of 90 (1.111%) · 45 mph: 1 of 165 (0.606%) · 50 mph: 1 of 75 (1.333%) · 55 mph: 1 of 116 (0.862%)
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-04-01 to 2010-04-30 · Posted speed limit at crash location
Serious Injuries by Road User
Among individuals who sustained a suspected-serious injury, 32 were motor-vehicle occupants. Vulnerable road users accounted for a notable portion of these severe outcomes, with 3 pedestrians, 3 bicyclists, and 3 motorcyclists sustaining serious injuries. Combined, these vulnerable users represent 22% of all persons with a suspected-serious injury.
Posted Speed Limit
Crashes were most prevalent in speed zones posted between 30–35 mph, accounting for 323 incidents. Roads with higher posted speed limits of 50 mph or more were the location for 317 crashes, representing 34.8% of all crashes where the speed limit was known. Conversely, zones with speed limits of 25 mph or less saw only 17 crashes.
Posted Speed Limit
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-04-01 to 2010-04-30 · Crash-level records
State Highway vs Local Street
The distribution of crashes was nearly even between different road jurisdictions. TxDOT state-system highways were the location for 550 crashes, accounting for 50.3% of the total. City and local streets saw the remaining 543 crashes, making up 49.7% of incidents.
State Highway vs Local Street
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-04-01 to 2010-04-30 · Crash-level records
Units / Modes Involved
Crashes most frequently involved combinations of passenger vehicles. Collisions between a large passenger vehicle and a passenger car were the most common scenario with 409 incidents, followed by single-vehicle crashes involving only a passenger car (342 incidents). In total, 34 crashes involved a motorcycle, 31 involved a bicycle, and 25 involved a pedestrian.
Units / Modes Involved
Showing top 9 of 25 reported. 16 additional (68 total) not shown: Large passenger vehicle & Motor vehicle – other, Motor vehicle – other & Other/Unknown & Passenger car, Large passenger vehicle & Pedestrian, Large passenger vehicle & Other/Unknown, Large passenger vehicle & Other/Unknown & Passenger car, Large passenger vehicle & Motorcycle, Motor vehicle – other & Pedestrian, Motor vehicle – other, Large passenger vehicle & Passenger car & Pedestrian, Other/Unknown & Passenger car, Large passenger vehicle & Motor vehicle – other & Passenger car, Large passenger vehicle & Motor vehicle – other & Other/Unknown, Motorcycle & Motor vehicle – other, Motor vehicle – other & Other/Unknown, Large passenger vehicle & Motorcycle & Other/Unknown, Large passenger vehicle & Motor vehicle – other & Other/Unknown & Passenger car.
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-04-01 to 2010-04-30 · Crash-level records
Manner of Collision
The most common type of collision was a single-vehicle crash where the vehicle was going straight, which accounted for 245 incidents or 22.4% of all crashes. The second most frequent manner was a rear-end collision involving a moving vehicle striking a stopped one, with 208 occurrences (19.0%). Combined, various types of rear-end and same-direction collisions represent the largest category of crash events.
Manner of Collision
"Other" combines 20 smaller categories (154 records): ONE MOTOR VEHICLE - TURNING LEFT (31), ANGLE - ONE STRAIGHT-ONE RIGHT TURN (22), OPPOSITE DIRECTION - BOTH GOING STRAIGHT (16), SAME DIRECTION - ONE STRAIGHT-ONE LEFT TURN (16), ONE MOTOR VEHICLE - TURNING RIGHT (15), SAME DIRECTION - BOTH RIGHT TURN (13), SAME DIRECTION - ONE STRAIGHT-ONE RIGHT TURN (12), ONE MOTOR VEHICLE - BACKING (8), ANGLE - ONE STRAIGHT-ONE BACKING (4), SAME DIRECTION - ONE RIGHT TURN-ONE STOPPED (3), OPPOSITE DIRECTION - ONE STRAIGHT-ONE BACKING (2), ONE MOTOR VEHICLE - OTHER (2), OPPOSITE DIRECTION - ONE BACKING-ONE STOPPED (2), SAME DIRECTION - BOTH LEFT TURN (2), ANGLE - ONE RIGHT TURN-ONE LEFT TURN (1), SAME DIRECTION - ONE LEFT TURN-ONE STOPPED (1), OPPOSITE DIRECTION - ONE STRAIGHT-ONE STOPPED (1), OPPOSITE DIRECTION - ONE LEFT TURN-ONE STOPPED (1), ANGLE - ONE STRAIGHT-ONE STOPPED (1), ANGLE - ONE LEFT TURN-ONE STOPPED (1).
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-04-01 to 2010-04-30 · Crash-level records
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: 2010-04-01 through 2010-04-30
- Report generated: July 5, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2010-04-01 through 2010-04-30 (30 days)
- Geographic scope: Austin, TX
- Total crash records analyzed: 1,093
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.
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Suggested Citation
ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "Austin, TX Crash Intelligence Report: April 2010." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2010-04-01 to 2010-04-30. 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/april-2010-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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Crash Data Intelligence
Data: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata
Period: 2010-04-01 – 2010-04-30
Generated: July 5, 2026 · All rights reserved