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YEAR-OVER-YEAR CRASH REPORT · AUSTIN, TX · AUGUST 2013
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
1,245 CRASHES IN
AUSTIN, TX
AUGUST 2013
In August 2013, Austin recorded 1,245 total traffic crashes, a 1.0% decrease from the 1,258 crashes reported in August 2012. While total incidents remained relatively stable, the most significant year-over-year change was a notable 8.4% reduction in the total number of people injured, which fell from 1,002 to 918. Fatalities also decreased from 4 in the prior period to 3 in the current period.
1,245
▼ -1.0%was 1,258
Total Crash Events
3
▼ -25.0%was 4
Persons Killed
918
▼ -8.4%was 1,002
Persons Injured
3
▼ -25.0%was 4
Fatal Crash Events
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: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2013-08-01 to 2013-08-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Trend Summary
Comparing August 2013 to the same month in 2012, traffic safety metrics show a general downward trend. Total crashes declined by 1.0%, from 1,258 to 1,245. This improvement extended to crash outcomes, with total injuries decreasing by 8.4% (from 1,002 to 918) and fatalities falling from 4 to 3.
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
2
Motorists Killed
0
Motorists Injured
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2013-08-01 to 2013-08-31 · 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 broadly consistent year-over-year, with Friday being the peak day for incidents in both August 2013 (220 crashes) and August 2012 (230 crashes). However, the daily peak hour shifted slightly later, from 5 PM in 2012 (102 crashes) to 6 PM in 2013 (88 crashes). The afternoon rush hour period in 2013 showed a more distributed peak, with the hours from 3 PM to 6 PM each recording nearly identical crash counts of 87 or 88.
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2013-08-01 to 2013-08-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2013-08-01 to 2013-08-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
In August 2013, there was a discernible shift towards less severe crash outcomes compared to the prior year. The proportion of crashes resulting in serious injuries fell from 4.5% (56 incidents) to 2.8% (35 incidents), and crashes with possible injuries decreased from 24.3% to 20.8%. Correspondingly, the share of non-injury crashes increased from 41.3% to 43.9% of all incidents. The fatal crash rate also saw a minor decrease, from 0.32% in August 2012 to 0.24% in August 2013.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2013-08-01 to 2013-08-31 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2013-08-01 to 2013-08-31 · Most severe injury per crash record
Speed Limit Zones
Crash distribution across speed zones shifted slightly from August 2012 to August 2013. The number of crashes decreased in higher speed zones (50 mph and above) and lower speed zones (25 mph or less), while increasing in the 30-35 mph and 40-45 mph ranges. In August 2013, all 3 fatal crashes occurred in zones with posted speed limits of 45 mph or 50 mph. This contrasts with August 2012, when the 4 fatal crashes were recorded across a wider range of speed zones, including 30 mph, 50 mph, and 70 mph.
Fatal crashes by zone: 45 mph: 2 of 146 (1.37%) · 50 mph: 1 of 68 (1.471%)
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2013-08-01 to 2013-08-31 · 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: 2013-08-01 through 2013-08-31
- Report generated: July 5, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2013-08-01 through 2013-08-31 (31 days)
- Geographic scope: Austin, TX
- Total crash records analyzed: 1,245
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: August 2013." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2013-08-01 to 2013-08-31. 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/august-2013-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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An Injuria.ai Company
Crash Data Intelligence
Data: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata
Period: 2013-08-01 – 2013-08-31
Generated: July 5, 2026 · All rights reserved