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CRASH INTELLIGENCE REPORT · AUSTIN, TX · DECEMBER 2010
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
1,173 CRASHES IN
AUSTIN, TX
DECEMBER 2010
In December 2010, Austin recorded 1,173 traffic crashes, resulting in 5 fatalities and 814 injuries. A significant finding from this period's data is that all 5 fatal crashes occurred on roads with posted speed limits of 55 mph or higher.
1,173
Total Crash Events
5
Persons Killed
814
Persons Injured
5
Fatal Crash Events
Note: "Persons Killed" (5) counts individual fatalities across all crash events. "Fatal" in the severity table below (5) counts crash events where at least one fatality occurred. A single crash can result in multiple fatalities.
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-12-01 to 2010-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
Analysis of fatalities shows that 4 motor-vehicle occupants and 1 pedestrian were killed in crashes. The specific key performance indicators for injuries by user type (pedestriansInjured, cyclistsInjured, motoristsInjured) all reported a value of zero. This is in the context of 814 total injuries recorded across all crash participants for the period.
1
Pedestrians Killed
4
Motorists Killed
0
Pedestrians Injured
0
Motorists Injured
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-12-01 to 2010-12-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)
When Crashes Happen
Crash occurrences in December 2010 were most frequent on Fridays, which saw a total of 223 incidents. The single busiest hour for crashes was 6 PM, with 100 recorded events. A clear pattern emerges with crash volumes rising during the morning commute, peaking in the afternoon and early evening hours, and declining late at night.
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-12-01 to 2010-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-12-01 to 2010-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
Of the 1,173 crashes reported, 45.8% (537 crashes) resulted in no injuries, while crashes involving some level of injury (possible, minor, or serious) accounted for 45.2% of the total. There were 5 fatal crashes during this period, resulting in 5 fatalities. The number of fatal crashes may differ from the number of persons killed, as a single crash can result in multiple fatalities.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-12-01 to 2010-12-31 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-12-01 to 2010-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record
Speed Limit Zones
The highest number of crashes, 207 incidents, occurred in zones with a posted speed limit of 35 mph. All 5 fatal crashes recorded in this period took place on roads with higher speed limits. Specifically, 2.29% of crashes in 55 mph zones were fatal (3 fatalities from 131 crashes), and 1.98% of crashes in 65 mph zones were fatal (2 fatalities from 101 crashes). No fatal crashes were reported in zones with speed limits below 55 mph.
Fatal crashes by zone: 55 mph: 3 of 131 (2.29%) · 65 mph: 2 of 101 (1.98%)
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-12-01 to 2010-12-31 · Posted speed limit at crash location
Serious Injuries by Road User
There were 39 individuals who sustained suspected serious injuries in crashes. The majority of these were motor-vehicle occupants, with 32 cases. Vulnerable road users accounted for 7 of the serious injuries, including 4 motorcyclists and 3 bicyclists.
Posted Speed Limit
Crashes were most prevalent on roads with posted speed limits between 30 and 35 mph, accounting for 336 incidents. A significant portion of collisions occurred on higher-speed roadways. Crashes on roads with speed limits of 50 mph or more accounted for 376 incidents, representing 32.1% of all crashes in this period.
Posted Speed Limit
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-12-01 to 2010-12-31 · Crash-level records
State Highway vs Local Street
The distribution of crashes between state-managed highways and local city streets was nearly even. TxDOT state-system highways accounted for 593 crashes, or 50.6% of the total, while city and local streets were the location for the remaining 580 crashes.
State Highway vs Local Street
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-12-01 to 2010-12-31 · Crash-level records
Units / Modes Involved
The vast majority of crashes involved only passenger vehicles. Collisions between a large passenger vehicle and a passenger car were the most common scenario, with 457 incidents. Single-vehicle crashes involving either a passenger car (365 incidents) or a large passenger vehicle (209 incidents) were also frequent. Crashes involving vulnerable road users included 32 involving motorcycles, 18 involving bicycles, and 12 involving pedestrians.
Units / Modes Involved
Showing top 9 of 22 reported. 13 additional (58 total) not shown: Bicycle & Large passenger vehicle, Bicycle & Passenger car, Passenger car & Pedestrian, Motor vehicle – other, Large passenger vehicle & Motor vehicle – other & Other/Unknown, Other/Unknown & Passenger car, Large passenger vehicle & Other/Unknown, Large passenger vehicle & Pedestrian, Motor vehicle – other & Other/Unknown & Passenger car, Large passenger vehicle & Motor vehicle – other & Passenger car, Motor vehicle – other & Other/Unknown, Motor vehicle – other & Pedestrian, Bicycle & Motor vehicle – other.
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-12-01 to 2010-12-31 · Crash-level records
Manner of Collision
The most frequent type of collision was a single vehicle crash where the vehicle was going straight, which accounted for 281 incidents or 24% of the total. Rear-end collisions were also extremely common, with crashes involving one vehicle striking a stopped vehicle (216 incidents) and rear-ending a moving vehicle (143 incidents) collectively making up 30.6% of all incidents. Angle collisions where both vehicles were going straight were the next most common type with 144 crashes.
Manner of Collision
"Other" combines 18 smaller categories (151 records): ANGLE - ONE STRAIGHT-ONE RIGHT TURN (29), ONE MOTOR VEHICLE - TURNING LEFT (24), SAME DIRECTION - ONE STRAIGHT-ONE LEFT TURN (20), ONE MOTOR VEHICLE - TURNING RIGHT (17), OPPOSITE DIRECTION - BOTH GOING STRAIGHT (16), SAME DIRECTION - ONE STRAIGHT-ONE RIGHT TURN (15), SAME DIRECTION - BOTH RIGHT TURN (8), ONE MOTOR VEHICLE - BACKING (5), OPPOSITE DIRECTION - ONE STRAIGHT-ONE STOPPED (3), ANGLE - ONE RIGHT TURN-ONE STOPPED (3), ANGLE - ONE LEFT TURN-ONE STOPPED (2), ONE MOTOR VEHICLE - OTHER (2), ANGLE - ONE STRAIGHT-ONE BACKING (2), ANGLE - BOTH LEFT TURN (1), OPPOSITE DIRECTION - BOTH LEFT TURNS (1), OPPOSITE DIRECTION - ONE LEFT TURN-ONE STOPPED (1), SAME DIRECTION - BOTH LEFT TURN (1), SAME DIRECTION - ONE RIGHT TURN-ONE STOPPED (1).
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-12-01 to 2010-12-31 · 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: 2010-12-01 through 2010-12-31
- Report generated: July 6, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2010-12-01 through 2010-12-31 (31 days)
- Geographic scope: Austin, TX
- Total crash records analyzed: 1,173
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: December 2010." Published July 6, 2026. Reporting period: 2010-12-01 to 2010-12-31. 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/december-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: 2010-12-01 – 2010-12-31
Generated: July 6, 2026 · All rights reserved