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CRASH INTELLIGENCE REPORT · AUSTIN, TX · JANUARY 2010
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
789 CRASHES IN
AUSTIN, TX
JANUARY 2010
In January 2010, Austin recorded 789 traffic crashes, which resulted in 608 injuries and 2 fatalities. A notable finding from this period is that both fatalities were pedestrians. Crashes involving at least one reported injury accounted for 46.1% of all incidents, while 44% of crashes resulted in no injuries.
789
Total Crash Events
2
Persons Killed
608
Persons Injured
2
Fatal Crash Events
Note: "Persons Killed" (2) counts individual fatalities across all crash events. "Fatal" in the severity table below (2) counts crash events where at least one fatality occurred. A single crash can result in multiple fatalities.
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-01-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
Vulnerable Road User Casualties
During this period, there were 2 fatalities recorded, both of whom were pedestrians. No fatalities were reported for motorists or cyclists. While the total number of injuries from all crashes was 608, the available key performance indicators for this period report 0 pedestrians, 0 cyclists, and 0 motorists injured.
2
Pedestrians Killed
0
Pedestrians Injured
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-01-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)
When Crashes Happen
Crash occurrences in Austin during this period peaked late in the week, with Friday (157 crashes) and Thursday (150 crashes) showing the highest volumes. Analysis by hour reveals two distinct peak periods: a late-night spike at 2 AM with 45 crashes, and a more prolonged afternoon peak from 3 PM to 7 PM. The single busiest hour for crashes was 4 PM, with 65 incidents.
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-01-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-01-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
Of the 789 total crashes, 44% (347 incidents) were property-damage-only, resulting in no injuries. Crashes involving a possible, minor, or serious injury accounted for 46.1% of all incidents. There were 2 fatal crashes recorded during this period, which resulted in a total of 2 fatalities.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-01-31 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-01-31 · Most severe injury per crash record
Speed Limit Zones
The highest number of crashes occurred in 35 mph zones, which saw 126 incidents, accounting for 16.0% of all crashes. Roadways with posted speed limits of 30 mph, 45 mph, and 55 mph also saw significant crash volumes, each with over 100 incidents. The period's single fatal crash for which speed limit data was available occurred in a 60 mph zone; 3.33% of crashes within that specific speed zone were fatal.
Fatal crashes by zone: 60 mph: 1 of 30 (3.333%)
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-01-31 · Posted speed limit at crash location
Serious Injuries by Road User
Among the 24 individuals who sustained a suspected serious injury, the majority (18 people, or 75%) were motor vehicle occupants. Vulnerable road users, including pedestrians, motorcyclists, and bicyclists, accounted for the remaining 25% of serious injuries. This group included 3 pedestrians, 2 motorcyclists, and 1 bicyclist.
Posted Speed Limit
Crashes were most prevalent on roads with posted speed limits between 30 and 35 mph, accounting for 232 incidents. A significant portion of crashes occurred on higher-speed roadways; roads with speed limits of 50 mph or greater were the site of 247 crashes, representing 36.9% of all crashes where speed limit data was recorded.
Posted Speed Limit
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-01-31 · Crash-level records
State Highway vs Local Street
The distribution of crashes was nearly even between city-maintained roads and state-managed highways. City and local streets accounted for a slight majority of incidents with 406 crashes. TxDOT state-system highways, such as IH-35 and US-183, were the location for the remaining 383 crashes, representing 48.5% of the total.
State Highway vs Local Street
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-01-31 · Crash-level records
Units / Modes Involved
The most common crash scenarios involved either multiple passenger vehicles or single-vehicle incidents. Collisions between large passenger vehicles and passenger cars were the most frequent type with 270 occurrences. Single-vehicle crashes involving only a passenger car (266 incidents) or only a large passenger vehicle (131 incidents) were also common. Vulnerable road users were involved in 24 crashes with pedestrians, 16 with motorcyclists, and 14 with bicyclists.
Units / Modes Involved
Showing top 9 of 27 reported. 18 additional (47 total) not shown: Motor vehicle – other, Bicycle & Passenger car, Motorcycle & Passenger car, Bicycle & Large passenger vehicle, Large passenger vehicle & Motor vehicle – other & Passenger car, Bicycle & Motor vehicle – other, Motorcycle, Large passenger vehicle & Other/Unknown, Motor vehicle – other & Other/Unknown, Motor vehicle – other & Other/Unknown & Passenger car, Large passenger vehicle & Motor vehicle – other & Other/Unknown & Passenger car, Bicycle & Large passenger vehicle & Other/Unknown, Large passenger vehicle & Motor vehicle – other & Other/Unknown, Bicycle & Large passenger vehicle & Passenger car, Motor vehicle – other & Pedestrian, Motorcycle & Motor vehicle – other, Motorcycle & Other/Unknown, Other/Unknown & Passenger car.
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-01-31 · Crash-level records
Manner of Collision
The most frequent type of collision was a single-vehicle crash where the vehicle was going straight, accounting for 203 incidents or 25.7% of the total. Rear-end type collisions were also a significant factor, with crashes described as 'Same Direction - One Straight-One Stopped' (115 crashes) and 'Same Direction - Both Going Straight-Rear End' (98 crashes) collectively making up 27.0% of all incidents. Angle collisions where both vehicles were going straight were also common, with 99 reported cases.
Manner of Collision
"Other" combines 17 smaller categories (117 records): ONE MOTOR VEHICLE - TURNING LEFT (22), SAME DIRECTION - ONE STRAIGHT-ONE LEFT TURN (21), ANGLE - ONE STRAIGHT-ONE RIGHT TURN (13), SAME DIRECTION - BOTH RIGHT TURN (11), OPPOSITE DIRECTION - BOTH GOING STRAIGHT (10), SAME DIRECTION - ONE STRAIGHT-ONE RIGHT TURN (9), ONE MOTOR VEHICLE - OTHER (7), ONE MOTOR VEHICLE - TURNING RIGHT (5), ONE MOTOR VEHICLE - BACKING (4), OPPOSITE DIRECTION - ONE STRAIGHT-ONE BACKING (3), ANGLE - ONE RIGHT TURN-ONE STOPPED (2), ANGLE - BOTH LEFT TURN (2), OPPOSITE DIRECTION - ONE RIGHT TURN-ONE LEFT TURN (2), OPPOSITE DIRECTION - ONE STRAIGHT-ONE STOPPED (2), OPPOSITE DIRECTION - ONE BACKING-ONE STOPPED (2), SAME DIRECTION - ONE RIGHT TURN-ONE STOPPED (1), SAME DIRECTION - BOTH LEFT TURN (1).
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-01-01 to 2010-01-31 · 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: 2010-01-01 through 2010-01-31
- Report generated: July 5, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2010-01-01 through 2010-01-31 (31 days)
- Geographic scope: Austin, TX
- Total crash records analyzed: 789
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: January 2010." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2010-01-01 to 2010-01-31. 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/january-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: 2010-01-01 – 2010-01-31
Generated: July 5, 2026 · All rights reserved