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CRASH INTELLIGENCE REPORT · AUSTIN, TX · JULY 2010
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Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis
972 CRASHES IN
AUSTIN, TX
JULY 2010
In July 2010, Austin recorded 972 traffic crashes, resulting in one fatality and 774 injuries. Analysis of the crash locations reveals a nearly even distribution between city/local streets and state-system highways, with 487 and 485 crashes respectively. The data indicates that one fatal crash occurred during this period.
972
Total Crash Events
1
Persons Killed
774
Persons Injured
1
Fatal Crash Events
Note: "Persons Killed" (1) counts individual fatalities across all crash events. "Fatal" in the severity table below (1) counts crash events where at least one fatality occurred. A single crash can result in multiple fatalities.
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-07-01 to 2010-07-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records
When Crashes Happen
Crash occurrences in Austin during July 2010 peaked on Fridays, which saw 195 incidents. The single busiest hour for crashes was the 5 p.m. evening commute hour, with 87 events. A secondary peak occurred at 2 a.m. with 55 crashes, while daytime hours generally saw higher crash volumes than late night and early morning hours.
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-07-01 to 2010-07-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-07-01 to 2010-07-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)
Crash Severity Breakdown
Of the 972 crashes in July 2010, 42.9% resulted in no injuries, while 48.6% involved a possible, minor, or serious injury. One crash was classified as fatal, accounting for 0.1% of the total. This single fatal crash resulted in one fatality during the period.
Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-07-01 to 2010-07-31 · KABCO injury classification scale
Severity Distribution (Crash Events)
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-07-01 to 2010-07-31 · Most severe injury per crash record
Speed Limit Zones
The highest number of crashes, 165 incidents, occurred in zones with a posted speed limit of 35 mph. The single fatal crash during this period happened in a 40 mph zone. Within the 40 mph speed zones, 1.19% of the 84 crashes were fatal, while no fatal crashes were recorded in any other speed zone.
Fatal crashes by zone: 40 mph: 1 of 84 (1.19%)
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-07-01 to 2010-07-31 · Posted speed limit at crash location
Serious Injuries by Road User
Among individuals who sustained a suspected serious injury, motor-vehicle occupants were the largest group, with 23 people injured. Vulnerable road users—pedestrians, motorcyclists, and bicyclists—accounted for a combined 12 of the 35 total serious injuries reported. This represents 34.3% of all individuals seriously injured during this period.
Posted Speed Limit
Crashes were most frequent in 30–35 mph zones, which saw 273 incidents. Roads with posted speed limits of 50 mph or higher accounted for a significant portion of collisions, with a combined 293 crashes. This represents 36.9% of all crashes where the speed limit was categorized.
Posted Speed Limit
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-07-01 to 2010-07-31 · Crash-level records
State Highway vs Local Street
The distribution of crashes between city-maintained and state-maintained roadways was nearly even in July 2010. City and local streets accounted for 487 crashes, while the TxDOT state-system highway network saw 485 crashes. This means state highways were the location for 49.9% of the incidents during this period.
State Highway vs Local Street
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-07-01 to 2010-07-31 · Crash-level records
Units / Modes Involved
Collisions involving two motor vehicles, specifically a large passenger vehicle and a passenger car, were the most common scenario, occurring in 365 crashes. Single-vehicle crashes involving either a passenger car (285) or a large passenger vehicle (187) were also frequent. Vulnerable road users were involved in numerous incidents, including 27 crashes involving motorcycles, 15 involving bicycles, and 14 involving pedestrians in collisions with other vehicles.
Units / Modes Involved
Showing top 9 of 26 reported. 17 additional (57 total) not shown: Large passenger vehicle & Other/Unknown, Large passenger vehicle & Other/Unknown & Passenger car, Motorcycle, Large passenger vehicle & Pedestrian, Bicycle & Large passenger vehicle, Motor vehicle – other, Large passenger vehicle & Motor vehicle – other & Passenger car, Other/Unknown & Passenger car, Large passenger vehicle & Motor vehicle – other & Other/Unknown, Large passenger vehicle & Motor vehicle – other & Other/Unknown & Passenger car, Motor vehicle – other & Other/Unknown & Passenger car, Motor vehicle – other & Other/Unknown, Motor vehicle – other & Passenger car & Pedestrian, Motor vehicle – other & Pedestrian, Motorcycle & Other/Unknown, Large passenger vehicle & Motorcycle & Passenger car, Bicycle & Motor vehicle – other.
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-07-01 to 2010-07-31 · Crash-level records
Manner of Collision
The most frequent crash type was single-vehicle incidents where the vehicle was going straight, accounting for 179 crashes or 18.4% of the total. Rear-end collisions were also extremely common, with crashes involving one vehicle striking a stopped vehicle (176) and two moving vehicles (141) collectively making up 32.6% of all incidents. Angle collisions involving two vehicles going straight was the next most common type, with 129 occurrences.
Manner of Collision
"Other" combines 20 smaller categories (147 records): SAME DIRECTION - ONE STRAIGHT-ONE LEFT TURN (25), ONE MOTOR VEHICLE - TURNING RIGHT (24), OPPOSITE DIRECTION - BOTH GOING STRAIGHT (23), ONE MOTOR VEHICLE - TURNING LEFT (18), ANGLE - ONE STRAIGHT-ONE RIGHT TURN (16), SAME DIRECTION - BOTH RIGHT TURN (9), ONE MOTOR VEHICLE - BACKING (7), SAME DIRECTION - ONE STRAIGHT-ONE RIGHT TURN (5), ONE MOTOR VEHICLE - OTHER (4), ANGLE - ONE RIGHT TURN-ONE STOPPED (4), ANGLE - ONE STRAIGHT-ONE BACKING (2), OPPOSITE DIRECTION - ONE RIGHT TURN-ONE LEFT TURN (2), ANGLE - ONE LEFT TURN-ONE STOPPED (1), SAME DIRECTION - BOTH LEFT TURN (1), OTHER - ONE STRAIGHT-ONE ENTERING OR LEAVING PARKING SPACE (1), SAME DIRECTION - ONE RIGHT TURN-ONE LEFT TURN (1), SAME DIRECTION - ONE RIGHT TURN-ONE STOPPED (1), OPPOSITE DIRECTION - ONE STRAIGHT-ONE STOPPED (1), OPPOSITE DIRECTION - ONE STRAIGHT-ONE BACKING (1), ANGLE - BOTH LEFT TURN (1).
Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2010-07-01 to 2010-07-31 · 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: 2010-07-01 through 2010-07-31
- Report generated: July 6, 2026
Data Coverage
- Reporting period: 2010-07-01 through 2010-07-31 (31 days)
- Geographic scope: Austin, TX
- Total crash records analyzed: 972
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: July 2010." Published July 6, 2026. Reporting period: 2010-07-01 to 2010-07-31. 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/july-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: 2010-07-01 – 2010-07-31
Generated: July 6, 2026 · All rights reserved