Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

1,099 CRASHES IN
AUSTIN, TX
JULY 2013

All metrics benchmarked againstJuly 2012

In July 2013, Austin recorded 1,099 total crashes, a 2.7% decrease from the 1,130 crashes reported in July 2012. Despite the overall drop in collisions and a 11.7% decrease in total injuries, the number of traffic fatalities increased from 5 to 7 year-over-year. The most significant percentage increase was observed in pedestrian-involved crashes, which rose from 18 to 28.

1,099

▼ -2.7%was 1,130

Total Crash Events

7

▲ 40.0%was 5

Persons Killed

816

▼ -11.7%was 924

Persons Injured

7

▲ 40.0%was 5

Fatal Crash Events

Note: "Persons Killed" (7) counts individual fatalities across all crash events. "Fatal" in the severity table below (7) counts crash events where at least one fatality occurred. A single crash can result in multiple fatalities.

Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2013-07-01 to 2013-07-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall traffic safety trends showed mixed results in the year-over-year comparison for July. Total crashes declined by 2.7%, from 1,130 in July 2012 to 1,099 in July 2013, and total injuries decreased by 11.7% from 924 to 816. Conversely, fatalities increased by 40%, rising from 5 to 7 deaths during the same period.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

1

Pedestrians Killed

Prior: 1→0.0%

3

Motorists Killed

Prior: 3→0.0%

0

Pedestrians Injured

Prior: 0→0.0%

0

Motorists Injured

Prior: 0→0.0%

Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2013-07-01 to 2013-07-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The timing of crashes showed some shifts between July 2012 and July 2013. The peak hour for collisions remained consistent at 5 PM in both years, accounting for 94 and 92 crashes respectively. However, the peak day of the week shifted from Tuesday (195 crashes) in 2012 to Monday (194 crashes) in 2013. Notably, crashes on Sundays decreased from 185 in the prior year to 132 in the current year.

Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2013-07-01 to 2013-07-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2013-07-01 to 2013-07-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

While total crashes decreased, the fatal crash rate increased from 0.44% in July 2012 to 0.64% in July 2013, with fatal incidents rising from 5 to 7. The overall proportion of crashes involving any level of injury remained stable at approximately 51% for both periods. Within injury crashes, the share of 'Minor Injury' collisions decreased from 26.4% to 23.8%, while 'Possible Injury' collisions increased from 21.2% to 23.7% of all crashes.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal7fatal crashes0.6%
↑40.0%prior 5
Serious Injury38serious injury crashes3.5%
↓-9.5%prior 42
Minor Injury262minor injury crashes23.8%
↓-12.1%prior 298
Possible Injury261possible injury crashes23.7%
↑8.8%prior 240
Injury70minor injury crashes6.4%
↓-16.7%prior 84
No Injury461no injury crashes41.9%
→0.0%prior 461

Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2013-07-01 to 2013-07-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2013-07-01 to 2013-07-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Speed Limit Zones

Crashes in 30-35 mph zones remained the most frequent category in both periods, with 289 incidents in July 2012 and 294 in July 2013. There was a notable decrease in crashes in higher speed zones, with collisions in zones of 65 mph or more falling from 114 to 94. In July 2013, a majority of fatal crashes (5 out of 7) occurred in speed zones of 50 mph or higher, whereas in the prior year, the 5 fatal crashes were more distributed across zones, including two in 30 mph zones.

Fatal crashes by zone: 35 mph: 1 of 186 (0.538%) · 50 mph: 1 of 60 (1.667%) · 55 mph: 2 of 79 (2.532%) · 60 mph: 2 of 47 (4.255%) · 65 mph: 1 of 61 (1.639%)

Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2013-07-01 to 2013-07-31 · 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: 2013-07-01 through 2013-07-31
  • Report generated: July 6, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2013-07-01 through 2013-07-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: Austin, TX
  • Total crash records analyzed: 1,099

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.

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Data License

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Suggested Citation

ThatCarHitMe.com (Injuria.ai). "Austin, TX Crash Intelligence Report: July 2013." Published July 6, 2026. Reporting period: 2013-07-01 to 2013-07-31. 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-2013-report

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