Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

1,157 CRASHES IN
AUSTIN, TX
JULY 2014

All metrics benchmarked againstJuly 2013

In July 2014, Austin recorded 1,157 total traffic crashes, a 5.3% increase from the 1,099 crashes reported in July 2013. Despite the overall rise in collisions, the number of fatalities decreased from 7 to 5 over the same period. Total injuries also saw a slight decrease, from 816 in the prior year to 792 in the current period.

1,157

▲ 5.3%was 1,099

Total Crash Events

5

▼ -28.6%was 7

Persons Killed

792

▼ -2.9%was 816

Persons Injured

5

▼ -28.6%was 7

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 · 2014-07-01 to 2014-07-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Year-over-year data for July shows a rising trend in the total number of crashes in Austin, with a 5.3% increase from 1,099 in 2013 to 1,157 in 2014. However, the outcomes of these crashes became less severe on average, as total injuries fell by 2.9% and the number of people killed in crashes decreased from 7 to 5.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

4

Motorists Killed

Prior: 3↑33.3%

0

Motorists Injured

Prior: 0→0.0%

Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2014-07-01 to 2014-07-31 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

The temporal patterns of crashes showed some shifts between July 2013 and July 2014. The peak hour for collisions remained the 5 PM evening commute hour in both periods, accounting for 88 crashes in 2014 compared to 92 in 2013. However, the peak day for crashes moved from Monday (194 crashes) in 2013 to Tuesday (231 crashes) in 2014, indicating a change in the weekly distribution of crash events.

Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2014-07-01 to 2014-07-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2014-07-01 to 2014-07-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

The overall severity of crashes in Austin decreased in July 2014 compared to the previous year. The fatal crash rate fell from 0.64% to 0.43% of all crashes. The proportion of crashes resulting in serious injuries also declined from 3.5% to 2.9%. Concurrently, the share of crashes involving no injuries increased from 41.9% of all incidents in July 2013 to 48.5% in July 2014.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal5fatal crashes0.4%
↓-28.6%prior 7
Serious Injury33serious injury crashes2.9%
↓-13.2%prior 38
Minor Injury239minor injury crashes20.7%
↓-8.8%prior 262
Possible Injury252possible injury crashes21.8%
↓-3.4%prior 261
Injury67minor injury crashes5.8%
↓-4.3%prior 70
No Injury561no injury crashes48.5%
↑21.7%prior 461

Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2014-07-01 to 2014-07-31 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2014-07-01 to 2014-07-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Speed Limit Zones

The distribution of crashes by speed limit shows a shift towards higher-speed roadways in July 2014 compared to the prior year. The number of crashes in zones of 40-55 mph increased from 353 to 422, and collisions in zones 60 mph or higher rose from 141 to 180. In July 2013, fatal crashes occurred in speed zones ranging from 35 mph to 65 mph, whereas in July 2014, all fatal crashes with a recorded speed limit happened in zones of 45 mph or higher.

Fatal crashes by zone: 45 mph: 1 of 144 (0.694%) · 55 mph: 1 of 123 (0.813%) · 60 mph: 1 of 61 (1.639%) · 70 mph: 1 of 44 (2.273%)

Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2014-07-01 to 2014-07-31 · 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: 2014-07-01 through 2014-07-31
  • Report generated: July 6, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2014-07-01 through 2014-07-31 (31 days)
  • Geographic scope: Austin, TX
  • Total crash records analyzed: 1,157

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 2014." Published July 6, 2026. Reporting period: 2014-07-01 to 2014-07-31. 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-2014-report

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