Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

1,355 CRASHES IN
AUSTIN, TX
JUNE 2019

All metrics benchmarked againstJune 2018

In June 2019, Austin recorded 1,355 total crashes, a 4.2% increase from the 1,300 crashes documented in June 2018. While total crashes, injuries, and fatalities all saw increases, the number of crashes resulting in serious injuries notably decreased by 25%, from 48 in the prior year to 36 in the current period.

1,355

4.2%was 1,300

Total Crash Events

6

20.0%was 5

Persons Killed

870

4.7%was 831

Persons Injured

6

20.0%was 5

Fatal Crash Events

Note: "Persons Killed" (6) counts individual fatalities across all crash events. "Fatal" in the severity table below (6) counts crash events where at least one fatality occurred. A single crash can result in multiple fatalities.

Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2019-06-01 to 2019-06-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Year-over-year data for June indicates a rising trend in traffic incidents. Total crashes increased by 4.2%, from 1,300 in June 2018 to 1,355 in June 2019. Concurrently, the number of persons injured rose by 4.7% from 831 to 870, and total fatalities increased from 5 to 6.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

1

Pedestrians Killed

Prior: 10.0%

3

Motorists Killed

Prior: 1200.0%

0

Pedestrians Injured

Prior: 00.0%

0

Motorists Injured

Prior: 00.0%

Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2019-06-01 to 2019-06-30 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

A comparison of crash timing reveals shifts in peak activity. In June 2018, the highest number of crashes occurred on Friday (225), whereas in June 2019, the peak shifted to Thursday (208). The single busiest hour for crashes also moved later in the day, from the 4 PM hour in 2018 (116 crashes) to the 5 PM hour in 2019 (111 crashes).

Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2019-06-01 to 2019-06-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2019-06-01 to 2019-06-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

The severity of crashes changed year-over-year, with the fatal crash rate increasing from 0.38% to 0.44%. While crashes resulting in serious injuries decreased as a proportion of all incidents from 3.7% to 2.7%, those involving possible injuries increased from 18.2% to 22.3% of the total. The share of crashes with no injuries decreased from 51.2% in June 2018 to 46.9% in June 2019.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal6fatal crashes0.4%
20.0%prior 5
Serious Injury36serious injury crashes2.7%
-25.0%prior 48
Minor Injury280minor injury crashes20.7%
2.2%prior 274
Possible Injury302possible injury crashes22.3%
27.4%prior 237
Injury95minor injury crashes7%
33.8%prior 71
No Injury636no injury crashes46.9%
-4.4%prior 665

Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2019-06-01 to 2019-06-30 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2019-06-01 to 2019-06-30 · Most severe injury per crash record

Speed Limit Zones

The distribution of crashes across speed zones shifted slightly between the two periods. The number of crashes occurring in zones posted between 40 and 55 mph increased from 412 to 447, while incidents in zones at or below 35 mph remained nearly unchanged. Both periods saw fatal crashes in 35 mph and 45 mph zones. Notably, a fatal crash occurred in a 70 mph zone in June 2019, a speed zone which had no fatalities in the prior year's period.

Fatal crashes by zone: 35 mph: 1 of 199 (0.503%) · 45 mph: 2 of 179 (1.117%) · 55 mph: 1 of 125 (0.8%) · 70 mph: 1 of 39 (2.564%)

Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2019-06-01 to 2019-06-30 · 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: 2019-06-01 through 2019-06-30
  • Report generated: July 6, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2019-06-01 through 2019-06-30 (30 days)
  • Geographic scope: Austin, TX
  • Total crash records analyzed: 1,355

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: June 2019." Published July 6, 2026. Reporting period: 2019-06-01 to 2019-06-30. 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/june-2019-report

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