Monthly Traffic Safety Analysis

1,159 CRASHES IN
AUSTIN, TX
JUNE 2022

All metrics benchmarked againstJune 2021

In June 2022, Austin recorded 1,159 total vehicle crashes, a 6.1% increase from the 1,092 crashes reported in June 2021. While total fatalities decreased from 11 to 9 year-over-year, the number of persons injured rose 10.9% from 707 to 784. The data indicates a rise in overall crash frequency and resulting injuries despite a drop in deaths for the period.

1,159

6.1%was 1,092

Total Crash Events

9

-18.2%was 11

Persons Killed

784

10.9%was 707

Persons Injured

9

-18.2%was 11

Fatal Crash Events

Note: "Persons Killed" (9) counts individual fatalities across all crash events. "Fatal" in the severity table below (9) counts crash events where at least one fatality occurred. A single crash can result in multiple fatalities.

Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall crash trends in Austin show an increase in volume year-over-year for the month of June. Total crashes rose by 6.1%, from 1,092 in June 2021 to 1,159 in June 2022. The number of persons injured in these incidents increased by 10.9% over the same period, while fatalities saw a decrease from 11 to 9.

Vulnerable Road User Casualties

3

Pedestrians Killed

Prior: 4-25.0%

3

Motorists Killed

Prior: 4-25.0%

0

Pedestrians Injured

Prior: 00.0%

0

Motorists Injured

Prior: 00.0%

Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Mode classified from person records (driver/passenger → motorist; pedestrian; bicyclist → cyclist; in-line skater / unspecified → other)

When Crashes Happen

A comparison of temporal data reveals a shift in the weekly crash pattern. The most frequent day for crashes moved from Tuesday (191 crashes) in June 2021 to Saturday (188 crashes) in June 2022. The peak hour for collisions, however, remained consistent at the 6 p.m. hour for both periods, which saw 96 and 92 crashes respectively.

Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

The distribution of crash severity changed year-over-year, with a lower proportion of the most severe outcomes. Fatal crashes accounted for 0.8% of all incidents in June 2022, down from 1.0% in the prior year, and serious injury crashes fell from 4.0% to 3.2% of the total. Conversely, the share of crashes involving minor injuries increased from 18.3% to 20.2%.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal9fatal crashes0.8%
-18.2%prior 11
Serious Injury37serious injury crashes3.2%
-15.9%prior 44
Minor Injury234minor injury crashes20.2%
17.0%prior 200
Possible Injury266possible injury crashes23%
9.0%prior 244
Injury78minor injury crashes6.7%
-20.4%prior 98
No Injury535no injury crashes46.2%
8.1%prior 495

Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · KABCO injury classification scale

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · Most severe injury per crash record

Speed Limit Zones

Year-over-year data indicates a shift in where crashes occurred, with more incidents in lower speed zones. The number of crashes in zones posted at 35 mph or less increased from 246 to 290, while crashes in zones of 60 mph or higher decreased from 230 to 214. The profile of fatal crashes also changed; in June 2022, all 9 fatal crashes with a recorded speed limit occurred in zones of 45 mph or higher, unlike in June 2021 when 2 of 10 such fatal crashes occurred at 35 mph or below.

Fatal crashes by zone: 45 mph: 2 of 190 (1.053%) · 50 mph: 1 of 65 (1.538%) · 55 mph: 2 of 112 (1.786%) · 65 mph: 2 of 114 (1.754%) · 70 mph: 2 of 48 (4.167%)

Source: Austin Crash Reports · Socrata Open Data · 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30 · 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: 2022-06-01 through 2022-06-30
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2022-06-01 through 2022-06-30 (30 days)
  • Geographic scope: Austin, TX
  • Total crash records analyzed: 1,159

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

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: June 2022." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2022-06-01 to 2022-06-30. 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-2022-report

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