Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

211 CRASHES IN
BARRE CITY, VT
2012

All metrics benchmarked against2011

Total crashes in Barre City decreased from 219 in 2011 to 211 in 2012, representing a 3.7% reduction. Despite this overall decrease, the number of total injuries rose by 31.25%, from 32 in 2011 to 42 in 2012. This increase in injuries is the most significant year-over-year shift observed.

211

▼ -3.7%was 219

Total Crash Events

0

Fatal Crashes

42

▲ 31.3%was 32

Injury Crashes

0

Fatal Crash Events

Note: "Fatal Crashes" and "Injury Crashes" count crash events — this source publishes crash-level counts only, not individual persons.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, Barre City experienced a slight decrease in total crashes, falling by 3.7% from 219 in 2011 to 211 in 2012. However, this decline in crash frequency was accompanied by a notable increase in crash severity, with total injuries rising by 31.25% over the same period.

When Crashes Happen

The peak day for crashes shifted from Thursday in 2011 (39 crashes) to Wednesday in 2012 (41 crashes). Similarly, the peak crash hour moved from 12 PM in 2011 (24 crashes) to 3 PM in 2012 (23 crashes). These shifts indicate a change in the specific times of the week and day when crashes were most frequent.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

The proportion of injury-involved crashes increased from 14.6% in 2011 to 19.9% in 2012, a rise of 5.3 percentage points. Consequently, the count of total injuries rose from 32 to 42, an increase of 31.25%. There were no fatalities reported in either 2011 or 2012.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Injury42minor injury crashes19.9%
↑31.3%prior 32
No Injury169no injury crashes80.1%
↓-9.6%prior 187

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in rainy conditions increased from 15 in 2011 to 21 in 2012, while crashes in cloudy conditions decreased from 37 to 26. A significant shift was observed in road surface conditions, with crashes on ice decreasing from 9 in 2011 to 1 in 2012. Conversely, crashes on dry road surfaces increased from 143 to 152 during the same period.

Weather

Clear141 (69.5%)
↓-4.1%prior 147
Cloudy26 (12.8%)
↓-29.7%prior 37
Rain21 (10.3%)
↑40.0%prior 15
Freezing Precipitation15 (7.4%)
↑7.1%prior 14

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight165 (78.2%)
↓-4.1%prior 172
Dark46 (21.8%)
→0.0%prior 46

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry152 (76.4%)
↑6.3%prior 143
Wet36 (18.1%)
↓-10.0%prior 40
Snow9 (4.5%)
↓-18.2%prior 11
Slush1 (0.5%)
Ice1 (0.5%)
↓-88.9%prior 9

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Road surface condition field

Data Sources & Methodology

Primary Data Source

All crash data in this report is sourced from Vermont Crash Data, accessed programmatically via the Arcgis 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: Arcgis Open Data API (SoQL queries)
  • Data format: Structured JSON via REST API
  • Record types queried: Crash events, person records, and vehicle unit records
  • Date filter applied: 2012-01-01 through 2012-12-31
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2012-01-01 through 2012-12-31 (366 days)
  • Geographic scope: Barre City, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 211

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). "Barre City, VT Crash Intelligence Report: 2012." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/barre-city/2012-annual-report

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