Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

176 CRASHES IN
BARRE CITY, VT
2013

All metrics benchmarked against2012

Total crashes in Barre City decreased from 211 in 2012 to 176 in 2013, representing a 16.6% reduction year-over-year. The most significant change observed was a 47.6% decrease in total injuries, falling from 42 in 2012 to 22 in 2013.

176

-16.6%was 211

Total Crash Events

0

Fatal Crashes

22

-47.6%was 42

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. 1 crash with unreported severity is not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crash activity in Barre City for 2013 showed a downward trend compared to 2012. Total crashes decreased by 16.6%, from 211 to 176. Concurrently, total injuries saw a substantial reduction of 47.6%, falling from 42 in 2012 to 22 in 2013.

When Crashes Happen

The peak day for crashes shifted from Wednesday in 2012, with 41 crashes, to Tuesday in 2013, with 32 crashes. While the peak hour remained 3 PM for both years, the number of crashes at that hour decreased from 23 in 2012 to 20 in 2013. Notably, crashes on Wednesdays decreased by 11 and on Fridays by 10 year-over-year.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Both 2012 and 2013 reported zero fatalities and zero fatal crashes. The proportion of injury crashes decreased from 19.9% of total crashes in 2012 (42 injuries) to 12.5% in 2013 (22 injuries). This indicates a reduction in the severity of crashes year-over-year, with total injuries decreasing by 47.6%.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Injury22minor injury crashes12.5%
-47.6%prior 42
No Injury153no injury crashes86.9%
-9.5%prior 169

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in clear weather conditions decreased from 141 in 2012 to 120 in 2013, while crashes in rainy conditions saw a notable reduction from 21 to 6. Crashes during daylight hours decreased from 165 to 142, and crashes in dark conditions also fell from 46 to 32. Crashes on dry road surfaces decreased from 152 in 2012 to 128 in 2013, and on wet surfaces from 36 to 26.

Weather

Clear120 (72.7%)
-14.9%prior 141
Cloudy29 (17.6%)
11.5%prior 26
Freezing Precipitation10 (6.1%)
-33.3%prior 15
Rain6 (3.6%)
-71.4%prior 21

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight142 (81.6%)
-13.9%prior 165
Dark32 (18.4%)
-30.4%prior 46

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry128 (76.6%)
-15.8%prior 152
Wet26 (15.6%)
-27.8%prior 36
Snow11 (6.6%)
22.2%prior 9
Slush1 (0.6%)
Ice1 (0.6%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31 · 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: 2013-01-01 through 2013-12-31
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2013-01-01 through 2013-12-31 (365 days)
  • Geographic scope: Barre City, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 176

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: 2013." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/barre-city/2013-annual-report

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