Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

51 CRASHES IN
BARRE CITY, VT
2020

All metrics benchmarked against2019

Barre City experienced a notable decrease in traffic incidents, with total crashes falling from 77 in 2019 to 51 in 2020, representing a 33.8% reduction. This period also saw a 50% decrease in DUI-related crashes, dropping from 2 to 1.

51

-33.8%was 77

Total Crash Events

0

Fatal Crashes

20

-4.8%was 21

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 · 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall crash data for Barre City indicates a significant downward trend year-over-year. The total number of crashes decreased by 26 incidents, moving from 77 crashes in 2019 to 51 crashes in 2020, which is a 33.8% reduction.

When Crashes Happen

The temporal patterns of crashes shifted between the two periods. While Friday was a peak day for crashes in both years, the peak hour changed from 2:00 PM in 2019, with 8 crashes, to 6:00 PM in 2020, with 6 crashes.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Fatal crashes remained at zero in both 2019 and 2020. Injury crashes decreased in count from 21 in 2019 to 20 in 2020, yet their proportion of total crashes increased from 27.3% to 39.2%.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Injury20minor injury crashes39.2%
-4.8%prior 21
No Injury31no injury crashes60.8%
-44.6%prior 56

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring under clear weather conditions decreased from 48 in 2019 to 30 in 2020, a 37.5% reduction. Crashes during daylight hours also saw a decrease from 57 to 40, while those on dry road surfaces fell from 48 to 36.

Weather

Clear30 (60.0%)
-37.5%prior 48
Cloudy12 (24.0%)
-25.0%prior 16
Rain5 (10.0%)
Freezing Precipitation3 (6.0%)
-40.0%prior 5

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight40 (80.0%)
-29.8%prior 57
Dark10 (20.0%)
-50.0%prior 20

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry36 (70.6%)
-25.0%prior 48
Wet11 (21.6%)
-42.1%prior 19
Snow4 (7.8%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31 · 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: 2020-01-01 through 2020-12-31
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2020-01-01 through 2020-12-31 (366 days)
  • Geographic scope: Barre City, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 51

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: 2020." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/barre-city/2020-annual-report

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