Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

111 CRASHES IN
BARRE TOWN, VT
2015

All metrics benchmarked against2014

Total crashes in Barre Town decreased by 11.9% from 126 in 2014 to 111 in 2015. This reduction was accompanied by a decrease in total injuries, falling from 27 to 19 year-over-year. The most notable shift was the 33.3% reduction in single vehicle crashes.

111

-11.9%was 126

Total Crash Events

0

Fatal Crashes

19

-29.6%was 27

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 · 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crashes in Barre Town decreased by 11.9%, from 126 crashes in 2014 to 111 crashes in 2015. Total injuries also saw a reduction, decreasing by 29.6% from 27 in 2014 to 19 in 2015. Fatalities remained stable at zero for both years.

When Crashes Happen

The peak day for crashes shifted from Friday with 26 crashes in 2014 to Saturday with 24 crashes in 2015. Similarly, the peak hour changed from 4 PM with 12 crashes in 2014 to 8 AM with 12 crashes in 2015. Crashes on Thursdays and Fridays decreased, while crashes on Mondays and Saturdays increased.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Fatalities remained at zero for both 2014 and 2015. The proportion of injury crashes decreased from 21.4% (27 crashes) in 2014 to 17.1% (19 crashes) in 2015. Conversely, crashes resulting in no injury increased from 77% in 2014 to 82.9% in 2015.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Injury19minor injury crashes17.1%
-29.6%prior 27
No Injury92no injury crashes82.9%
-5.2%prior 97

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in clear weather conditions increased from 65 in 2014 to 76 in 2015, while crashes in cloudy conditions decreased from 31 to 12. Regarding road surface, crashes on dry roads decreased from 75 to 73, and crashes on wet roads saw a reduction from 23 to 12. Crashes on snow-covered roads increased from 17 in 2014 to 20 in 2015.

Weather

Clear76 (69.7%)
16.9%prior 65
Cloudy12 (11.0%)
-61.3%prior 31
Freezing Precipitation12 (11.0%)
-33.3%prior 18
Rain9 (8.3%)
-10.0%prior 10

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight77 (69.4%)
-6.1%prior 82
Dark34 (30.6%)
-22.7%prior 44

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry73 (66.4%)
-2.7%prior 75
Snow20 (18.2%)
17.6%prior 17
Wet12 (10.9%)
-47.8%prior 23
Ice4 (3.6%)
Slush1 (0.9%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31 · 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: 2015-01-01 through 2015-12-31
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2015-01-01 through 2015-12-31 (365 days)
  • Geographic scope: Barre Town, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 111

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 Town, VT Crash Intelligence Report: 2015." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/barre-town/2015-annual-report

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