Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

327 CRASHES IN
BRATTLEBORO, VT
2024

All metrics benchmarked against2023

In 2024, there were 327 crashes, a decrease of 2.4% from the 335 crashes reported in 2023. Total injuries also decreased from 43 in 2023 to 39 in 2024. The most notable year-over-year shift was an increase in pedestrian crashes, which rose from 0 in 2023 to 8 in 2024.

327

-2.4%was 335

Total Crash Events

0

Fatal Crashes

39

-9.3%was 43

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 · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crash activity showed a downward trend year-over-year, with total crashes decreasing by 2.4%, from 335 in 2023 to 327 in 2024. Similarly, total injuries declined by 9.3%, falling from 43 in 2023 to 39 in 2024.

When Crashes Happen

The temporal distribution of crashes shifted year-over-year, with the peak day moving from Friday in 2023 (72 crashes) to Wednesday in 2024 (63 crashes). The peak hour remained 12a for both periods, though the number of crashes at this hour decreased from 53 in 2023 to 43 in 2024.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

There were no fatalities reported in either 2023 or 2024. Total injuries decreased from 43 in 2023 to 39 in 2024. The proportion of crashes resulting in injury also saw a slight decrease, from 12.8% in 2023 to 11.9% in 2024.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Injury39minor injury crashes11.9%
-9.3%prior 43
No Injury288no injury crashes88.1%
-1.4%prior 292

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in clear weather decreased from 129 in 2023 to 120 in 2024, while crashes in cloudy conditions saw a more significant drop from 8 to 1. The number of crashes on dry road surfaces decreased from 124 in 2023 to 119 in 2024. Crashes occurring in daylight conditions slightly increased from 232 to 234, and crashes in dark conditions increased from 54 to 55.

Weather

Clear120 (87.0%)
-7.0%prior 129
Rain9 (6.5%)
0.0%prior 9
Freezing Precipitation8 (5.8%)
-20.0%prior 10
Cloudy1 (0.7%)
-87.5%prior 8

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight234 (81.0%)
0.9%prior 232
Dark55 (19.0%)
1.9%prior 54

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry119 (82.1%)
-4.0%prior 124
Wet14 (9.7%)
-12.5%prior 16
Snow8 (5.5%)
-20.0%prior 10
Other - Explain in Narrative2 (1.4%)
Slush1 (0.7%)
Ice1 (0.7%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 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: 2024-01-01 through 2024-12-31
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2024-01-01 through 2024-12-31 (366 days)
  • Geographic scope: Brattleboro, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 327

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). "Brattleboro, VT Crash Intelligence Report: 2024." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/brattleboro/2024-annual-report

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