Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

27 CRASHES IN
CLARENDON, VT
2020

All metrics benchmarked against2019

Clarendon experienced a decrease in total crashes, from 32 in 2019 to 27 in 2020, representing a 15.63% reduction. The most notable year-over-year shift was the significant decline in injury crashes, which decreased by 57.14%.

27

-15.6%was 32

Total Crash Events

0

Fatal Crashes

3

-57.1%was 7

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. 18 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

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 trends in Clarendon show a decrease year-over-year. Total crashes fell by 15.63%, from 32 crashes in 2019 to 27 crashes in 2020. This was accompanied by a substantial 57.14% reduction in total injuries, decreasing from 7 in 2019 to 3 in 2020.

When Crashes Happen

The peak day for crashes shifted from Thursday in 2019, which saw 9 incidents, to Tuesday in 2020 with 6 incidents. Similarly, the peak crash hour changed from 3 PM in 2019 to 11 AM in 2020, with both hours recording 4 crashes. These changes indicate a shift in the timing of crash occurrences.

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

Fatalities remained at 0 in both 2019 and 2020, with no fatal crashes reported in either year. Injury crashes decreased from 7 in 2019 to 3 in 2020, representing a 57.14% reduction in the number of crashes resulting in injury. The proportion of total crashes classified as injury crashes also decreased, from 21.9% in 2019 to 11.1% in 2020.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Injury3minor injury crashes11.1%
-57.1%prior 7
No Injury6no injury crashes22.2%
-40.0%prior 10

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 in Clear weather conditions decreased from 13 in 2019 to 5 in 2020, while incidents in Cloudy and Freezing Precipitation conditions remained stable at 3 and 1 respectively. Crashes during Dark lighting conditions decreased from 13 in 2019 to 8 in 2020, whereas Daylight crashes remained constant at 19 for both years. For road surface, crashes on Dry surfaces decreased from 13 in 2019 to 6 in 2020, and Snow-related crashes remained at 1 for both periods.

Weather

Clear5 (55.6%)
-61.5%prior 13
Cloudy3 (33.3%)
Freezing Precipitation1 (11.1%)

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

Lighting

Daylight19 (70.4%)
0.0%prior 19
Dark8 (29.6%)
-38.5%prior 13

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

Road Surface

Dry6 (66.7%)
-53.8%prior 13
Wet2 (22.2%)
Snow1 (11.1%)

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: Clarendon, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 27

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). "Clarendon, 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/clarendon/2020-annual-report

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