Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

23 CRASHES IN
COVENTRY, VT
2016

All metrics benchmarked against2015

Total crashes in 2016 were 23, marking a 25.81% decrease from the 31 crashes recorded in 2015. Despite this overall reduction, DUI-related crashes saw a 100% increase, rising from 1 in 2015 to 2 in 2016. Fatalities remained stable year-over-year.

23

-25.8%was 31

Total Crash Events

1

Fatal Crashes

5

66.7%was 3

Injury Crashes

1

Fatal Crash Events

Note: "Fatal Crashes" and "Injury Crashes" count crash events — this source publishes crash-level counts only, not individual persons. 7 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, the total number of crashes decreased by 25.81%, from 31 crashes in 2015 to 23 crashes in 2016. In contrast, total injuries increased by 66.67%, rising from 3 in 2015 to 5 in 2016. The number of fatalities remained consistent at 1 in both years.

When Crashes Happen

The peak day for crashes shifted from Tuesday in 2015, with 8 crashes, to Monday in 2016, with 7 crashes. The peak hour for crashes also changed, moving from 6 p.m. with 4 crashes in 2015 to 4 p.m. with 3 crashes in 2016. This indicates a shift in the timing of crash occurrences.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

The number of fatal crashes remained constant at 1 in both 2015 and 2016, though the proportion of fatal crashes increased from 3.2% to 4.3% of total crashes. Injury crashes saw a significant increase in proportion, rising from 9.7% (3 crashes) in 2015 to 21.7% (5 crashes) in 2016. This suggests a higher severity outcome for a larger share of crashes in the current period.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal1fatal crashes4.3%
0.0%prior 1
Injury5minor injury crashes21.7%
66.7%prior 3
No Injury10no injury crashes43.5%
11.1%prior 9

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in daylight increased from 14 in 2015 to 18 in 2016, while crashes in dark conditions decreased from 17 to 5. The number of crashes on dry road surfaces increased from 5 in 2015 to 9 in 2016, contrasting with a decrease in crashes on snowy roads from 5 to 2. Crashes during clear weather conditions increased slightly from 7 to 8, and those during freezing precipitation also rose from 5 to 6.

Weather

Clear8 (50.0%)
14.3%prior 7
Freezing Precipitation6 (37.5%)
20.0%prior 5
Cloudy2 (12.5%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight18 (78.3%)
28.6%prior 14
Dark5 (21.7%)
-70.6%prior 17

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry9 (56.3%)
80.0%prior 5
Wet3 (18.8%)
Snow2 (12.5%)
-60.0%prior 5
Ice1 (6.3%)
Slush1 (6.3%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31 · 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: 2016-01-01 through 2016-12-31
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2016-01-01 through 2016-12-31 (366 days)
  • Geographic scope: Coventry, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 23

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). "Coventry, VT Crash Intelligence Report: 2016." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/coventry/2016-annual-report

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