Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

79 CRASHES IN
DERBY, VT
2011

All metrics benchmarked against2010

In 2011, Derby experienced a total of 79 crashes, marking a 21.54% increase from the 65 crashes recorded in 2010. Total injuries also rose significantly by 50%, from 12 in 2010 to 18 in 2011. The most notable year-over-year shift was in 'Single Vehicle Crash' incidents, which increased by 90.48% from 21 in 2010 to 40 in 2011.

79

21.5%was 65

Total Crash Events

1

Fatal Crashes

18

50.0%was 12

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.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crash data for Derby shows an upward trend from 2010 to 2011. Total crashes increased by 21.54%, rising from 65 to 79 incidents. Concurrently, the number of total injuries increased by 50%, from 12 in 2010 to 18 in 2011, while total fatalities remained stable at one in both years.

When Crashes Happen

The peak day for crashes remained Friday in both years, increasing from 15 incidents in 2010 to 18 in 2011. However, the peak crash hour shifted from 12p (noon) with 9 crashes in 2010 to 5p (evening) with 12 crashes in 2011. Monthly patterns also varied, with April crashes increasing from 7 to 11 and September crashes from 2 to 6, while January saw a decrease from 10 to 6 crashes.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Fatal crashes remained constant at one incident and one fatality in both 2010 and 2011, though the fatal crash rate slightly decreased from 1.54% to 1.27% due to an increase in total crashes. Injury crashes increased from 12 in 2010 to 18 in 2011, raising their proportion of total crashes from 18.5% to 22.8%. Conversely, crashes with no injuries, while increasing in count from 52 to 60, saw their proportion of total crashes decrease from 80% to 75.9%.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal1fatal crashes1.3%
0.0%prior 1
Injury18minor injury crashes22.8%
50.0%prior 12
No Injury60no injury crashes75.9%
15.4%prior 52

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in clear weather significantly increased from 26 in 2010 to 48 in 2011, while those in rainy conditions decreased from 8 to 4. Crashes during daylight hours increased from 44 to 54, and those in dark conditions also rose from 21 to 25. Regarding road surface, crashes on dry roads increased from 30 to 41, and incidents on snow and ice also saw increases, from 11 to 14 and 3 to 6 respectively.

Weather

Clear48 (60.8%)
84.6%prior 26
Cloudy15 (19.0%)
-21.1%prior 19
Freezing Precipitation12 (15.2%)
20.0%prior 10
Rain4 (5.1%)
-50.0%prior 8

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight54 (68.4%)
22.7%prior 44
Dark25 (31.6%)
19.0%prior 21

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry41 (52.6%)
36.7%prior 30
Wet15 (19.2%)
-11.8%prior 17
Snow14 (17.9%)
27.3%prior 11
Ice6 (7.7%)
Slush2 (2.6%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31 · 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: 2011-01-01 through 2011-12-31
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2011-01-01 through 2011-12-31 (365 days)
  • Geographic scope: Derby, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 79

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). "Derby, VT Crash Intelligence Report: 2011." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/derby/2011-annual-report

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