Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

52 CRASHES IN
DUMMERSTON, VT
2014

All metrics benchmarked against2013

Total crashes in Dummerston increased by 4% year-over-year, rising from 50 crashes in 2013 to 52 crashes in 2014. Despite this increase in overall crashes, total injuries decreased by 14.3%, from 7 in 2013 to 6 in 2014. A notable shift occurred in the peak day for crashes, moving from Sunday in 2013 to Saturday in 2014.

52

4.0%was 50

Total Crash Events

0

Fatal Crashes

6

-14.3%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. 9 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crash incidents in Dummerston showed a slight upward trend, with total crashes increasing by 4% from 50 in 2013 to 52 in 2014. Conversely, the number of injuries decreased by 14.3%, falling from 7 in 2013 to 6 in 2014. Fatalities remained at zero in both years.

When Crashes Happen

The temporal patterns for crashes in Dummerston shifted year-over-year. The peak day for crashes moved from Sunday, with 12 crashes in 2013, to Saturday, with 9 crashes in 2014. Similarly, the peak hour for crashes changed from 8 AM, which saw 7 crashes in 2013, to 3 PM, with 5 crashes in 2014.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

While total crashes increased, the severity distribution showed a decrease in injury-involved incidents. Injury crashes, categorized as 'U', decreased by 14.3% from 7 in 2013 to 6 in 2014. Consequently, the proportion of crashes resulting in no injury ('O') increased from 54% in 2013 to 71.2% in 2014. Fatal crashes remained at zero for both periods.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Injury6minor injury crashes11.5%
-14.3%prior 7
No Injury37no injury crashes71.2%
37.0%prior 27

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in clear weather conditions increased from 14 in 2013 to 22 in 2014. There was a significant increase in crashes on wet road surfaces, rising from 2 in 2013 to 8 in 2014, while crashes on snow-covered roads decreased from 9 to 6. Crashes in daylight conditions also saw an increase, from 31 in 2013 to 35 in 2014.

Weather

Clear22 (51.2%)
57.1%prior 14
Freezing Precipitation11 (25.6%)
-15.4%prior 13
Cloudy6 (14.0%)
0.0%prior 6
Rain4 (9.3%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight35 (67.3%)
12.9%prior 31
Dark17 (32.7%)
-10.5%prior 19

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry18 (46.2%)
0.0%prior 18
Wet8 (20.5%)
Ice6 (15.4%)
Snow6 (15.4%)
-33.3%prior 9
Sand, mud, dirt, oil, gravel1 (2.6%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31 · 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: 2014-01-01 through 2014-12-31
  • Report generated: July 6, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2014-01-01 through 2014-12-31 (365 days)
  • Geographic scope: Dummerston, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 52

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). "Dummerston, VT Crash Intelligence Report: 2014." Published July 6, 2026. Reporting period: 2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/dummerston/2014-annual-report

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