Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

39 CRASHES IN
FAIR HAVEN, VT
2021

All metrics benchmarked against2020

In 2021, Fair Haven experienced 39 crashes, an increase from 31 crashes in 2020, representing a 25.8% rise year-over-year. Total injuries saw a substantial increase, rising from 2 in 2020 to 7 in 2021. The proportion of crashes resulting in injury also increased significantly from 6.5% to 17.9%.

39

25.8%was 31

Total Crash Events

0

Fatal Crashes

7

250.0%was 2

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

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crash activity in Fair Haven showed an upward trend from 2020 to 2021, with total crashes increasing by 25.8% from 31 to 39. This rise was accompanied by a significant increase in total injuries, which grew from 2 in 2020 to 7 in 2021. The number of DUI crashes remained stable at 1 for both years.

When Crashes Happen

The temporal distribution of crashes shifted year-over-year, with the peak day of the week changing from Thursday in 2020 (10 crashes) to Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in 2021 (6 crashes each). While the peak crash hour remained 2 PM in both years, the monthly patterns varied. In 2021, November and December saw the highest crash counts with 9 and 8 crashes respectively, whereas February had the highest count in 2020 with 8 crashes.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

The proportion of injury crashes increased significantly from 2020 to 2021, rising from 6.5% (2 crashes) to 17.9% (7 crashes). Conversely, the percentage of crashes with no injury slightly decreased from 71% in 2020 to 69.2% in 2021. There were no fatal crashes or fatalities reported in either year.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Injury7minor injury crashes17.9%
250.0%prior 2
No Injury27no injury crashes69.2%
22.7%prior 22

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Clear weather remained the most frequent condition for crashes in both years, with 19 crashes in 2021 and 15 in 2020. Crashes occurring in cloudy conditions more than doubled from 3 in 2020 to 8 in 2021, while those in freezing precipitation decreased from 5 to 4. Regarding lighting, daylight crashes increased from 23 to 34, and dark crashes decreased from 7 to 5. Dry road surfaces continued to be the most common condition, accounting for 26 crashes in 2021 compared to 16 in 2020, while wet road crashes quadrupled from 1 to 4.

Weather

Clear19 (57.6%)
26.7%prior 15
Cloudy8 (24.2%)
Freezing Precipitation4 (12.1%)
-20.0%prior 5
Rain2 (6.1%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight34 (87.2%)
47.8%prior 23
Dark5 (12.8%)
-28.6%prior 7

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry26 (76.5%)
62.5%prior 16
Wet4 (11.8%)
Snow3 (8.8%)
Ice1 (2.9%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31 · 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: 2021-01-01 through 2021-12-31
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2021-01-01 through 2021-12-31 (365 days)
  • Geographic scope: Fair Haven, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 39

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). "Fair Haven, VT Crash Intelligence Report: 2021." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/fair-haven/2021-annual-report

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