Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

62 CRASHES IN
FAIRFAX, VT
2013

All metrics benchmarked against2012

In 2013, Fairfax experienced 62 total crashes, marking a 51.22% increase from the 41 crashes recorded in 2012. A significant shift in safety outcomes was observed, as the prior period reported no fatalities, while 2013 saw 2 fatalities. Conversely, total injuries decreased by 33.33%, from 18 in 2012 to 12 in 2013.

62

51.2%was 41

Total Crash Events

2

Fatal Crashes

12

-33.3%was 18

Injury Crashes

2

Fatal Crash Events

Note: "Fatal Crashes" and "Injury Crashes" count crash events — this source publishes crash-level counts only, not individual persons. 19 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crash trends in Fairfax indicate a significant increase in total incidents, with 62 crashes in 2013 compared to 41 in 2012, representing a 51.22% rise. This period also marked a critical change with the occurrence of 2 fatalities, where none were reported in the preceding year.

When Crashes Happen

Temporal patterns shifted notably, with the peak day for crashes moving from Wednesday in 2012 (11 crashes) to Saturday in 2013 (13 crashes). The peak hour also changed from 7 AM (6 crashes) in 2012 to 2 PM (7 crashes) in 2013. Additionally, crashes on Sundays significantly increased from 0 in 2012 to 6 in 2013, and Saturday crashes rose from 2 to 13.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

The severity of crashes in Fairfax saw a critical change, with fatalities increasing from 0 in 2012 to 2 in 2013, resulting in a fatal crash rate of 3.23% in the current period. Injury crashes decreased in count from 18 to 12, and their proportion of total crashes dropped from 43.9% in 2012 to 19.4% in 2013.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal2fatal crashes3.2%
Injury12minor injury crashes19.4%
-33.3%prior 18
No Injury29no injury crashes46.8%
26.1%prior 23

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Analysis of conditions reveals shifts in contributing factors, with crashes during freezing precipitation increasing from 1 in 2012 to 6 in 2013, while crashes during rain decreased from 6 to 3. Crashes occurring in dark conditions more than doubled, rising from 12 in 2012 to 26 in 2013, and their proportion of total crashes increased from 29.3% to 41.9%. Additionally, crashes on icy road surfaces doubled from 2 to 4.

Weather

Clear25 (59.5%)
0.0%prior 25
Cloudy8 (19.0%)
60.0%prior 5
Freezing Precipitation6 (14.3%)
Rain3 (7.1%)
-50.0%prior 6

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight36 (58.1%)
24.1%prior 29
Dark26 (41.9%)
116.7%prior 12

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry22 (52.4%)
-12.0%prior 25
Wet9 (21.4%)
0.0%prior 9
Ice4 (9.5%)
Snow3 (7.1%)
Sand, mud, dirt, oil, gravel2 (4.8%)
Other - Explain in Narrative1 (2.4%)
Slush1 (2.4%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31 · 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: 2013-01-01 through 2013-12-31
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2013-01-01 through 2013-12-31 (365 days)
  • Geographic scope: Fairfax, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 62

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). "Fairfax, VT Crash Intelligence Report: 2013." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/fairfax/2013-annual-report

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