Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

66 CRASHES IN
HINESBURG, VT
2012

All metrics benchmarked against2011

In 2012, Hinesburg experienced 66 crashes, marking a 17.9% increase from the 56 crashes reported in 2011. A significant change was observed in crash outcomes, with 1 fatality recorded in 2012 compared to zero fatalities in the prior year.

66

17.9%was 56

Total Crash Events

1

Fatal Crashes

9

12.5%was 8

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 · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall crash trends in Hinesburg show an increase year-over-year, with total crashes rising by 17.9% from 56 in 2011 to 66 in 2012. This increase was accompanied by a 12.5% rise in total injuries, from 8 to 9, and the occurrence of one fatal crash in 2012 where none were reported in 2011.

When Crashes Happen

Temporal patterns shifted notably, with the peak day for crashes moving from Tuesday in 2011 (10 crashes) to Monday in 2012 (16 crashes). While the peak hour remained 5 p.m., the number of crashes during this hour increased from 9 to 11. January and November also saw substantial increases in crashes year-over-year.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Crash severity data indicates a significant change, with one fatal crash occurring in 2012, resulting in a fatal rate of 1.52%, compared to zero fatal crashes in 2011. The number of injury crashes increased from 8 to 9, although their proportion relative to total crashes slightly decreased from 14.3% in 2011 to 13.6% in 2012. Similarly, non-injury crashes increased from 48 to 56, while their proportion slightly decreased from 85.7% to 84.8%.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Fatal1fatal crashes1.5%
Injury9minor injury crashes13.6%
12.5%prior 8
No Injury56no injury crashes84.8%
16.7%prior 48

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Analysis of conditions shows a notable increase in crashes occurring during adverse weather and road surface conditions. The proportion of crashes occurring in cloudy, freezing precipitation, or rainy weather increased from 35.7% (20 crashes) in 2011 to 56.1% (37 crashes) in 2012, with cloudy crashes more than doubling from 10 to 21 and freezing precipitation crashes doubling from 7 to 14. Crashes on snow, ice, or wet road surfaces increased from 12 in 2011 to 21 in 2012, with snow crashes doubling from 5 to 10 and ice crashes quadrupling from 2 to 8; additionally, slush was a factor in 4 crashes in 2012.

Weather

Clear28 (43.1%)
-17.6%prior 34
Cloudy21 (32.3%)
110.0%prior 10
Freezing Precipitation14 (21.5%)
100.0%prior 7
Rain2 (3.1%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight53 (80.3%)
29.3%prior 41
Dark13 (19.7%)
-13.3%prior 15

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry41 (62.1%)
2.5%prior 40
Snow10 (15.2%)
100.0%prior 5
Ice8 (12.1%)
Slush4 (6.1%)
Wet3 (4.5%)
-40.0%prior 5

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31 · 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: 2012-01-01 through 2012-12-31
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2012-01-01 through 2012-12-31 (366 days)
  • Geographic scope: Hinesburg, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 66

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). "Hinesburg, VT Crash Intelligence Report: 2012." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/hinesburg/2012-annual-report

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