Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

45 CRASHES IN
KILLINGTON, VT
2020

All metrics benchmarked against2019

In 2020, Killington recorded 45 crashes, a slight decrease from the 46 crashes reported in 2019, representing a 2.2% reduction. The most significant year-over-year shift was a 44.4% decrease in total injuries, falling from 9 in 2019 to 5 in 2020.

45

-2.2%was 46

Total Crash Events

0

Fatal Crashes

5

-44.4%was 9

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

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, the number of crashes in Killington remained relatively stable year-over-year, with a minor decrease of 2.2% from 46 crashes in 2019 to 45 crashes in 2020. However, total injuries saw a substantial decline, decreasing by 44.4% from 9 injuries in 2019 to 5 injuries in 2020.

When Crashes Happen

Temporal patterns for crashes in Killington show shifts between 2019 and 2020. The peak day for crashes shifted from Friday with 8 crashes in 2019 to Saturday with 12 crashes in 2020. Similarly, the peak crash hour moved from 4 PM with 6 crashes in 2019 to 3 PM with 13 crashes in 2020, representing a significant increase in crashes during that specific hour.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

There were no fatal crashes or fatalities reported in either 2019 or 2020 in Killington. However, injury-involved crashes decreased significantly, falling from 9 crashes (19.6% of total) in 2019 to 5 crashes (11.1% of total) in 2020. This represents a 44.4% reduction in the number of injury crashes year-over-year.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Injury5minor injury crashes11.1%
-44.4%prior 9
No Injury23no injury crashes51.1%
0.0%prior 23

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crash conditions showed some shifts between 2019 and 2020. Crashes occurring during Freezing Precipitation increased from 9 in 2019 to 13 in 2020, while crashes in Clear weather slightly decreased from 12 to 11. There was also a notable shift in lighting conditions, with crashes in Daylight increasing from 32 to 36, and crashes in Dark conditions decreasing from 14 to 9.

Weather

Freezing Precipitation13 (46.4%)
44.4%prior 9
Clear11 (39.3%)
-8.3%prior 12
Cloudy3 (10.7%)
Rain1 (3.6%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight36 (80.0%)
12.5%prior 32
Dark9 (20.0%)
-35.7%prior 14

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Snow11 (39.3%)
0.0%prior 11
Dry9 (32.1%)
-25.0%prior 12
Wet6 (21.4%)
Ice1 (3.6%)
Slush1 (3.6%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31 · 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: 2020-01-01 through 2020-12-31
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2020-01-01 through 2020-12-31 (366 days)
  • Geographic scope: Killington, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 45

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). "Killington, VT Crash Intelligence Report: 2020." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/killington/2020-annual-report

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