Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

130 CRASHES IN
MORRISTOWN, VT
2012

All metrics benchmarked against2011

Total crashes in Morristown increased from 113 in 2011 to 130 in 2012, representing a 15.04% rise year-over-year. A notable shift was the occurrence of 3 pedestrian crashes in 2012, compared to zero in the prior year. Overall, the number of total injuries also increased from 19 to 23.

130

15.0%was 113

Total Crash Events

0

Fatal Crashes

23

21.1%was 19

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.

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 incidents in Morristown showed an increasing trend year-over-year. The total number of crashes rose by 17, from 113 in 2011 to 130 in 2012, marking a 15.04% increase. This indicates a measurable increase in crash frequency.

When Crashes Happen

The peak day for crashes shifted from Friday in 2011, with 24 crashes, to Saturday in 2012, with 25 crashes. Similarly, the peak hour for crashes changed from 12 PM in 2011, recording 14 incidents, to 3 PM in 2012, with 17 incidents. These shifts suggest a change in the temporal patterns of crash occurrences.

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

There were no fatal crashes or fatalities reported in either 2011 or 2012. Injury crashes increased from 19 (16.8% of total crashes) in 2011 to 23 (17.7% of total crashes) in 2012. The proportion of crashes resulting in injury saw a slight increase of 0.9 percentage points.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Injury23minor injury crashes17.7%
21.1%prior 19
No Injury107no injury crashes82.3%
13.8%prior 94

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

Crashes occurring in Clear weather increased from 56 in 2011 to 63 in 2012, while crashes in Cloudy conditions increased from 28 to 45. Crashes in Dark lighting conditions more than doubled, rising from 13 in 2011 to 28 in 2012. Crashes on Dry road surfaces increased from 65 in 2011 to 90 in 2012, whereas crashes on Snow and Slush surfaces decreased.

Weather

Clear63 (49.6%)
12.5%prior 56
Cloudy45 (35.4%)
60.7%prior 28
Freezing Precipitation11 (8.7%)
-26.7%prior 15
Rain8 (6.3%)
-11.1%prior 9

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

Lighting

Daylight100 (78.1%)
2.0%prior 98
Dark28 (21.9%)
115.4%prior 13

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

Road Surface

Dry90 (69.8%)
38.5%prior 65
Wet19 (14.7%)
0.0%prior 19
Snow11 (8.5%)
-26.7%prior 15
Ice6 (4.7%)
0.0%prior 6
Slush2 (1.6%)
-71.4%prior 7
Sand, mud, dirt, oil, gravel1 (0.8%)

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: Morristown, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 130

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). "Morristown, 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/morristown/2012-annual-report

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