Yearly Traffic Safety Analysis

56 CRASHES IN
NORWICH, VT
2019

All metrics benchmarked against2018

In Norwich, Vermont, total crashes decreased by 6.67%, from 60 in 2018 to 56 in 2019. The most notable year-over-year shift was the 100% reduction in fatalities, with 0 fatalities reported in 2019 compared to 1 in 2018.

56

-6.7%was 60

Total Crash Events

0

-100.0%was 1

Fatal Crashes

8

-42.9%was 14

Injury Crashes

0

-100.0%was 1

Fatal Crash Events

Note: "Fatal Crashes" and "Injury Crashes" count crash events — this source publishes crash-level counts only, not individual persons. 21 crashes with unreported severity are not shown in the severity breakdown.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31 · Aggregate counts from crash, person, and vehicle records

Trend Summary

Overall, crash incidents in Norwich decreased year-over-year, with total crashes falling by 6.67% from 60 in 2018 to 56 in 2019. This decline was accompanied by a 100% decrease in total fatalities, from 1 in 2018 to 0 in 2019, and a 42.86% reduction in total injuries, from 14 to 8.

When Crashes Happen

The peak day for crashes remained Tuesday in both years, though the count decreased from 13 crashes in 2018 to 12 crashes in 2019. The peak hour shifted from 3 p.m. in 2018 to 5 p.m. in 2019, with both hours recording 6 crashes.

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31 · Crash date field aggregated by weekday

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31 · Crash time field aggregated by hour (0-23)

Crash Severity Breakdown

Fatal crashes decreased from 1 in 2018 to 0 in 2019, representing a 100% reduction. Injury crashes also decreased, from 14 (23.3% of total crashes) in 2018 to 8 (14.3% of total crashes) in 2019. Crashes with no injuries decreased from 40 (66.7% of total crashes) in 2018 to 27 (48.2% of total crashes) in 2019.

Outcome by Severity (Crash Events)

Injury8minor injury crashes14.3%
-42.9%prior 14
No Injury27no injury crashes48.2%
-32.5%prior 40

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31 · Severity derived from reported fatal/injury indicators (no KABCO A/B/C codes)

Severity Distribution (Crash Events)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31 · Most severe injury per crash record

Road & Environmental Conditions

Crashes occurring in clear weather decreased from 28 in 2018 to 24 in 2019, while crashes during rain increased from 2 to 6. Crashes on dry road surfaces saw a decrease from 35 in 2018 to 21 in 2019, but crashes on wet surfaces increased from 3 to 7. The number of crashes occurring in daylight decreased from 47 to 38, while those in dark conditions increased from 13 to 18.

Weather

Clear24 (70.6%)
-14.3%prior 28
Rain6 (17.6%)
Freezing Precipitation4 (11.8%)
-20.0%prior 5

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31 · Weather condition at time of crash

Lighting

Daylight38 (67.9%)
-19.1%prior 47
Dark18 (32.1%)
38.5%prior 13

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31 · Lighting condition field

Road Surface

Dry21 (60.0%)
-40.0%prior 35
Wet7 (20.0%)
Snow4 (11.4%)
-55.6%prior 9
Slush2 (5.7%)
Water (standing / moving)1 (2.9%)

Source: Vermont Crash Data · Arcgis Open Data · 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31 · 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: 2019-01-01 through 2019-12-31
  • Report generated: July 5, 2026

Data Coverage

  • Reporting period: 2019-01-01 through 2019-12-31 (365 days)
  • Geographic scope: Norwich, VT
  • Total crash records analyzed: 56

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). "Norwich, VT Crash Intelligence Report: 2019." Published July 5, 2026. Reporting period: 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31. Data source: Vermont Crash Data, Arcgis Open Data. Available at: https://thatcarhitme.com/crash-data/vermont/norwich/2019-annual-report

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